Showing 9 results for Educational Program
Kamran Soltani Arabshahi, Jalil Kouhpayezade, Behnam Sobuti,
Volume 8, Issue 1 (9-2008)
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Introduction: DREEM (Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure) model is used as a diagnostic tool for assessing educational problems and effectiveness of educational changes as well as identifying the difference between real and optimum environments. This tool measures the teaching and learning environ-ment. The aim of this study was to investigate the viewpoints of residents and interns of four main clinical wards in four main hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences about the educational environment. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in four main clinical wards (internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and gynecology) of four university hospitals (AliAsghar, Rasoule Akram, Firouzgar, and AkbarAbadi). The DREEM questionnaire with some minor changes in accordance with the national culture was used as a standard tool. The fifty item questionnaires including five domain of learning, teachers, student's perception about her/his scientific capability, the climate dominating the educational environment, and student's perception about his/her social status were distributed among residents (n=86) and interns (n=107). Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: The mean of the achieved scores in 5 domains was 140.6 out of 200 which was considered as positive. Comparing the mean of 5 domains showed no significant difference. The mean of the domains earning 70.3% of the score was assessed almost desirable. The viewpoints of two genders of learners showed no significant difference. Residents' viewpoints differed significantly from interns' viewpoints. The total score of gynecology ward was significantly lower than internal medicine and pediatric wards but it was not significantly different from surgery ward. Conclusion: Although, the educational environments of clinical wards were evaluated as almost desirable (in internal and pediatrics wards), it is essential for faculty members to place more efforts on observing principles of instructional design and create an appropriate educational environment in order to provide a better learning for students. DREEM model may be used for monitoring and assessing modifications and changes made in educational programs.
Tahereh Toulabi, Fatemeh Janani, Ebrahim Qurban Mohammadi,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (3-2009)
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Introduction: Evaluating the educational programs from the viewpoints of graduates may identify the weaknesses of such programs and provide the opportunity for their improvement. This study was performed to determine the appropriateness of educational programs for professional needs from the viewpoints of graduates of Khorramabad School of Nursing and Midwifery. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the years 2006-2007 on 407 nursing and midwifery graduates who had graduated during 1999-2005. A questionnaire containing items about demographic data, appropriateness of educational programs objectives for professional needs, and factors influencing the quality of educational programs was sent to participants by mail and completed by them. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and Chi-square. Results: Most of the nursing (72.9%) and midwifery (72.4%) graduates evaluated their competencies in taking care of patients as high. They also evaluated the training courses more effective on professional efficacy compared to practical and theoretical courses. From the graduates' points of view, the acquired skills during their academic years fulfilled their professional needs moderately, and lacking the essential skills made the nurses more strained than the midwives (37.1% and 22.4%, respectively). Factors affecting the quality of educational programs were reported by the graduates to be qualified faculty members and instructors, facilities for clinical education, educational environment, used teaching methods, educational facilities of the school, and the availability of scientific resources. Conclusion: professional needs of nursing and midwifery graduates are not fully covered by educational programs. It seems necessary to change the educational programs and provide required means and facilities in order to achieve the professional objectives and train skilled and productive human resources.
Ghazanfar Mirzabeygi, Mahnaz Sanjari, Sedigheh Salemi, Faezeh Babaei, Motahareh Kheradmand,
Volume 9, Issue 3 (1-2010)
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Introduction: Academic specialty nursing courses are so limited in our country, being available just in a few schools. This study was performed in order to determine the necessity for having specialty education programs in MS level and the type of educational program needed. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed through year 2008 in schools of nursing and midwifery of the country. The study population was faculty members of the schools of nursing and midwifery who were selected clustery and randomly (n=300). A questionnaire was sent to schools of nursing and midwifery. Nursing faculty members were asked to send the completed questionnaires back to nursing organization. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using Chi². Results: 76.6% of participants believed that graduates of nursing MS are not efficient in clinical settings. 92.7% stated that presenting specialty clinical courses is necessary in MS level. From these persons' viewpoints, the reasons for establishing these specialized courses are prioritized as follows: promotion of service quality, the increasing requirement of society for specialized function of medical professions, establi-shing a desirable occupational position for nurses, and reducing the expenses of health services. Conclusion: MS graduates are not efficient enough in clinical settings, so it calls for making some revisions in educational courses of MS level. It is recommended to conduct more comprehensive researches on this area considering evaluation of educational programs.
