Health Management Personnel Research Articles

Thoughts and Exploration on the Cultivation of Health Management Talents

In order to meet the needs of the rapid development of the domestic health management industry, many domestic colleges and universities have gradually carried out the training of health management professionals. This paper analyzes the current situation of the training and development of health management personnel at home and abroad, and points out the shortcomings of the current training of construction management professionals. Combined with the practice, it puts forward a new concept of building a health management college in a comprehensive university, a new concept of practical education for health management courses, and a new concept of a multi-level professional and skill education model for health management. Through the exploration of health management education models in comprehensive universities, it provides human resources guarantee services for the development of health management disciplines and science and technology in China, and also promotes the construction of my countrys health management education and training system.

Analysis of the application of radiotherapy facility construction project evaluation standard in health management institutions

Objective: To investigate the application of GBZ/T 220.2-2009 "The Specification of Radiological Protection Assessment for Occupational Hazard in Construction Project-Part 2: Radiotherapy Facility" in health management institutions, and to understand the scientificity, practicability and problems existing in the implementation of the standard. Methods: The method of multistage stratified sampling and questionnaire survey were used to collect the standard application status among 96 radiological health managers who had participated in the evaluation of radiotherapy facility construction projects in 6 provinces and cities from November 2020 to April 2021. A descriptive statistical analysis method was used to analyze the basic information of the survey object, the knowledge of the standard, the publicity and implementation of the standard. Results: The radiological health management personnel mainly came from health supervision agencies (62.5%, 60/96) , and 86.5% (83/96) were engaged in the pre-evaluation of radiotherapy device construction project and the approval and supervision of control effect evaluation. The awareness rate and training rate of radiological health managers on GBZ/T 220.2-2009 were 88.5% (85/96) and 31.3% (30/96) , respectively. 89.6% (86/96) managers thought it could meet the needs of radiotherapy facility construction project approval or supervision. 49.0% (47/96) of managers believed that the standard needed to be revised. Conclusion: The content of GBZ/T 220.2-2009 is basically scientific and reasonable, but the publicity, implementation and training of radiological health administrator still need to be strengthened. It is suggested to revise some clauses in the standard that do not meet the requirements.

Activities of the Department of social hygiene and organization of healthcare of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians in training and improving management personnel in health care in the 30–80th of the XX century

Introduction. The training of management personnel is a priority task of the state policy in health care since the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system depends on the level of competence of these specialists, both at the level of a particular territory entire state as a whole. In improving the potential of the leading personnel in the industry, the activities of Department of social hygiene and organization of healthcare of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians were of particular importance. Having this information will help understand the origins of the development of the foundations of the training health management personnel system. The purpose of the study is to identify the main features of the activity and the contribution of the Department of social hygiene and organization of healthcare of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians in the 30-80th of the XX century in the formation and development of the system of training health management personnel. Material and methods.Based on the scientific principles of historicism, consistency and objectivity, content analysis, comparative-historical, problem-chronological, typological research methods were used, which made it possible to establish cause-and-effect relationships connecting the identified individual historical events and facts. Results.The diligent work of the department contributed to the development of the basic principles and mechanisms for raising the level of professional qualifications of management personnel aimed at optimizing the activities of health authorities and institutions, improving health protection and improving the quality of medical care for the population, increasing the personal responsibility of medical workers for work results, the ability to work with personnel in conditions. Conclusion. The obtained results of the study, based on the context of the historical reconstruction of activities, indicate the significant contribution of the department to the creation of the fundamental foundations and a robust base for the training of health management personnel. The variety of completed forms and terms of training contributed to the prompt and flexible solution of problems related to territorial characteristics, conditions of professional activity, training needs, the formation of a school of advanced experience in training leading personnel in the industry.

Development of a Mobile Application Platform for Self-Management of Obesity Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Obesity is a major global health challenge and a risk factor for the leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and several types of cancer. Attempts to manage and regulate obesity have led to the implementation of various dietary regulatory initiatives to provide information on the calorie contents of meals. Although knowledge of the calorie content is useful for meal planning, it is not sufficient as other factors, including health status (diabetes, hypertension, etc.) and level of physical activity, are essential in the decision process for obesity management. In this work, we present an artificial intelligence- (AI-) based application that is driven by a genetic algorithm (GA) as a potential tool for tracking a user's energy balance and predicting possible calorie intake required to meet daily calorie needs for obesity management. The algorithm takes the users' input information on desired foods which are selected from a database and extracted records of users on cholesterol level, diabetes status, and level of physical activity, to predict possible meals required to meet the users need. The micro- and macronutrients of food content are used for the computation and prediction of the potential foods required to meet the daily calorie needs. The functionality and performance of the model were tested using a sample of 30 volunteers from the University of Ghana. Results revealed that the model was able to predict both glycemic and non-glycemic foods based on the condition of the user as well as the macro- and micronutrients requirements. Moreover, the system is able to adequately track the progress of the user's weight loss over time, daily nutritional needs, daily calorie intake, and predictions of meals that must be taken to avoid compromising their health. The proposed system can serve as a useful resource for individuals, dieticians, and other health management personnel for managing obesity, patients, and for training students in fields of dietetics and consumer science.

