Health Information management
Mahdi Mehrabi; Azadeh Abkar; amin Golabpour; Mohammad Amin Shayegan
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**Introduction:** Early detection of COVID-19 plays a crucial role in reducing mortality. With its ability to analyze large volumes of medical data, artificial intelligence (AI) can aid in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of this disease. This review study aims to assess the performance of AI models ...
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**Introduction:** Early detection of COVID-19 plays a crucial role in reducing mortality. With its ability to analyze large volumes of medical data, artificial intelligence (AI) can aid in the rapid and accurate diagnosis of this disease. This review study aims to assess the performance of AI models in detecting COVID-19.
**Methods:** A systematic search was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, and WOS databases, yielding 143 relevant articles. The studies were analyzed based on the type of input data, algorithms used, performance evaluation metrics, the presentation of clinical rules, and the clinical validation of the models. Additionally, 451 review and meta-analysis articles were examined to determine the extent to which these algorithms have been integrated into clinical guidelines.
**Results:** The input data in the articles consisted of clinical records, medical images, and audio processing. More than 96% of the algorithms were found to be black-box models, lacking clinical validation by specialists. However, the average performance of these models was reported to be above 90%. The review of meta-analysis articles revealed that none of the algorithms had undergone formal clinical evaluation; only their performance on available data was assessed.
**Conclusion:** The review of studies shows that AI performs well in COVID-19 detection but faces limitations, including lack of explainability, reliance on training data, and the absence of extensive clinical evaluations. The development of white-box models and conducting broad clinical studies are crucial for ensuring the widespread acceptance of these algorithms in clinical settings.
Health Information management
shahnaz khademizadeh; Mohammad Reza Shekari
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Health librarians, due to the nature of their work, the diversity of users' requests and the diversity of their information needs, along with the possible challenges ahead, it is necessary to benefit from artificial intelligence literacy more than before and be leaders in this field. In this regard, ...
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Health librarians, due to the nature of their work, the diversity of users' requests and the diversity of their information needs, along with the possible challenges ahead, it is necessary to benefit from artificial intelligence literacy more than before and be leaders in this field. In this regard, some researchers have proposed a model for artificial intelligence literacy, which consists of three foundations of functional literacy, social literacy and technological literacy. The main purpose of functional literacy is education. It means that he can teach in the library and receive training for his growth and development. As societies become more complex and information needs change more and more and information sources become more diverse, reading and writing need the ability to understand society beyond just decoding text. In this way, the need to have social literacy shows itself with a critical understanding of social phenomena. In modern society, the ability to use technology has become a basic ability required for communication. In fact, health librarians should have the ability to accept and use technology and accept what is popular in the society, learn and use it in order to provide services. As such, increasing and strengthening artificial intelligence literacy for health librarians is a very important effort to ensure the success of future libraries. Libraries that will be challenged by the emergence of artificial intelligence, low-quality service provision, and the abilities of their librarians.
Health Information management
Abdolrasul khosravi; Rahim Tahmasbi; Saeid Najafpourboushehri; kiandokht saadati far
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of nutritional health literacy among people with abdominal obesity who were referred to nutrition clinics.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 317 patients with abdominal obesity who had visited nutrition clinics in Bushehr ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of nutritional health literacy among people with abdominal obesity who were referred to nutrition clinics.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 317 patients with abdominal obesity who had visited nutrition clinics in Bushehr in 2012. The data were collected using a stratified sampling method proportional to the volume. The Nutritional Health Literacy Questionnaire (EINLA) was employed for data collection. The data were analyzed using the statistical software package SPSS version 24, with the use of the independent t-test, chi-square test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation.Findings: The mean score for the total nutritional literacy level was 17.94 ± 2.29. The participants in the study were divided into two groups based on their nutritional status: adequate and insufficient. It was found that 87.1% of individuals with abdominal obesity had adequate nutrition, while only 12.9% demonstrated insufficient nutrition.Conclusion: The majority of individuals with abdominal obesity in Bushehr demonstrated adequate nutritional health literacy. However, in the three skill sections of determining food units, calculations, and reading labels, it is essential to consider these factors when developing a plan.Key words: abdominal obesity, nutritional health literacy, BushehrKey message: The principal message is as follows: In light of the pervasive prevalence of abdominal obesity and the attendant negative consequences and diseases, it is imperative that individuals endeavor to enhance their awareness and obtain accurate and pertinent information.