Shahram Shayan, Zahra Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad Hassan Entezari , Majid Falahati,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (2-2011)
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Introduction:This study has tried to design educational program indicators for internal evaluation of graduate courses in health school. Regarding the systemic approach in educational framework, the related indicators have been categorized in three groups as input, process and output. Method: First, indicators of graduate educational programs were defined based on different resources and scholars' comments through Delphi method and then the present educational status was revealed by the designed indicators. The data were collected by a questionnaire and through going over notes and evidences. The findings have been presented in form of charts and diagrams. Result: In this study, total of 100 indicators related to educational programs were defined and investigated, based on three elements of input, process and output, in fields of academic members, educational programs, students, grants, facilities, structural indicators, official capacities, space and equipments, program management, learners, produced knowledge and scientific professional services. Discussion: Regarding the findings related to the present condition and the possibility of comparing some indicators with those of four years ago, the following issues are suggested to be considered: Screening positive points of health school in domains of academic members regarding the number, variation and scientific rank, and present appropriate physical space, the necessity of conducting graduate education in health school and establishment of new courses, shifting attention to distant learning and online short term and open educational courses as a must for universities in direction of scientific and financial independency. There should also be reinforcement of data bases used by students, organizing the budget and school grants in dimensions of education and research, reinforcement of school interaction with industry with respect to school potentialities, holding refresher courses in form of continuing education programs, educational workshops and sabbaticals. It is suggested to make reinforcement of managerial staffs' potentialities through holding educational courses specialized for managers and eventually to take actions to access main mission of the health school to produce knowledge and to distribute that through supporting students as well as provision of research culture and creativity among academic members to have a better scientific presentation through publications of articles in international ISI.
Reza Ghaffari, Abolgasem Amini, Shahram Yazdani, Mahasti Alizadeh, Fariba Salek Ranjbarzadeh, Sousan Hassanzadeh Salmasi,
Volume 11, Issue 7 (2-2012)
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Introduction: The present research compares curricula for undergraduate medical education(UME) in Iran and in selected medical schools in terms of general structure, program length, mission and objectives, content, number and type of study stages, and finally, the extent of implementing quality improvement strategies. Methods: This is a descriptive-comparative study on the important components of UME curricula in Iran and some renowned or innovative medical schools, selected purposefully from all continents. The study had two stages: first, finding medical schools offering high standard education from all continents second, identifying and studying the different aspects of curricula in those schools as well as Iranian medical schools’ curriculum, based on Ludvigsson’s indicators. Results: The results show that considering available standards in an effective educational curriculum (Ludvigsson’s indicators), medical schools of Australia, North America, Europe, Asia and Africa rank from the highest to lowest. The study reflects that UME curriculum in Iran does not fulfill the necessary standards. Conclusion: There is a great gap between the quality of UME curriculum of Iran and that of other universities in terms of implementing effective educational standards, which suggests that UME program in Iran needs to be revisited and revised.
Mansooreh Yazdkhasti, Maryam Keshavarz, Effat Merghati Khoei, Agha Fatemeh Hosseini,
Volume 11, Issue 8 (3-2012)
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Introduction: Measuring the quality of life among menopause women is one of the efficiency proofs in health education hence, this study was conducted to determine the effect of structured educational program by support group on quality of life among menopause women.
Methods: In a single blind field study from August to December 2011 in Saadatmandy health care center of Robat Karim town, 110 menopause women meeting inclusion criteria were selected through convenience sampling method. After taking the consent form, they were randomly allocated to either of the control or support group (55 subjects in each group). The support group was divided into 6 groups (5 groups of 9 and a group of 10 subjects). The educational program was performed in predetermined days of the week and for 10 consecutive sessions of 120 minutes.The scores for quality of life level achieved before the educational program and a month after that were compared using Menopause specific quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL). No intervention was done in control group.
Results: The execution of structured educational program by support group in intervention group indicated a statistically significant difference in quality of life level among menopause women (reduction of symptoms from 153.76±38.61 to 113.31±24.35, P<0.001). No significant change was found in quality of life scores achieved by control group.