Health professionals' experiences of grief associated with the death of pediatric patients: a systematic review.

The objective of this review was to synthesize the experiences of health professionals who have experienced grief as a result of a pediatric patient dying. There has been some research into health professionals' grief experiences associated with the death of pediatric patients, but there has not been a review that synthesizes the findings of these experiences. Other related reviews have focused on prenatal, perinatal or adult deaths or the coping strategies employed by health professionals. This review highlights the complexities of experiences faced by pediatric health professionals. Qualitative studies involving pediatric health professionals working in any healthcare setting who had experienced grief from the death of a patient were considered for inclusion. Studies were conducted in any country, at any time and published in English. The search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. The search was completed in January 2019. The review followed principles of meta-aggregation in line with the JBI approach. Methodological quality assessment was based on representation of participants' voices and congruence between research methodology and both research question and analysis of data. Meta-aggregation led to three synthesized findings from 12 qualitative studies that met the inclusion and methodological quality criteria. Studies predominantly included nurses working in a hospital, with sample sizes ranging from six to 25 participants. The synthesized findings were physical, behavioral, psychological or spiritual symptoms; compounding grief; and alleviating grief. Physical, behavioral, psychological, or spiritual symptoms highlighted the various characteristics of grief experiences by health professionals. Compounding grief was the largest synthesized finding and incorporated the various factors that contributed to a poorer experience of grief. Alleviating grief showed the limited identified factors that improved the experience of grief. Methodological quality led to synthesized findings receiving a ConQual rating of low or moderate. The synthesized findings from this review highlight the varied reported experiences of grief in health professionals. The methodological quality and reporting of studies, however, led to decreased confidence in the synthesized findings and recommendations arising from this review. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the potential for experiencing grief when a patient dies and the compounding and alleviating factors associated with this. Further research could expand participant and language limitations, and improve methodological quality and reporting.

An analysis of assessment results of prevention and control of occupational hazards in a city

Objective: To investigate the current status of prevention and control of occupational hazards in a city in 2017, to understand the capability to prevent and control occupational hazards and the level of occupational health supervision and management, and to propose measures to urge employers to assume the main responsibility for the prevention and control of occupational diseases. Methods: An analysis of the main factors influencing the prevention and control of occupational hazards in the city was performed to screen out six semi-quantitative assessment indicators (including the training of the main responsible persons and occupational health management personnel in companies) and four qualitative assessment indicators (including the coverage of supervision and inspection of occupational hazards performed by the district safety supervision department) , which could be used to measure the prevention and control effects of regional occupational hazards. Each indicator was scored. The typical investigation method was used to do data review and on-site inspection of 170 companies, 17 district-level occupational health supervision departments, and 16 sub-district (township) occupational health supervision departments in the city from October to December, 2017. The prevention and control of occupational diseases in each district was scored, and the completion rate and completion situation of each indicator in the city were analyzed. Results: The mean score of prevention and control of occupational hazards in the city was 84.9. The scores of two districts were relatively high, being 88.9 and 88.7, respectively; the scores of 9 (52.9%) districts were higher than 85. The pass rate of training for the main responsible persons and occupational health management personnel in companies in the city was 95.9%, the pass rate of occupational health training for workers was 84.7%, the pass rate of occupational health examination for workers was 96.5%, the pass rate for the inspection of occupational hazardous factors in workplaces was 95.3%, the pass rate for notifying occupational hazards in workplaces is 95.9%, and the pass rate for applying the warning signs of occupational hazards in workplaces was 76.5%. Conclusion: The awareness of the importance of prevention and control of occupational hazards in all districts of the city has been increased, but the effectiveness of occupational health training for workers needs to be strengthened. The supply and demand of occupational health technical services are still not matched, and the ways and methods of occupational health supervision and inspection need to be improved.

