Outcome's Classification in Mobile Applications Tailored to Parents of Premature Infants: A Systematic Review.

Background: Integration of healthcare services for preterm neonates at home and hospital by mobile technology is an economical and convenient intervention, which is being increasingly applied worldwide. We aimed to classify the outcomes of mobile applications tailored to parents of premature infants.

Methods: This systematic review was conducted by searching the six main databases until May 2021.

Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study.

Background: Today, academic social network sites' role in improving the quality of education and how investigators conduct their research has become more critical.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate Iranian health researchers' requirements for academic social network sites from a low-income country perspective.

Methods: This qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was done in 2020.

Mobile applications for prematurity: a systematic review protocol.

Background: Premature birth is a global epidemic of significant public health concern. Counselling and education of pregnant women at risk of preterm birth or mothers with premature infants are essential to improve mother and infant health. Mobile applications are an increasingly popular tool among parents to receive health information and education.

Iranian physicians' expectations of telemedicine development and implementation infrastructures in teaching hospitals.

Introduction: In spite of the fact that telemedicine has various advantages; similarly as in some other data systems, it is essential to investigate clients' perspective of technology. Besides, the clients' awareness and satisfaction of the telemedicine are significant issues that ought to be considered before starting a telemedicine program. The present examination in this way looks to assess Iranian doctors' demeanor and recognition toward the infrastructures of telemedicine development and implementation.

Awareness of and attitude towards blood donation in students at the Semnan University of Medical Sciences.

Background: Despite the increasing demands for blood and its products, some people, especially the youth, have little interest in donating blood.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the university students' awareness of and attitude towards blood donation.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a descriptive analytical approach was used to examine awareness of and attitude towards blood donation among students in Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.

A conceptual model of the impacts of quality components of a health department website on students' health literacy at Semnan University of Medical Sciences.

Background: People with poor health literacy are those who have less knowledge about disease management and health promotion behaviors, and generally have poorer health status.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of qualitative components of the health website of Semnan University of Medical Sciences on the students' health literacy.

Methods: This study was performed on 529 medical and allied health students in schools affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2016-2017.

Health information technology in ambulatory care in a developing country.

Background: Physicians need to apply new technologies in ambulatory care. At present, with regard to the extended use of information technology in other departments in Iran it has yet to be considerably developed by physicians and clinical technicians in the health department.

Objective: To determine the rate of use of health information technology in the clinics of specialist- and subspecialist physicians in Semnan city, Iran.

Students' attitudes towards impact of the health department website on their health literacy in Semnan University of Medical Sciences.

Background And Aim: Health literacy has been of interest to policymakers because of its impact on health decision-making as one of the important issues for promoting community health and improving the quality of health care delivery. Therefore, it seems necessary to examine the status of the website of the health sector of the University of Medical Sciences in promoting health literacy from the viewpoint of the students.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 529 medical and allied students in schools affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran between 2016 and 2017.

Health information technology and health care activists: Where is the place of Iranians?

Background: The level of knowledge and using health information technology by clinicians, students and staff has always been one of the essential issues in the field of health.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate HIT knowledge, attitude, and practice habits among health care professionals and students in educational hospitals in Iran.

Methods: This case study was carried out in 2016 on 539 personnel of 65 educational hospitals in Iran entailing three subgroups of physicians (n=128), medical students (n=97), and health record staff (n=314).

WORK ETHICS, ORGANIZATIONAL ALIENATION AND JUSTICE AMONG HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS.

Introduction: Failure to comply with work ethics by employees working in Health Information Technology (HIT) Departments and their negative attitudes about organizational justice may have an adverse impact on patient satisfaction, quality of care, collecting health statistics, reimbursement, and management and planning at all levels of health care; it can also lead to unbearable damages to the health information system in the country. As so far there has been no research on HIT managers to assess the moral and ethical aspects of works and their relationship with organizational alienation and justice, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between work ethics and organizational justice and alienation among the HIT managers.