Conclusion: Structured educational program by support group could be used as an appropriate strategy which helps menopause women to promote their health and encounter with menopause symptoms in a healthier manner and in conclusion promote their quality of life. This educational program could be applied in health intervention and health care programs in our country.
Ali Dehghani, Sima Mohammadkhan Kermanshahi, Robabeh Memarian, Rasol Baharlou,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (7-2012)
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Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic diseases of the central nervous system which causes mental disorders including anxiety in patients. Since the peer group can better communicate with their counterparts and encourage them to choose appropriate healthy behaviors, this study was designed to examine the impact of peer educational program on anxiety of multiple sclerosis patients.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in year 2011 in MS Society of Iran (Tehran). A convenient sample of 110 patients with MS was divided randomly into two equal groups (experimental and control). After preparing peer teachers, they held six training sessions for experimental group during six weeks. DASS-21 questionnaire was used to measure anxiety which was completed by both groups before and 4 months after the test. Data was analyzed using chi2, paired t, and independent t tests.
Results: The findings of independent t test did not show any significant difference between anxiety scores of experimental and control group before intervention while a statistically significant difference was observed after intervention between the scores of two groups (p=.032). Paired t test showed a statistically significant difference in anxiety level in experimental group after intervention (p=.002), whereas the same test showed no statistically significant difference in control groups (p =.659).
Conclusion: Peer group educational program reduced anxiety in patients suffering from MS. Hence the conduction of this program is recommended as an effective, affordable, and effective teaching method which did not require any special equipment.
Hojat Zareh Hoshyari Khah, Khadijeh Moradbeygi, Saeedeh Elhami, Marzieh Shayesteh Far, Bahman Cheraghian, Nasim Hatefi Moadab,
Volume 14, Issue 10 (1-2015)
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Introduction:Caring as a multidimensional concept in nursing can be realized through teaching main values. Thus, this study was performed to assess the impact of caring behavior educational program on nursing students with the aim of developing their potentials to become a healthcare professional staff.
Methods: This quasi-experimental (educational-interventional) study was performed in the winter semester of academic year 2014 in Abadan School of Medical Sciences. Nursing students of 6th and 8th semester were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (n=29, each group). The educational program designed on the basis of Watson’s theory was implemented for the experimental group during their internship in medical-surgical nursing while the control group received routine instructions. The students’ perception level was assessed by CDI-35 tool before and after the intervention for both groups. Data were analyzed using chi-square, independent T-test, and paired T-test.
Results:No significant difference was found between the two groups regarding demographic variables. A significant difference was found between the groups in the pre-test in terms of improper care (p=0.0001). In the post-test, the mean score increase in each of the five dimensions of caring behavior was significant in the experimental group (p= 0.0001) while in the control group, there was a significant increase only in the technical-professional dimension (p=0.001).
Conclusion:Given the importance of nursing care in every health system, and the fact that the goal of nursing clinical education programs is to train nurses who may promote the art and science of nursing, designing programs to strengthen and empower nurses is inevitable and the results of this study might be helpful in this regard.
Marzieh Tahmasebi, Peyman Adibi, Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi, Abolfazl Taheri, Ahmad Papi, Alireza Rahimi,
Volume 19, Issue 0 (4-2019)
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Introduction: Determination of learners' education satisfaction is one of the most significant criteria for assessing the performance of health educational systems. The study was conducted to evaluate the medical students' satisfaction from clinical informationist educational program.
Methods: To conduct this study a quasi-experimental posttest design was embraced. The sample was included 30 medical students that were selected by the Convenience time based sequential sampling method. Educational intervention of clinical informationist was done for 10 days. The Clinical Informationist along with the medical student participated in the clinical round, noted the clinical questions and teaching how to search for questions. After clinical round, the Clinical Informationist held a workshop about databases every day. Data were collected by a questionnaire and analyzed by the descriptive statistics and using Excel 2016 software.
Results: The average score of medical students' satisfaction was 4.34(±0/551) for content of program, 4.32(±0/659) for educator, 3.85(±0/470) for educational methods and 3.64(±0/872) for educational facilities. The interest of medical students was 50% very high, 40% high and 10% moderate in tendency for implementing and continuing of the educational program.
Conclusion: The overall medical students' satisfaction has been increased in terms of content, educator, method and facilities in the clinical informationist educational program.