Health Information management
Yousof Gheisari; Mohammad Ali Boroumand
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چکیده:توانمندسازی پژوهشگران و فناوران دانشگاهی از جمله ارائه خدمات مشاوره نقش غیر قابل انکاری در ارتقای کمی و کیفی پژوهشها و تولید محصولات فناورانه در حوزه سلامت دارد. ...
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چکیده:توانمندسازی پژوهشگران و فناوران دانشگاهی از جمله ارائه خدمات مشاوره نقش غیر قابل انکاری در ارتقای کمی و کیفی پژوهشها و تولید محصولات فناورانه در حوزه سلامت دارد. با توجه به محدودیتهای زمانی و مکانی موجود در ارائه و خدمات مشاوره اطلاعات پژوهشی و فناوری، معاونت تحقیقات و فناوری دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان از سال 1400 اقدام به راهاندازی خدمات مشاوره آنلاین در حوزههای مختلف پژوهش و فناوری سلامت برای پژوهشگران و فناوران نمود. بعد از تعیین نیازهای پژوهشی و فناوری، متخصصان و اعضای هیات علمی مایل به ارائه خدمات مشاوره شناسایی و مقررات مربوط به ارائه و خدمات مشاوره تدوین و به تصویب رسید. این خدمت در بستر سامانه مدیریت پژوهشی پژوهشیار پیادهسازی شد. ارائه خدمات مشاوره اطلاعات پژوهشی و فناوری، تا حدود زیادی منجر به توانمندی پژوهشگران و فناوران شده و کیفیت پژوهشها و محصولات فناورانه حوزه سلامت را تضمین میکند. کلیدواژه: مشاوره اطلاعات پژوهشی، مشاوره اطلاعات فناورانه، خدمات آنلاین
Health Information management
Jalal Nikokaran; Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda; alireza fallahzadeh
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Introduction: Due to the increase in the use of scientific texts and databases, the need of students and professors to search for articles and journals is essential. Considering the expansion of the use of mobile phones and its advantages, this study was conducted with the aim of designing and evaluating ...
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Introduction: Due to the increase in the use of scientific texts and databases, the need of students and professors to search for articles and journals is essential. Considering the expansion of the use of mobile phones and its advantages, this study was conducted with the aim of designing and evaluating a mobile application for comprehensive and offline search in databases of medical sciences.Methods: The current research was applied-developmental and piloted in preparatory region 7 (including scientific articles of Isfahan, Kashan, Shahrekord and Yazd universities of medical sciences) and in Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed databases. In order to determine the requirements of the application, a checklist was prepared using the relevant texts and 11 medical librarians and informatics specialists, 4 health information management specialists and 8 library staff were surveyed. After designing the application with offline search capability, usability evaluation was done using standard QUIS questionnaire by 235 faculty members, 380 students and 32 librarians.Results: The application database included 10 fields for articles and 15 fields for journals. The results showed that the evaluation of usability according to the QUIS questionnaire for faculty members, students and librarians was 8.22, 7.88 and 8.08 respectively and at a good level.Conclusion: According to the opinion of the users, it is expected that the design of the application program will facilitate and improve the search in research backgrounds and by conducting a search, comprehensive results can be obtained.
Health Information management
saeideh Rastjoo; Hamed Fallah-Tafti; S Javad Tabatabaee
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Introduction: Information Technologies and innovation serve as the primary drivers of organizational progress. The technologies, by providing new tools and methods, help organizations increase efficiency, facilitate communication, and improve decision-making. Therefore, this study seeks to identify key ...
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Introduction: Information Technologies and innovation serve as the primary drivers of organizational progress. The technologies, by providing new tools and methods, help organizations increase efficiency, facilitate communication, and improve decision-making. Therefore, this study seeks to identify key innovation indicators in the healthcare sector.Methods: This is applied study conducted through a mixed methods approach. Data were collected through documentary and survey methods, and a fuzzy cognitive map was employed for modeling. The population consisted of selected clinics in Yazd. The sample was selected using a snowball sampling method. Data analysis was conducted using a fuzzy approach.Results: In this study, 16 key performance indicators affecting innovation performance were identified. Three factors - increased use of telemedicine, improved workflow efficiency, and improved access to healthcare services - were more central and important than the other factors.Conclusion: Identifying key innovation indicators in information technology and investing in important indicators to reduce costs, improve the satisfaction of various stakeholders, and enhance service quality and increase efficiency are among the key results of implementing Information Technology innovations in the healthcare
Health Information management
Peyman Adibi; Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; Mohammadreza Hashemian
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Reliable information plays an important role in the health system. Nevertheless, sometimes the society is faced with distortion of facts, manipulation of information, sharing of information without understanding its consequences, and dissemination of fake news, which are types of information disorders. ...