Methods: This study was performed in affiliated hospitals of Semnan University of medical sciences in Semnan, Iran, in 2015.

Prioritizing the Preferences of Iranian Cancer Patients Regarding Acquisition of Health Information: Strategy for Patient Education.

Recognizing cancer patients' preferences to obtain health information can help improve and reform the methods of communicating and providing proper services and consequently lead to effective patient education. The present cross-sectional study to prioritize the preferences of cancer patients regarding the acquisition of health informationwas conducted on cancer patients referred to hospitals affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences in 2015. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was developed.

Concerns and hopes about outsourcing decisions regarding health information management services at two teaching hospitals in Semnan, Iran.

Background: Changes in health programs in Iran have led to an increase in administrative costs. One cost-saving option available to hospital administrators is to outsource administrative services.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the attitudes of hospital staff towards outsourcing health information management services in advance of a decision being taken, to assist healthcare organisations to assess the potential benefits and challenges of outsourcing such services.

THE DETERMINANTS OF NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH AND NON MEDICAL STAFFS' HEALTH LITERACY IN HOSPITALS OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.

Introduction: Given the role of personnel working in hospitals in promoting health, there is a clear need for a study to clarify the level of health literacy and affecting factors on it among the non medical and medical staffs working in hospitals.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed on 389 employees who were working in hospitals affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences of Iran in 2013.

Results: There were significant relationships among the use of TV (P=0.

Strategy of health information seeking among physicians, medical residents, and students after introducing digital library and information technology in teaching hospitals of Iran.

Objectives: It is important for physicians, medical students and health care organizations of developing countries to use reliable clinical information in order to deliver the best practice. Therefore, health sector of Iran endeavored to encourage physicians and medical students to integrate research findings into practice since 2005. Several educational interventions in the areas of information technology and databases were performed.

Evaluation of Organizational Readiness in Clinical Settings for Social Supporting Evidence-Based Information Seeking Behavior after Introducing IT in a Developing Country.

The health sector of Iran has endeavored to encourage physicians and medical students to use research findings in their practice. Remarkable changes have occurred, including: holding computer skills courses, digital library workshops for physicians and students, and establishing websites in hospitals. The findings showed that a small number of the participants completely agreed that they were supported by supervisors and colleagues to use evidence-based information resources in their clinical decisions.

The evaluation of the compatibility of electronic patient record (EPR) system with nurses' management needs in a developing country.

Introduction: In a developing country like Iran, wasting economic resources has a number of negative consequences. Therefore, it is crucial that problems of introducing new electronic systems be identified and addressed early to avoid failure of the programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate head nurses' and supervisors' perceptions about the efficiency of the electronic patient record (EPR) system and its impact on nursing management tasks in order to provide useful recommendations.

Evaluation of organizational support for use of online information resources in nursing care.

Objectives: While there is general agreement concerning the barriers to use online information resources in nursing decisions, there have not been any studies that demonstrate how healthcare organizations have overcome these obstacles in developing countries. The purpose of this present study was to evaluate organizational support of healthcare organizations after introducing information technology for the use of online information resources in nursing care.

Methods: This study was performed on nurses and nursing students in hospitals affiliated to the Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

The assessment of strategic plans of a developing country for solving barriers to access evidence-based information sources.

Objective: Most developing societies attempt to eliminate physicians and medical students' barriers to the use of evidence-based information to ensure about delivering the best practice. Hence, health sector of Iran has conducted numerous educational interventions and has provided information technology infrastructure through strategic plans to provide opportunity for physicians and medical students to use research-based information in their clinical decision from 2005. The aim of this study is to reply a question.

Nurses' perceptions of usefulness of nursing information system: module of electronic medical record for patient care in two university hospitals of iran.

Introduction: For almost fifteen years, the application of computer in hospitals increasingly has become popular. Nurses' beliefs and attitudes towards computer is one of the most important indicators of the application of nursing information system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of nurses on the usefulness of nursing information system for patient care.