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Mohammad Ranjbar Ezzatabadi, Mohammad Ranjbar
Ph.D. in Health Policy, Health Policy Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Evaluation and Prioritization of Service Quality Dimensions Using Dematel and Topsis (A Case Study in Iran) Khanjankhani, Khatere; Rafiei, Sima; Ezzatabadi, Mohammad Ranjbar; Askari, Roohollah; Abooee, Fatemeh; Shafii, Milad
BALI MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol 5 No 2 (2016)
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Background: Hospital services quality plays an increasingly important role in today’s competitive environment. This study aimed to evaluate causal effects of different healthcare quality aspects on quality of services perceived by patients in hospitals affiliated by Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences using DEMATEL and TOPSIS techniques in 2014. Method: Through literature review and expert opinions, different service quality dimensions in under study hospitals were identified and required data were gathered. In the next step, DEMATEL technique was applied to determine cause and effect relationships between identified quality aspects and quality perceived by service recipients. Also to rank dimensions according to their priorities, TOPSIS method was used. Given the literature review, six quality dimensions including responsiveness, assurance, security, tangibility, communication and patient centeredness were identified. Result: Results obtained from DEMATEL technique introduced patient security as an influential aspect which was ranked in the sixth place in terms of importance. Conclusion: The prioritization of quality dimensions along with their causal effects provides a beneficial insight for hospital managers to effectively plan and make improvement decisions. It is suggested that considering a remarkable impact of security on patients’ perception toward quality of care, this aspect should be regarded in decision makers’ programs with a greater emphasis.
Self-Medication and Contributing Factors: A Questionnaire Survey Among Iranian Households Ezzatabadi, Mohammad Ranjbar; Rafiei, Sima; Shafiei, Milad; Tafti, Arefeh Dehghani; Saghafi, Fatemeh; Bahrami, Mohammad Amin; Abdarzadeh, Nadia
BALI MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol 5 No 3 (2016)
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Background: Self-medication is a serious danger in every health sector which potentially brings harmful side effects for the society. The aim of this research was to investigate self-medication and its contributing factors among residents of Yazd province in Iran in 2014. Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted in 2014 using a self-constructed questionnaire. A total of 580 families living in Yazd in the time period of study were contributed to fill out the questions organized in two sections of demographic and self-medication factors. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 through appropriate descriptive and analytical statistical tests. Results: Self-medication was reported in 53.4% of the cases. The most frequent self-prescribed medications were related to pain killer drugs (26.6%). There was a significant statistical relation between self-medication and households’ age, occupation and income, level of parents’ education, number of children and place of residence. Among different reasons for self-medication the most important one was reported to be accessibility (3.44+1.3). Conclusion: Due to the considerable prevalence of self-medication and its harmful effects on every society, such an issue should be appropriately controlled through legal regulations particularly in the area of selling dangerous drugs. Furthermore, provision of proper information and warning the population about harmful side effects can be helpful in this regard.
Co-Authors Arefeh Dehghani Tafti, Arefeh Dehghani Fatemeh Abooee, Fatemeh Fatemeh Saghafi, Fatemeh Khatere Khanjankhani, Khatere Milad Shafiei, Milad Milad Shafii, Milad Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Mohammad Amin Nadia Abdarzadeh, Nadia Roohollah Askari, Roohollah Sima Rafiei, Sima