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Reliable information plays an important role in the health system. Nevertheless, sometimes the society is faced with distortion of facts, manipulation of information, sharing of information without understanding its consequences, and dissemination of fake news, which are types of information disorders. Wardle and Derakhshan classified information disorders into three categories: "Misinformation", "Disinformation" and "Malinformation" (1).Unlike disinformation that is based on completely false information, health malinformation uses valid and acceptable medical information but subject to certain conditions or relatively accurate health information. This information is presented without considering the original context or in an incorrect context to lead people who encounter it to false or misleading impressions and conclusions. In fact, malinformation is reconfigured true information. When background or context, such as time, place, or privacy, is not considered, it can create a perception that conflicts with reality and harm individuals, organizations, and collective understanding (2). The important point in the circulation of health malinformation is the intention of the sender of the information or message, which is done intentionally and with malicious intent in order to cause real harm or the threat of real harm to a person, organization or country. Therefore, in promoting malinformation, the person's intention to harm is certain, not accidental, which can be harmful and even dangerous for others, and at the same time, it has a criminal aspect (3).
Health Information management
salim karimi takalo; ehsan bakhshi khorde bolagh
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Introduction: Management of sustainable hospital services, while giving importance to patient care, also considers economic and environmental issues. The aim of the current research is to identify, analyze the scenario and analyze the effective drivers of sustainable service management in the hospitals ...
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Introduction: Management of sustainable hospital services, while giving importance to patient care, also considers economic and environmental issues. The aim of the current research is to identify, analyze the scenario and analyze the effective drivers of sustainable service management in the hospitals of KermanMethods: The present study is a quantitative study that was conducted in 1402. The statistical population of this research is all the experts of Kerman hospitals (including doctors, hospital managers, development and support assistants and administrative assistants) with at least 10 years of work experience and working experience as managers or consultants in Kerman hospitals. 10 experts were selected as samples by snowball method. Based on this, at first, according to the research literature and soliciting opinions from hospital experts, the drivers of sustainable service management in the health field were identified. Then, the data was analyzed with the method of fuzzy cognitive mapping, and then forward and backward scenarios were performed.Results: The results showed that there are 18 drivers in the management of sustainable services in the health field, the driver of reforming the organizational structure with a weight of 5.90 has high effectiveness and the driver of hospital waste management system with a weight of 2.40 has high effectiveness. Also, the forward scenario showed that reforming the organizational structure will lead to the perceived reputation of the hospital, and in the backward scenario, in order to achieve hospital waste management, first attention should be paid to the construction of the green hospital building.Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it is suggested to pay special attention to the incentive to reform the organizational structure in hospitals. Because it provides stability in the supply chain and services of the hospital, and the result is creating a positive image of the hospital. Also, with the construction of the green hospital building, the hospital waste management system will be improved.
Health Information management
neda borhani moghani; Marziyhe Meraji; Elaheh Houshmand; Somayeh Fazaeli; Marjan Vedjani; Zahra Ebnehosseni
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Introduction: Considering the beginning of the implementation of electronic prescribing in the country, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the challenges during the implementation of electronic prescribing.Research method: This study was conducted using a qualitative method through ...
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Introduction: Considering the beginning of the implementation of electronic prescribing in the country, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the challenges during the implementation of electronic prescribing.Research method: This study was conducted using a qualitative method through interviews with physicians working in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 1401. The participants were selected by purposive sampling, after conducting three in-depth interviews, interview questions were extracted. After the semi-structured interviews were conducted, they were recorded and implemented, in order to analyze them, content analysis method and MAXQDA version 10 software were used.Finding: In this study, the challenges were categorized into two main categories, including the organizational category and the infrastructure category. organizational challenges; Challenges related to insurance, referral of patients, education and information to beneficiaries, monitoring and infrastructure challenges; infrastructure, user interface and database. The main challenges of implementing electronic prescribing were related to the outage and slowness of systems and the Internet and the existence of multiple systems for insurances.Conclusion: the infrastructure challenges which are among the important obstacles in the path of the full implementation of the electronic prescribing plan should be resolved, in order to improve the implementation problems, the continuous monitoring of the prescribing systems should be considered and the results should be applied immediately, as It is recommended to reform infrastructures, integrate insurance systems, use electronic signatures and electronic version standards, and provide practical training.