Healthcare Quality of Bangladesh and Outbound Medical Travel to Thailand

The healthcare system in Bangladesh suffers from many shortcomings. This drives not only the affluent and the middle-class, but also the poor Bangladeshi to travel cross-border to India, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia for medical treatment. In Bangladesh, there are an over-crowded public healthcare system, the paucity of funds, a lack of medical expertise and technology, and few quality private hospitals to service the local high-income population. For this paper, Bangladeshi patients (n=113) who had undergone medical treatment in Thailand during February 2017 to June 2017, completed the survey. Statistical findings suggest that the medical costs are high in Thailand and hiring personal attendants for older patients is expensive. Apart from the language barrier with no interpreting services, the patients are also required to purchase sample medicine from the hospital dispensary at a higher price. On the positive side, the physicians in Thailand were overseas qualified, caring, trustworthy, honest and straightforward while dealing with patients, and had the expertise to provide diagnostic results for several diseases. Results also show that compared to Bangladesh, Thailand has less waiting-time for surgery with state-of-the-art medical facilities, and excellent healthcare service, resulting in an increasing outbound medical travel from Bangladesh. Healthcare policy implications are that the public and private hospitals in Bangladesh need to provide the quality of accredited and timely healthcare to the locals, so that the poor and middle-class Bangladeshi do not have to travel cross-border for healthcare. Unless Bangladesh improves its healthcare system, the outbound medical travel to Thailand and other neighboring countries will continue, and can it dream to develop a medical tourism market to attract foreign patients. Doctors, nurses and lab technicians along with health management personnel must be ethical and corruption free. Improved excellence in healthcare delivery, international accreditation, and elimination of dishonest performs in Bangladeshi healthcare will steadily decrease outbound medical travel by the poor and middle class Bangladeshi, save medical travel costs, medical travel-risk and anxiety of being away from home and relatives, resulting in more and more Bangladeshi patients preferring to trust and use their healthcare system. Future research directions will explore the quality, access and affordability of inclusive healthcare in both public and private hospitals of Bangladesh.

A Study of Factors Affecting Health-Promoting Behaviors to Young-Elderly Adults in Urban and Rural Communities

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting health-promoting behaviors in young-elderly adults in urban and rural communities. The subjects were 202 men and women aged 65–74 years. Multiple regression analysis was performed. The most significant predictor of health-promoting behaviors was health-related behaviors (β = 0.574, P < 0.001) in elderly adults from urban communities, and this model accounted for 63.1% of the variance in health-promoting behaviors (F = 47.661, P < 0.001). The most significant predictor of health-promoting behaviors was perceived benefit (β = 0.738, P < 0.001) in subjects from rural communities, and this model accounted for 66.2% of the variance in health-promoting behaviors (F = 59.168, P < 0.001). Health management personnel should recognize the importance of health management for healthy aging individuals and implement preventive health management policies and nursing interventions actively, with the objective of promoting the performance of healthpromoting behaviors in elderly adults.

Personal Effectiveness Of Public Health Management Personnel In South East Asia Region: A Study

Introduction: Personal Effectiveness is being the best to oneself by mobilizing motivation and galvanizing cognitive capability in order to address the demand of a given situation. The objectives of the study were: i) to calculate the personal effectiveness scores under the three categories: self-disclosure, openness to feedback, and perceptiveness, ii) to determine the type of personal effectiveness and which dimension of personal effectiveness is lacking among the health personnel mostly. ii) to develop personal effectiveness norms for public health management personnel in South East Asia region under the categories of self-disclosure, openness to feedback and perceptiveness. Methodology: Personal Effectiveness (PE) scale developed by Prof Udai Pareek was administered on 74 public health management personnel, who attended various leadership and management training programmes during 2009-2012, in South East Asia Region (SEAR). Using 10 as “cut-off” for high or low scores, combining the three dimensions of personal effectiveness the respondents were categorized in to eight categories, ranging from effective to ineffective. Results: More than three-fourths of the public health management personnel in SEAR were found to be ‘high’ on openness to receiving feedback followed by three-fifths who have ‘high’ perceptiveness. However, less than one-half have ‘high’ self-disclosure. The compositions of the three dimensions of personal effectiveness of all the respondents suggested that about one-fourth were ‘effective’. Nearly one-third of the respondents were found to be ‘secretive”. One out of every ten respondents was found to be “ineffective”. Conclusion: The public health management personnel need to work upon enhancing their personal effectiveness by sharing and becoming sensitive to others. SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases &amp; HIV/AIDS; 2013; X(2); 1-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/saarctb.v10i2.9706

Health Education in the Private Sector: Preparing Tomorrow's Health Management Personnel

Health Education in the Private Sector: Preparing Tomorrow's Health Management Personnel