Nasrin Musarezai; Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi; Leila Shahrzadi
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Introduction: Investigating the health information seeking behavior of users can help librarians to provide appropriate services, and help public libraries to make effective decisions and plans. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the health information seeking behavior of among the ...
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Introduction: Investigating the health information seeking behavior of users can help librarians to provide appropriate services, and help public libraries to make effective decisions and plans. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the health information seeking behavior of among the users of public libraries in Isfahan City, Iran.Methods: In this research with survey method, the statistical population included 6657 users of public libraries in Isfahan City, and the sample size was calculated as 377. The sampling was performed using stratified random sampling method. Data collection tools included a researcher-made Health Information Seeking Behavior questionnaire. The validity of questionnaire was verified by experts in the field of medical library and information science, and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach’s alpha as 0.87. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics via SPSS software.Results: Frequency distribution of health information searches and time spent on searching for health information in each search showed that most of the users searched for health information once a month, and each time they spent 15-30 minutes for health information searches. Moreover, the mean score of components of health information seeking behavior among users showed that the highest mean related to the purposefulness of health information search (63.1 out of 100) and the lowest was of the diversity of health information sources (45.71 out of 100).Conclusion: Public library users do not spend much time on searching for health information. They search for health information based on the various goals and issues they are facing and conduct targeted searches. Moreover, they do not care much about the resources of health information they need.
Mohammad Hosain Yarmohamadian; Maryam Yaghoubi; Jahanara Mamikhani; Maryam Ansary; Jahangir Karimian; Mostafa Kiani; Majid Shirzadi; Leila Shahrzadi
Volume 7, Issue 0 , December 2011
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Introduction: Evaluation of human resources requires proper indicators for its performance measurement. In fact, compiling indexes consider as the basic source of information evaluation. The aim of this study was to compiling the basic human resources indicators in health system to provide enough information ...
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Introduction: Evaluation of human resources requires proper indicators for its performance measurement. In fact, compiling indexes consider as the basic source of information evaluation. The aim of this study was to compiling the basic human resources indicators in health system to provide enough information to evaluate human resource management in this sector. This work developed by designing a conceptual framework to compile and classify the indicators.Methods: In this descriptive/ applied study, which carried out in 2006-7, the research sample was human resources office of University of Medical Sciences in Isfahan. To implement various stages of the scientific projects a conceptual framework for the project was designed and according to it the indicators was compiled using IPPO model and validation of the method was performed using concentrated discussion groups.Results: The designed indicators were categorized in seven groups, including input, process, output, efficiency, effectiveness, productivity and outcome. Total indicators in this index were 60.The final score of University Human Resources Department was 1042 that had been allocated 63% of the total score.Conclusion: Indicators considered as the most important tools in monitoring and evaluation activities of units of human resources in organizations. Hence, compiling indicators, as a human resources information system evaluation tool at different levels of health system is the most important tasks of managers and experts in this field.Key words: Indicators; Human Resources; Organization and Administration.