Health Information management
Nahid Zarinsadaf; Mojgan Derakhshan; Amin Nikpour; Hamid Reza Mollaei
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Introduction: Considering the importance of human resources analysis and the need that organizations, especially the health system, have to analyze data in this field so that they can manage it well and use the results for evidence-based planning and decision making. Therefore, the current research was ...
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Introduction: Considering the importance of human resources analysis and the need that organizations, especially the health system, have to analyze data in this field so that they can manage it well and use the results for evidence-based planning and decision making. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of identification of barriers and providing analytical solutions for human resources in the health system.Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted using the method of content analysis in 1402 through semi-structured interviews with 14 experts including professors and senior managers of Kerman University of Medical Sciences using the purposeful snowball sampling method until reaching theoretical saturation. Then, with the help of MAXQDA2020 software, coding and analysis were done, and the validity and reliability of the findings were confirmed based on the criteria of believability, reliability, and verifiability.Results: In this research, 109 open codes containing obstacles and solutions were extracted and after combining the codes, obstacles were identified in 8 sub-categories and solutions in 6 sub-categories.Conclusion: It is suggested that plans and policies be made in order to improve the situation and the analysis process of the human resources of the health system with a systemic and transformative view of the entire health system and its information analysis, and by applying the presented solutions, measures for the challenges think ahead.
Health Information management
Saba Paydar; GholamAli Reisi Ardali; Hossein Raeisi
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Introduction: Today, hospitals face challenges such as overcrowding in the emergency ward and increased chaos and disruption in staff work, which leads to increased patient dissatisfaction. With the advancement of artificial intelligence and the expansion of data mining, predicting patient admission ...
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Introduction: Today, hospitals face challenges such as overcrowding in the emergency ward and increased chaos and disruption in staff work, which leads to increased patient dissatisfaction. With the advancement of artificial intelligence and the expansion of data mining, predicting patient admission has become important. This study endeavors to predict patient admission in the emergency department of Imam Ali Hospital in Shahrekord.Methods: In this study, 2180 patient records from the emergency ward of the hospital were examined. Initial patient information, including personal details, vital signs, and triage level which were recorded by nurses, were extracted. Using pairwise comparison matrix, the effective features were selected by experts. Then, using naive Bayes, decision tree, random forest, and support vector machine algorithms, the data were classified.Results: Out of the 15 collected features, 9 features were selected by experts, and the results revealed that the random forest algorithm had the good performance in predicting patient admission in this case study, with an accuracy of 92/2%.Conclusion: The results indicated that the accuracy of machine learning models increases with the use of expert opinions, and the random forest algorithm can predict patients' admission with high accuracy in this case study.v
Health Information management
mahdiyeh mozafari; Reza Soleymani-Damaneh; salim karimi takalo
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Introduction: Green innovation provides a sustainable competitive advantage for hospitals and has been the focus of academics and managers in new business models. The purpose of this research is to identify and level the obstacles of green innovation in hospitals. Method: The present study is a descriptive-analytical ...
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Introduction: Green innovation provides a sustainable competitive advantage for hospitals and has been the focus of academics and managers in new business models. The purpose of this research is to identify and level the obstacles of green innovation in hospitals. Method: The present study is a descriptive-analytical type that was conducted with the participation of 18 experts from Rafsanjan hospitals in 1400. Experts were selected purposefully by snowball method. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Fuzzy Delphi method and interpretive structural modeling and Excel software were used for data analysis. Findings: The results showed that there are 11 obstacles in the green innovation of hospitals, including managerial obstacles, customers, laws and regulations, organizational, green human capital, information, finance, supply chain partners, competitors, technology and weak research and development. Of these obstacles, laws and regulations, competitors and customers are the most effective obstacles in moving towards green innovation. Conclusion: According to the results, organizational barriers, supply chain partners, laws and regulations, customers and competitors are independent barriers that affect other barriers and should be prioritized to be resolved. By removing the obstacles identified in this research in order of priority, managers can help to improve the state of green innovation in hospitals in order to reduce environmental risks and increase sustainability.
