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Resource generation challenges for burn care in Iran
Author(s) -
Shaarbafchizadeh Nasrin,
AminiRarani Mostafa,
Mohammadi Farzaneh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.3241
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , human resources , qualitative research , business , nursing , content analysis , health care , resource (disambiguation) , consumables , medicine , psychology , public relations , marketing , sociology , environmental health , management , economic growth , political science , computer network , population , social science , computer science , economics
Background Given the importance of investment in human and physical resources and knowledge in burn injuries for improving health service performance, this study endeavoured to identify resource production challenges in the burn care of Iran. Methods In this descriptive qualitative study, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 21 key informants. The purposive sampling method was applied to select interviewees, and data collection through interviews was continued to achieve data saturation. Using the framework of Adams et al. for health resource production, the directed content analysis approach was undertaken to analyse the qualitative data. Results Three main themes and seven sub‐themes were identified, and the main themes (sub‐themes) were human (the lack of motivation, job stressors and the lack of clinical staff), physical (capital resources and consumables) and intellectual (burn care education and staff training) resources. Conclusion In general, investment in different areas would help provide better burn services, including educating and empowering employees, motivating through identifying and defining their needs, and considering points for job stressors as work hardship, burnout and workplace harassment. Other areas of investment are increasing the recruitment of burn section personnel, providing burn specialized equipment and updating them, providing standard physical space, and supplying consumables such as medicines and dressings.