Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Med J Islam Repub Iran · Jan 2019
Comparison of occupational burnout scores among medical residents and their correlation with dimensions of TCI questionnaire.
Background: The present study was conducted to compare occupational burnout scores and determine their correlation with different dimensions of Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) questionnaire among psychiatry, internal medicine, and surgery residents during the academic year 2013-14. Methods: In this cross sectional analytical study, 201 residents were recruited. Colinger's 125-item TCI and Maslach's Burnout Inventory were completed by residents. ⋯ Conclusion: Dimensions of character were different among surgery, internal medicine, and psychiatry residents. Likewise, the severity of burnout was different among them according to personality traits. Occupational burnout appears to be less if personality traits match the chosen specialty.
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Med J Islam Repub Iran · Jan 2019
Universal health coverage in Iran: What kind of knowledge is needed to achieve the goals?
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC), which means ensuring access to high quality and equitable services by all without financial hardship, requires local evidence. To find interventions appropriate to local needs, local knowledge and evidence are required in addition to global evidence. ⋯ To accomplish the goals of UHC, the research system should be able to determine the research priorities and agenda, collect resources, improve the capacity for evidence generation, and maximally utilize the country's capacity for finding local solutions by establishing research networks. In this study, inputs for UHC research priority setting in Iran and its challenges have been discussed.