Health Information management
sepideh rezaei; Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini; Khalil Alimohammadzadeh
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University of Medical SciencesIntroduction: Daily increase in medical errors has caused a lot of human and financial losses to the health system, which can be caused by the lack of appropriate management of these errors and investigation of their causes. In order to help control them, the present study ...
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University of Medical SciencesIntroduction: Daily increase in medical errors has caused a lot of human and financial losses to the health system, which can be caused by the lack of appropriate management of these errors and investigation of their causes. In order to help control them, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of cybernetic management on medical errors.Methods: The applied study was a descriptive-correlation survey. the sample consisted of doctors and nurses of four selected hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were formed in 1402 and finally 170 questionnaires and checklists were collected. Data collection tools were Ghorbanzadeh questionnaire and SHERPA checklist. To analysis data, descriptive and inferential statistics were used and analyzed with SPSS-24 software.Results: The findings of the research showed that there is a significant relationship between cybernetic management and medical errors, and 9% of the changes in the criterion variable, cybernetic management, can be explained by the variables of medical errors. Also, cybernetic management has an effect on communication errors (p-value=0.014), functional (p-value=0.009), revision (p-value=0.011) and recovery (p-value=0.001) and on selection errors (p-value=0.769) has no effect.Conclusion: The results showed that medical errors were considerably reduced by using cybernetic management. In addition, the implementation of cybernetic features at different stages of errors can have a positive effect on hospital resources and save patients' lives.Key words: cybernetic management; medical errors
Health Information management
Samaneh Hosseinnejad; Marzieh Mahmoodi; Reza BasirianJahromi
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Introduction: Nowadays, with the abundance of information and advancement in information and communication technologies, unawareness of properly utilizing these facilities can lead to baseless and unscientific information. This is a significant factor in the development and growth of information anorexia, ...
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Introduction: Nowadays, with the abundance of information and advancement in information and communication technologies, unawareness of properly utilizing these facilities can lead to baseless and unscientific information. This is a significant factor in the development and growth of information anorexia, even compared to valid information produced through information and communication technologies. This research aims to determine the relationship between information anorexia and acceptance of information technologies among the staff of the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in the year 2023.Methodology: This study is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 200 university staff members of the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences selected using a stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done using two questionnaires on information anorexia and acceptance of information technologies. Descriptive statistics including mean, frequency, and standard deviation were used, as well as inferential statistics including independent t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and one-way analysis of variance to answer the research questions.Findings: The findings of this study showed that overall, there was no significant relationship between the information anorexia of the staff and their readiness to accept information technologies (P-value > 0.05). However, there was a significant relationship between the dimensions of information apathy and acceptance of information technologies (P-value < 0.05). Additionally, the results indicated that the information anorexia of the staff was moderately high. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the variables of age and gender with information anorexia.Conclusion: Considering the high level of information apathy among the staff, measures should be taken to strengthen skills such as information literacy, time management, personal information management, and managing and controlling emotions and anxiety among the staff to help the human resources face the information presented through information and communication technologies with fewer challenges.
Health Information management
Najmeh Nazeri; Ali Shabani; Mostafa Hossini Golkar; Alireza Noruzi
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Introduction: Today, in the field of medical sciences, research evaluation places greater emphasis on assessing social impact. To this end, this research endeavors to identify the components of the social impact model for medical research application.
Methods: This research conducted a systematic review ...
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Introduction: Today, in the field of medical sciences, research evaluation places greater emphasis on assessing social impact. To this end, this research endeavors to identify the components of the social impact model for medical research application.
Methods: This research conducted a systematic review and analysis of previous studies. The research examined 8 Persian and 29 English sources on the social impact of medical research application. This research was carried out through a meta-synthesis approach. The time frame spans from 1990 to June 2022 for English and Persian sources up to the time of conducting the research. From the available sources, 37 were selected and analyzed. The Cohen's Kappa expert agreement coefficient was used to validate the results. Based on these findings, the researcher proceeded to present a conceptual framework that includes key concepts and categories from the reviewed sources.
Results: Analysis of the conducted studies revealed 147 codes across 24 concepts, 12 categories, and 6 themes. These themes encompass various aspects of knowledge, including knowledge governance, knowledge production and exchange, knowledge dissemination and transfer, knowledge mobilization, popularization of knowledge, and knowledge utilization.
