This study uses kernel k-means cluster analysis to identify medical staffs with high burnout. The data collected in October to November 2014 are from the emotional exhaustion dimension of the Chinese version of Safety Attitudes Questionnaire in a regional teaching hospital in Taiwan. The number of effective questionnaires including the entire staffs such as physicians, nurses, technicians, phar...

INTRODUCTION Standards have a significant role in showing the minimum level of optimal optimum and the expected performance. Since the perfusion technology staffs play an the leading role in providing the quality services to the patients undergoing open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass machine, this study aimed to assess the standards on how Iranian perfusion technology staffs evaluate...

Aims: It is necessary to design some comprehensive questionnaires with generable questions explaining the main variables of the test in order to use students' views efficiently for the evaluation of academic staffs' performance. So, the aim of the present study was to examine the reliability and validity of the academic staffs' evaluation by students' questionnaire. Methods: This survey researc...

BACKGROUND Although a vital test, blood culture is often plagued with the problem of contamination and false results, especially in a chaotic emergency department setting. The objectives of this pilot study is to find out the level of understanding among healthcare staffs in emergency department, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) regarding good blood culture sampling practice. METHODS...

Abstract: Background: Before visiting a doctor, the majority of people in developing countries stroll to community pharmacy buy over-the-counter (OTC) fever medications. Objectives: The purpose current study is evaluate role pharmacies for dengue case identification. Materials and Methods: A intervention trial was conducted among staffs Tamil Nadu. Prior intervention, are trained using modules....

BACKGROUND One of the consequences of migration is cultural diversity in various communities. This has created challenges for healthcare systems. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to explore the health care staffs' experience of caring for Immigrants in Mashhad- Iran. SETTING This study is done in Tollab area (wherein most immigrants live) of Mashhad. Clinics and hospitals that immigrants...

BACKGROUND Anesthesiologists and anesthesia has been considered behind the scene. The image and status of anesthesiologist in the eyes of the medical and lay communities has always been a problem. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess the knowledge about the role of anesthesiologist among the paramedical staffs at Kathmandu University Hospital. METHODS This prospective questionnaire ...