ABSTRACT
Introduction: One of the effective factors on nurse's productivity and nurse's retention is the workplace Characteristic. 5S is a powerful way to improve the work environment in health care organizations. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of workplace organizing technique [5S] on nurses' productivity in Isfahan hospitals' operating rooms in 2013.
Materials and Methods: The semi-experimental design was conducted. The population was consisted of 71 staff nurses of operating rooms in Isfahan educational hospitals. They were allocated by simple random assignment to intervention and control groups. sampling was conducted by census method. Data was collected through "Nurses Productivity Questionnaire". This questionnaire consisted of seven domains. The validity of the questionnaire was determined by 10 experts' opinions, and its reliability was calculated with Cronbach's alpha coefficient. "5S for Healthcare: Visual Workplace Audit" was applied for interventions evaluation, and it's validity was determined with Lawshe's technique. The 5S technique was trained and implemented for arrangement of the operating room in Beheshti Hospital [for 6 weeks]. After 30 days, participants were tested by the primary questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS/ 16.
Findings: The scores of nurse's productivity in the intervention group have significant difference than the control group [p=0.02]. Analysis of covariance revealed that productivity of nurses in the intervention group after the implementation of this technique has increased by 6 percent.
Conclusion: This study showed that 5S technique can improve the nurses' productivity in operating room. It would be recommended to use as one of the ways to increase productivity in hospitals' setting.
ABSTRACT
The research has shown that there is relationship between obesity in childhood and adulthood, and also, there is a direct relationship between obesity of parent, eating style and habit in family, and children obesity. This study was conducted to examine the effects of eating style of child and parent on obesity of school age girls. This research was quasi-experimental study. The sample size included 97 healthy school age girls with BMI percentile above 85% in Shahriar city. They were randomly allocated to either experimental or control group [50 children in the control group and 47 children in experimental group]. The samples in experimental group and their mothers received behavioral modification teaching in 7 sessions and 16 week fallow up was accomplished. Before intervention and also after intervention [every month for 3 months], BMI percentile was recorded for samples of both groups. The samples also completed eating style questionnaire before and after intervention and their mothers did so. There was a statistically significant difference between two groups in terms of BMI percentile [P=0.015]. There was no statistical significant difference between two groups in terms of eating style of child and mother [P < 0.05]. Eating style of parent and child has an effect on child obesity and modification of eating style in parent and child is effective in treatment of obesity in children