Conclusion: The conceptual model of the social impact of medical research application endeavors to reveal the processes of knowledge governance and knowledge production and exchange. It begins with the interactive model, emphasizing relational capital and fostering closer collaboration between researchers and policy makers. This collective approach extends to industry and government investment in research. The overall goal is to enhance research systems, ensuring they meet society’s needs by facilitating knowledge transfer and mobilization. Two key strategies are employed, namely the structure of formal and informal exchange networks, and the utilization of intermediaries.
Health Information management
Hossein Ghalavand; paria Amiri; Yosra Alvannasari
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Objective: Information-seeking behavior of individuals has been greatly influenced by the emergence of digital libraries. The objective of this research was to examine the factor affecting information-seeking behavior of medical students when utilizing the digital library. Methods: This descriptive-analytical ...
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Objective: Information-seeking behavior of individuals has been greatly influenced by the emergence of digital libraries. The objective of this research was to examine the factor affecting information-seeking behavior of medical students when utilizing the digital library. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study, through the utilization of Morgan table and stratified random sampling techniques, 234 student at Abadan University of medical sciences was chosen to partake in the research. Data collection was carried out using an information seeking behavior. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 21 software and frequency, one-sample t test, independent t test, and ANOVA analysis of variance calculated at a significance level of 0.05.Results: Highest averages were observed for the flow of experience, usefulness, and ease of use. The average information-seeking behavior of students was calculated to be 3.38, with a standard deviation of 0.68. A notable distinction was observed among the three components, self-efficacy in obtaining information, information seeking, and information need, in relation to the information-seeking behavior of students in the digital library. However, no significant differences were found between gender, age, and field of study of students in terms of their attitude towards information-seeking behavior in the digital library.Conclusion: The advancement in digital library usage depend on adapting to the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of users to maximize productivity. To enhance the usability of digital libraries, customized programs should be developed to increase user familiarity with the services offered, alongside a more proactive involvement of librarians.
Health Information management
Maryam Okhovati; Najmeh Izadifar
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Introduction: Maintaining the health of mother and fetus during pregnancy requires knowledge of pregnancy care. This study endeavors to investigate the role of online news and information search skills in the area of pregnancy of pregnant women in Kohnouj in improving their health information search ...
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Introduction: Maintaining the health of mother and fetus during pregnancy requires knowledge of pregnancy care. This study endeavors to investigate the role of online news and information search skills in the area of pregnancy of pregnant women in Kohnouj in improving their health information search behavior during pregnancy.Methods: This research is a semi-experimental type (pre-test-post-test with a control group). The statistical population of the research is pregnant women in the Kohnuj. The sample was 48 pregnant women who were randomly selected and divided into two intervention and control groups. The instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its Cronbach's alpha coefficient was equal to 0.828.Results: The mean scores of mothers' health literacy increased slightly in the control group after educational interventions, but the increase was higher in the intervention group. Besides, information search skills after educational interventions in the control group increased little, but in the intervention group, this increase was high. In other words, teaching information search skills to mothers in the intervention group has been effective in increasing and improving their health information search skills in the field of pregnancy.Conclusion: Information search skills training had a positive effect on increasing the level of awareness of pregnant women to take care of themselves and the fetus. As such, it led to the improvement of their search for health information in the field of pregnancy during the pregnancy period.
Health Information management
Amir Zalpour; Mohammadreza Hashemian; Ehsan Geraei; Firoozeh Zare Farashbandi
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Introduction: The rapid and widespread dissemination of various types of misinformation in the field of health and on social media and online platforms has led to the emergence of health information disorders, which has brought serious threats to society. The aim of this studty is to identify actions ...
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Introduction: The rapid and widespread dissemination of various types of misinformation in the field of health and on social media and online platforms has led to the emergence of health information disorders, which has brought serious threats to society. The aim of this studty is to identify actions and strategies necessary to deal with health information disorders in published literatures.Methods: The present study conducted using scoping review and searching keywords related to health information disorders in electronic databases of Web of Science, Scopus, Pubmed, Proquest, and Embase to realize the goal of identifying actions, strategies and solutions to deal with heath information disorders.Results: After studying the content of the articles and extracting the data, the actions and solutions were identified and categorized to the health information disorders. These actions were categorized into five main themes, including verification and evaluating, provision and access to valid information sources, control and supervision.Conclusion: Health policy makers’ attention to these actions and strategies is expected to provide a pathway to prevent and deal with the health information disorders and to raise public awareness of future public health crises.
