Mohammad Reza Delavi; Hassan Ghorbani; Fakhrodin Simakani
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 47-57
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Introduction: Hospital information system (HIS) plays an important role in enhancing the quality ofremedy in hospitals. HIS is considered as an information system that may have great influence on theeffectiveness and efficiency of hospital management. Evaluation system is one of the most importantissues ...
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Introduction: Hospital information system (HIS) plays an important role in enhancing the quality ofremedy in hospitals. HIS is considered as an information system that may have great influence on theeffectiveness and efficiency of hospital management. Evaluation system is one of the most importantissues that is greatly emphasized in the management system. This paper evaluate HIS based on Ahituv andNeumann model. The general objective of this study was to assess HIS in hospitals where Kowsarsoftware is in use.Methods: This study used a descriptive-field survey approach and carried out in 2012. The data werecollected via both field and library sources. Subset of this research contained ten governmental hospitalsunder supervision of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Indeed, the Kowsar software wasinstalled in all the studied hospitals. Since the number of subjects was 209, it was feasible to use all staff.The volunteers were given localized questionnaires based on Ahituv and Neumann model indices (time,content, and structure) to assess the HIS. The questionnaire included 37 items with regard to the fivechoicelikert scale. The elite panel confirmed questionnaire content validity. In addition, reliability wascalculated via Cronbach’s alpha (0.85).Results: Data analysis showed that there were two true hypotheses among the three. In fact, both time andcontent were verified with 0.95 reliability rate but the structure was not in an acceptable level.Conclusion: The HIS governing the organization was in a proper condition in terms of timeline, accuracy,relevancy, and appropriateness of brevity; however, in terms of frequency, period, and universality it wasnot satisfactory and needed modification. HIS basically requires restructuring and also detailedinformation and several figures and charts to illustrate statistical outputs. Altogether, a newer version ofKowsar can be released to overcome the drawbacks.
Mohammad Esmaeil Ansari; Mohammad Reza Dalvi; Nasibeh Rouzbehani
Volume 9, Issue 2 , May and June 2012
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of morning and afternoon personality styles of the staff on an organization's psychological capital (optimism, resiliency, hope, and self-efficacy) based on Fred Luthans's model. We also assessed whether the relationship between personality ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of morning and afternoon personality styles of the staff on an organization's psychological capital (optimism, resiliency, hope, and self-efficacy) based on Fred Luthans's model. We also assessed whether the relationship between personality type and psychological capital could affect the individual and organizational performance. Methods: In a descriptive correlational study in 2010, from 1615 employees of public and private hospitals in Isfahan, Iran, 250 individulas were selected using cluster random sampling proportional to population size. Data was collected using Munich chronotype questionnaire, psychological capital questionnaire (with a reliability of 93%), and the morning and evening personality questionnaire (with a reliability of 81%). The validity of the tools was confirmed to be high by experts. SPSS was used to perform descriptive and inferential statistical methods [Pearson's correlation coefficient, t-test, and multivariate analysis of variance (Manova)]. Results: The results suggested significant relations between scores of morning personality and hope, efficacy, and optimism. On the other hand, evening personality type was significantly correlated with efficacy, optimism, and resiliency. However, evening and morning personality scores were not related with hope and resiliency, respectively. The two groups were also significantly different in terms of marital status. In fact, more individuals in with afternoon personality were married which implies the higher resiliency among this group. Conclusion: The results obtained in this study showed a significant positive relationship between psychological capital and personality styles. Overall, employees with evening personality styles constitute higher psychological capital. Keywords: Personality; Luthans's Model; Hospitals.
