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Ramazanpour Sargiz H, Adel Mehraban M, Haghani S. Risk Management Status in Iran University of Medical Sciences From the Perspective of its Administrative Staff. IJN 2022; 35 (137) :304-315
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1- Master of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , hasanramazanpoursargiz@gmail.com
2- Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Introduction
Universities have an important role in formation of human capital for social development. This is associated with some risks. They should embrace risk management and implement appropriate policies to address these risks. Risk management has received great attention from universities. However, there is no risk management in most aspects of management in universities. The outbreak of COVID-19 affected universities around the world. However, risk management was not received sufficient attention from them. Considering the dynamic nature of the technological, political, economic, and social environments including universities, these educational centers face a myriad of uncertainties that tend to create a complex set of potential risks which, if not properly predicted and managed, can become serious challenges for universities. it is necessary for the university staff to have sufficient information about the measures taken in this regard so that they can help the university authorities and play an important roles in this regard. This study aims to determine the perception of risk management in personnel of Iran University Medical Sciences (IUMS).
Materials and Methods
This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted on 224 administrative staff of IUMS who were selected by a continuous sampling method from November to December 2021. Zaboli et al.’s Risk Management Questionnaire was used to collected data. In our study, its content validity was determined based on the opinions of three faculty members of the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was also confirmed (α=98). The questionnaire has 6 subscales including knowledge of risk management, organization of risk management, policies & procedures, risk management education, position of risk management, and monitoring risk analysis, evaluation and risk control. The questionnaire had 45 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Based on the score, risk management was categorized in three levels of poor (a score < 3), moderate (a score of 3-4) and good (a score >4). The data were analyzed in SPSS software using descriptive statistics (minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics including independent t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation test to examine the relationship between demographic factors and risk management.
Results
The majority of the participants (59.4%) were female, aged 36-45 years (48.7%), and married (72.8%). Most of them (54.4%) were working in the central headquarter of the IUMS and had a bachelor’s degree (53.1%). Only 12.5% of them had completed risk management courses. They had the highest score in knowledge of risk management (2.60±0.84) and the lowest in monitoring risk analysis, evaluation and control (2.38±0.87). The total score of risk management was 2.44±0.82, indicating that the administrative staff perceived the risk management of the university as poor. The risk management had a statistically significant relationship with the variables of gender (P=0.02), history of risk management training (P<0.001) and educational level (P=0.02). The mean score was higher in males compared to females and in employees with a history of risk management training compared to those without a history. Tukey’s test also showed that the mean score of those with master’s degree was significantly higher than that of those with associate degree (P= 0.03). The difference was not significant in other educational levels.
Discussion
The results showed that, according to administrative staff, risk management status in the IUMS was poor. This indicates the need for more attention in all areas of risk management. For properly monitoring of risk analysis, evaluation and control, senior managers of the university should provide the necessary facilities and recruit well-trained supervisors to take control measures if the risk management is not at appropriate level and put the university on the right track to achieve its strategic goals.
Ethical Considerations
Compliance with ethical guidelines
This study was approved by the ethics committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences (Code: IR.IUMS.REC.1400.323). All ethical principles were concidered. Informed cosnent was obtained from the participants after explaining them about the study objectives and assuring them of the confidentiality of their information. They were free to leave the study at any time.
Funding
This study was extracted from the MA. thesis of the first author at Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
Authors' contributions
Conceptualization and investigation: Marzieh Adel-Mehraban and Hassan Ramezanpour; Data analysis: Shima Haghani.
Conflict of interest
The authors declared no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to all the participants in the research, which included the administrative staff of Iran Health Services University of Medical Sciences.
References
Universities have an important role in formation of human capital for social development. This is associated with some risks. They should embrace risk management and implement appropriate policies to address these risks. Risk management has received great attention from universities. However, there is no risk management in most aspects of management in universities. The outbreak of COVID-19 affected universities around the world. However, risk management was not received sufficient attention from them. Considering the dynamic nature of the technological, political, economic, and social environments including universities, these educational centers face a myriad of uncertainties that tend to create a complex set of potential risks which, if not properly predicted and managed, can become serious challenges for universities. it is necessary for the university staff to have sufficient information about the measures taken in this regard so that they can help the university authorities and play an important roles in this regard. This study aims to determine the perception of risk management in personnel of Iran University Medical Sciences (IUMS).
Materials and Methods
This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted on 224 administrative staff of IUMS who were selected by a continuous sampling method from November to December 2021. Zaboli et al.’s Risk Management Questionnaire was used to collected data. In our study, its content validity was determined based on the opinions of three faculty members of the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was also confirmed (α=98). The questionnaire has 6 subscales including knowledge of risk management, organization of risk management, policies & procedures, risk management education, position of risk management, and monitoring risk analysis, evaluation and risk control. The questionnaire had 45 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Based on the score, risk management was categorized in three levels of poor (a score < 3), moderate (a score of 3-4) and good (a score >4). The data were analyzed in SPSS software using descriptive statistics (minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics including independent t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation test to examine the relationship between demographic factors and risk management.
Results
The majority of the participants (59.4%) were female, aged 36-45 years (48.7%), and married (72.8%). Most of them (54.4%) were working in the central headquarter of the IUMS and had a bachelor’s degree (53.1%). Only 12.5% of them had completed risk management courses. They had the highest score in knowledge of risk management (2.60±0.84) and the lowest in monitoring risk analysis, evaluation and control (2.38±0.87). The total score of risk management was 2.44±0.82, indicating that the administrative staff perceived the risk management of the university as poor. The risk management had a statistically significant relationship with the variables of gender (P=0.02), history of risk management training (P<0.001) and educational level (P=0.02). The mean score was higher in males compared to females and in employees with a history of risk management training compared to those without a history. Tukey’s test also showed that the mean score of those with master’s degree was significantly higher than that of those with associate degree (P= 0.03). The difference was not significant in other educational levels.
Discussion
The results showed that, according to administrative staff, risk management status in the IUMS was poor. This indicates the need for more attention in all areas of risk management. For properly monitoring of risk analysis, evaluation and control, senior managers of the university should provide the necessary facilities and recruit well-trained supervisors to take control measures if the risk management is not at appropriate level and put the university on the right track to achieve its strategic goals.
Ethical Considerations
Compliance with ethical guidelines
This study was approved by the ethics committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences (Code: IR.IUMS.REC.1400.323). All ethical principles were concidered. Informed cosnent was obtained from the participants after explaining them about the study objectives and assuring them of the confidentiality of their information. They were free to leave the study at any time.
Funding
This study was extracted from the MA. thesis of the first author at Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
Authors' contributions
Conceptualization and investigation: Marzieh Adel-Mehraban and Hassan Ramezanpour; Data analysis: Shima Haghani.
Conflict of interest
The authors declared no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to all the participants in the research, which included the administrative staff of Iran Health Services University of Medical Sciences.
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Received: 2022/02/8 | Accepted: 2022/08/23 | Published: 2022/08/23
Received: 2022/02/8 | Accepted: 2022/08/23 | Published: 2022/08/23
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