Health Information management
elham yazdani; Mohammad Mazaheri; Firoozeh Zare Farashbandi; Alireza Rahimi; Ahmad Papi
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Introduction: Stakeholders in the medical field are faced with important and common information issues, the solution of which requires the presence of accurate, valid, and reliable information that can be obtained and used in the short time. This study endeavors to review the scientific research of the ...
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Introduction: Stakeholders in the medical field are faced with important and common information issues, the solution of which requires the presence of accurate, valid, and reliable information that can be obtained and used in the short time. This study endeavors to review the scientific research of the information needs of the medical field.Methods: This study study was conducted as a domain review in internal and external databases without time limit. The total number of retrieved articles was 1283 records. After content analysis and removal of non-useful items and those whose full text was not possible, 54 articles and theses were finally reviewed. The obtained articles were categorized, analyzed, and coded through descriptive and content analysis methods.Results: The important reasons for students' information needs were educational assignments; as for faculty members, updating information, among nurses and physicians, educational needs; and among the patients, self-care needs. While the important information needs among students and faculty members were educational needs and the needs among medical professionals and patients were drug information. The important obstacles to meeting the information needs of students and faculty members were respectively the lack of access to the Internet and the lack of sharing online resources. The lack of information seeking skills and the lack of access to network equipment were the important obstacles to meet the information needs of nurses, physicians and patients, respectively.Conclusion: Educational needs and knowledge updating are the important reasons for creating information needs. To meet the needs, sharing databases, enriching library resources, and providing network equipment for access should be prioritized.
Health Information management
farideh movahedi; rasool nouri; محمد علی برومند; Mohammadreza Hashemian; ali norouzi; مینا طاهری
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با توجه به اهمیت ویژهای که اعتباربخشی کتابخانههای بیمارستانی در جهت ارتقاء کیفی کتابخانه و سازمان مادر در بین مدیران و مسوولین بیمارستانها پیدا کرده است وجود ...
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با توجه به اهمیت ویژهای که اعتباربخشی کتابخانههای بیمارستانی در جهت ارتقاء کیفی کتابخانه و سازمان مادر در بین مدیران و مسوولین بیمارستانها پیدا کرده است وجود یک استاندارد مدون بومی سازی شده مخصوص کتابخانههای بیمارستانی ایران حایز اهمیت است[1]. لذا کتاب«استاندارد کتابخانههای بیمارستانی» بر اساس پژوهشهای ملی و با درنظرگرفتن استانداردهای مرتبط ملی و بینالمللی و با ارائه چارچوبی برای راهاندازی، توسعه، اداره و نگهداری کتابخانههای بیمارستانی و ارائه و بهبود خدمات کتابخانه و اطلاعرسانی پزشکی، به کاربران و ذینفعان خود در مراکز دولتی و خصوصی در ایران توسط صاحبنظران معاونت تحقیقات و فنآوری دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی و وزارت بهداشت، درمان و آموزش پزشکی تدوین و بومی سازی شده است [2]. بر این اساس کتاب مذکور به عنوان ابزار ارزیابی کتابخانههای بیمارستانی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان در سال 1402 مورد استفاده قرار گرفت که در زمان استفاده ارزیابان منتخب دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان مورد چالش و تفاوت نظر در برداشت مطالب کتاب شدند. ازاینرو نویسندگان این نقد، برآن شدند تا با ارائه برداشت های جمع بندی شده کتابداران بیمارستانی و ارزیابان مذکور در رفع ابهامات موجود در کتاب کمک نمایند..
Health Information management
Hamed Mirlohi; Arash Najimi
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Webometrics ranking, an international evaluation system, employs a research-based approach to assess and rank university websites twice a year. Initiated in 2004, this ranking system currently evaluates over 31,000 institutions from approximately 200 countries. The methodology employed in this ranking, ...
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Webometrics ranking, an international evaluation system, employs a research-based approach to assess and rank university websites twice a year. Initiated in 2004, this ranking system currently evaluates over 31,000 institutions from approximately 200 countries. The methodology employed in this ranking, along with other requisite data, is regularly updated and publicly accessible on the Webometrics website. Enhancing the quality and quantity of content constitutes the most effective strategy for improving ranking, while altering an institution's website domain represents the least effective strategy, potentially leading to a significant decline in ranking. In the most recent ranking preceding this study, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences secured 7th place among Iranian medical universities and 14th place overall in the July 2023 ranking. This study, undertaken with the aim of elevating the university's position within a one-month timeframe, was implemented with the assistance of the university's webometrics committee.
