نشریه مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
سال شانزدهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 66، خرداد و تیر 1398)

Mammography is the cornerstone of breast cancer screening and early detection. This study was conducted to investigate the status of digital mammography facilities in Isfahan City, Iran, in terms of equipment and physical-quality requirements, to offer solutions to improve the current situation. In this descriptive study, all 15 active digital mammography facilities (DMF) in Isfahan City were visited by a medical physicist. Data were collected using a researcher-made checklist including 40 items and topics of calibration, general condition of equipment, dosimetry, quality of images, and printers. Instructions and quality control reports of devices were evaluated and compared with the guidelines of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). All the DMFs passed the standards of AEOI. The most important problem was that in majority of DMFs, the diagnosis room was not equipped with standard medical monitors or these monitors were not utilized. The differences between evaluated resolution measures of the device with results reported by quality control companies, lack of attention to expiration dates of received films by operator, lack of phantom for periodic calibration by operator, lack of attention to mean glandular dose and surface dose indicator, and printing four images on one film were the other observed problems. It is recommended to pay more attention to installation and operational standards of the equipment and conduct periodic surveys of DMFs. Moreover, equipping the centers with the diagnostic rooms is essential. Although all the medical imaging centers are obliged to conduct annual quality control tests on their equipment by qualified companies, investigating DMFs revealed that these quality control tests are not sufficient.

Considering that human capital is the most important part of health care, planning for distributing human resources in the health sector should be considered as an integral part. The aim of this study was to evaluate the required maternal force in selected hospitals in Yazd City, Iran, according to the standards of Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education in year 2017.

In this descriptive cross-sectional stud, the maternal strength of the Shahid Sadoughi and Shahid Rahnemoon hospitals were estimated according to the standards of the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education in year 2017. Researcher-made checklists were used to assess general specifications and performance indicators of the hospital, the status of administrative, financial, supportive, and paraclinical sections of the hospitals. After collecting data, information was analyzed through simple tables.

Out of 37 departments in Shahid Sadoughi and Shahid Rahnemoon hospitals, 28 (75%) had shortage and 9 (25%) had excess of personnel.

The distribution of power was not in good condition. In order to improve the quality of hospital services, having the right information about the number of required human resources is an essential step for managers to make the necessary plans for fair distribution based on human resource requirements, and delivering the sectors to the standard level. The results of the study can be used by authorities, hospital managers, and policymakers of the health sector.

Distribution channel is one of the most important elements in each value chain. Plants also have tremendous importance in the treatment of diseases. The necessity of this research was weakness in the supply and distribution of these drugs, and lack of articles in the field of marketing and distribution of herbal medicines. The purpose of this study was to identify the problems of the distribution system of herbal medicines from the perspective of consumers. In this qualitative study, by using qualitative content analysis method, the problems in distribution channel of herbal medicine were identified. By judgmental sampling method, 40 herbal medicine users subjected to semi-structured interviews. After extracting the codes and identifying the factors, in the next stage, the frequency and percentage of responses were determined. The lack of scientific advertisement, unavailability of products in pharmacies, not being prescribed by the physicians, uncertainty about their effectiveness, lack of satisfaction with the Ittars, and high cost of these drugs were the main problems from consumers’ viewpoints. The results of this study can be useful for manufacturers, distributors of herbal medicines, and pharmacies; based on consumer’ needs and problems, they can try to improve the relationship with their consumers, which leads to the profitability of the companies.

Assessment of the citations to scientific researches and journals by invention patents is a way to analyze the relationship between the science and technology. The purpose of this research was to investigate citations to English-language journals approved by Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education in patents registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database.

This descriptive survey was conducted based on citation analysis and scientometrics techniques. The study population included 268 English-language journals approved by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The title of each journal was used to search at the USPTO database.

207 patents cited to 49 English-language journals approved by Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical. Note that 65% of patents in this group were in the class A (i.e., human necessities). Most patents citing Iranian medical journals belonged to the United States, and were assigned by Stanford University.

Iranian journals, using the necessary processes and strategies according to their policies, can have a better internationally position in terms of article status and being technology-centered. Therefore, due to the increasing publication rate of articles in the country, their quality should be considered (focused on) more than quantity.

The bibliotherapy is to use the technique of reading to guide the individual and the group. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the bibliotherapy on stress, anxiety, and depression in women in Shiraz City, Iran. This was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population included all women clients (60) referred to Shiraz Municipality Cultural Center in the first six months of the year 2018, and the statistical sample included women who said they had anxiety, stress, or depression. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 items (DASS-21) was completed by participants. Among the women who had a stress, anxiety, and depression score of higher than the normal (score of 7), 30 were selected and then randomly divided into two groups of 15 (experimental and control). The experimental group, received educations for 8 weeks, and then the questionnaire was implemented in both groups. Group therapy significantly reduced depression, stress, and anxiety in women referring to Shiraz Municipality Cultural Center. Librarians and psychologists together with the use of bibliotherapy techniques can be used not only to treat depression, stress and anxiety, but also to treat other diseases.

Collecting accurate data in registries enables the governments to prevent dangerous diseases. However, concerns regarding disclosure have increased due to government involvement. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the legal and ethical aspects of the disease registry including the key elements of confidentiality in disease registry, privacy impact assessment, actions to preserve confidentiality, data ownership, and the consent of participants. This was a scoping review, collecting information through a search in Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases without time limitation. The findings declare that people's sureness in the confidentiality of information increases the information offered to the registry, and consequently, analysis of this information will improve people's health. Therefore, it is necessary to develop requirements for the use, analysis, sharing, and protection of registry data.

This study focuses on the status of the constituent parts of the health domain in terms of convergence and the proximity of content between them. The purpose of the study was to investigate the convergence of subjects in Iranian scientific productions in the field of health indexed in the Scopus during 2007-2016 period. For data analysis, co-occurrence analysis of vocabulary and drawing a scientific map and social network analysis methods were used. The study population included all scientific productions in the field of health indexed in the Scopus which contained a total of 8616 documents. Co-word occurrence and pair matrix between subfields or health domain categories as well as the scientific map of the health domain were drawn using different methods and software. The largest share of science production among the sub-domains of the health was observed in the field of Sports Science. In terms of convergence and proximity, the topics of Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation were convergent with all the constituents of health domain, which suggests that this area is an area which includes the concepts from other constituent areas of the health domain. The highest degree of convergence in terms of common concepts was observed between Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Finally, the results of conceptual maps created by VOSviewer software showed 3 clusters. There are a number of sub-areas of health that have a thematic or content convergence, which indicates that there are common concepts between them. Therefore, this study will help specialists in this field to create interdisciplinary fields or new research fronts between the areas with higher convergence.