Needs assessment methods for organizational needs of Isfahan Province health network personnel

• Main Authors: Yarmohamadian M.H, Bahrami S, Foroughi abri A.A
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research 2004-07-01
• Series: Payesh
• Subjects: organizational needs; need assessment methods
• Online Access: http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-804-en.html

Objective(s):  To  investigate  the  characteristics  of an appropriate  need  assessment  model  and  also  to determine  the most applicable  need assessment  models  according  to the viewpoints  of health  directors and experts in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. Methods:  In  this descriptive-qualitative  research  40  health  directors  and  their  assistants  and 40  staff experts  of health  and Therapeutic  Network  in Isfahan were studied .The data were collected  through  a questionnaire  whose validity was confirmed by content validity and its reliability  by test-retest.  Then the data were analyzed by SPSS software using frequency distribution and ch2 test. Results:  The  proper  patterns  for  need  assessment  of the  staff organization  needs  have  the  following characteristic: They define need as the distance between the existing and the desired  situations, consider appointment,  employees  and goals as need assessment sources,  use questionnaire  and direct observation as  need  assessment  tools,  recognize  need  in district  level  and job,  consider  the  participation   rate  of employees as the criterion for determination  of the model, apply need assessment timing in several steps, gather people  representatives  at special  places  as the most suitable  location,  use Delphi methods  as the most  suitable  executive  method,  apply  compositional  patterns  and  purpose  axis  patterns  as the  most applicable models. Conclusion:  Educational  need assessment is the first and most steps in educational  planning  in medical education and health system. Determining the needs based on precise patterns and techniques can increase the effectiveness and quality of planning in this system.