Health Information management
Seyyed Mohammad Tabatabaei
Health Information management
Salim KarimiTakalo; abolfazl tahavvori; mozhdeh darvish
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Introduction: Disruptive digital innovations are innovations that include the use of digital technologies in an innovative and new way and can affect the performance of hospitals. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the mutual effect of enablers of digital innovation in the field of ...
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Introduction: Disruptive digital innovations are innovations that include the use of digital technologies in an innovative and new way and can affect the performance of hospitals. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the mutual effect of enablers of digital innovation in the field of health.Method: The present study is analytical-descriptive and was conducted with the participation of 16 experts from Kerman hospitals. Experts were selected purposefully by snowball method. In order to collect and analyze data, structured interviews and structural analysis methods were used.Findings: Based on the research literature and expert opinions, 20 enablers related to disruptive digital innovation were identified. The results showed that the factors of management style and strategic orientation have a high impact on other enablers.Conclusion: By identifying the effective and efficient factors in destructive digital innovation, the officials of Kerman hospitals can, considering the effective factors, create a context for setting up clinical information systems, remote monitoring of the patient, management of medical imaging registration and conversion. and learning to create knowledge.
Health Information management
Seyedeh Sara Moosavi; Fatemeh Abdollahi; Nosrat Riahinia
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AbstractIntroduction: The establishment of an integrated and standard metadata system tailored to the local needs in health information management, which aims to improve the current conditions, will lead to optimal data protection, increase accessibility, and improve information retrieval and user satisfaction. ...
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AbstractIntroduction: The establishment of an integrated and standard metadata system tailored to the local needs in health information management, which aims to improve the current conditions, will lead to optimal data protection, increase accessibility, and improve information retrieval and user satisfaction. Therefore, this study intends to study the elements of the HISO 10040.4 schema for organizing clinical information from the perspective of health information specialists.Methods: This applied research was conducted in 1401 winter, and to collect data, documentary study and survey research were used. The statistical population of this study included 24 faculty members from Tehran University Medical Sciences in the field of health information management. An online researcher created a questionnaire with 23 questions that was used to collect data, and its face validity was confirmed by 3 experts. Finally, the results were reported using descriptive statistics.Results: To organize health information, 22 metadata elements of the HISO 10040.4 schema were scored and evaluated by experts. Based on the results, the mean and standard deviation of the measured metadata elements were approved by the research community, indicating the extent of their agreement regarding the importance of these elements in describing data in health information centers worksheets.Conclusion: The proposed metadata elements of this research are based on the standard schema of organizing health information and approved by the research community; therefore, they can meet the needs of health information centers.
Health Information management
Keyvan Moshirpanahi; Khabat Nesaei; Arman Ahmadizad
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Introduction: Advances in information technology have caused fundamental changes in life and work environments. As digital technologies such as smartphones become more ubiquitous, individuals can engage in self-monitoring and self-care and gain more control over their health trajectories across the life ...
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Introduction: Advances in information technology have caused fundamental changes in life and work environments. As digital technologies such as smartphones become more ubiquitous, individuals can engage in self-monitoring and self-care and gain more control over their health trajectories across the life course. Education and gender are two important components in the use of mobile health applications. Education is effective in the amount and manner of using mobile applications, and gender plays a major role in virtual setting, especially in mobile applications, in contrast to physical presence in hospitals and clinicsMethods: This applied study was carried out with a descriptive-quantitative method in the form of a case study among users of the Snap Doctor mobile application. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire based on available random sampling and inferential statistics methods, including tests of significance and especially correlation based on confirmatory structural equationswere used.Results: Inadequate information communication technology infrastructure was the major obstacle for telemedicine, followed by cultural resistance in using technology to provide healthcare services. Other significant barriers are like this: the high cost of setting up prerequisite (initial) skills among patients, limited skills among physicians, inadequate funding to support telemedicine services, weak legal/policy framework, and lack of dedicated time for telemedicine services.Conclusion: The results showed that the existence of appropriate communication infrastructure and efforts to promote the infrastructure and increase the investment of companies and organizations in the field of telemedicine can increase the participation of users in the use of telemedicine services.
