Prioritization of dimensions, components and empowerment indicators of midwives who working in the maternity ward of Tehran educational hospitals

In the last decade, the role of human resources approach in development has been considered due to the important role of human factor in the development process. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of prioritizing the dimensions, components and empowerment indicators of midwives working in the delivery ward of educational hospitals in Tehran

The present study is quantitative, descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional. Research samples 403 people were selected using Cochran's equation from among 449 midwives working in the obstetrics department of Tehran educational and medical centers by cluster random sampling method. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was determined by Cronbach's alpha and reliability based on test-retest method and data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and descriptive statistics and Friedman test.

Comparison of mean rankings showed that among the dimensions of the highest rank with the average (3/95) to the organizational dimension, among the components the highest rank (11/82) to health and safety of the workplace and among the indicators the highest rank (33/32) in proportion to the requirements Work with beliefs, values ​​and behaviors (Pvalue<0/001).

The most important dimension of organizational empowerment is the most important component of workplace health and safety and the most important indicator of the fit between work requirements and beliefs, values ​​and behaviors.