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- Title
Identifying factors affecting the selection of heads of city health centers in Iran: A phenomenological study.
- Authors
Rastegarimehr, Babak; Raoofi, Samira; Zahedi, Atefeh; Ahmadi Teymourlouy, Ahmad; Mahboubi, Mohammad; Sadeghifar, Jamil
- Abstract
Introduction: Managers in the health care sector have the responsibility of accomplishing objectives and guaranteeing the excellence of services. To be chosen as a manager in a health organization, individuals must possess specific qualities and skills. Examining the process of selecting and appointing managers at the highest level of service provision might offer policymakers valuable insights into the importance of considering competences when choosing and appointing leaders of health centers. Hence, this study was conducted to identify the characteristics that influence the selection process of heads of city health centers in Iran. Methods: The present study employed a qualitative and phenomenological approach, utilizing interviews performed in the year 2023. The study sample consisted of health deputy from medical sciences universities, local health network managers, and heads of city health center. The participants were selected using a purposive selection method. A total of 16 male participants were interviewed, and the interviews were then analyzed using MAXQDA-10 software using the usual content analysis method. Results: In this study, the factors affecting the selection of the heads of health care centers were classified into two general topics: individual factors and environmental factors, and eight sub-topics, including health literacy, experience, individual characteristics, communication skills, mental characteristics, legal issues, political factors, and cultural factors. Conclusion: The development of health literacy, specialized knowledge, and communication skills to coordinate and resolve organizational problems helps train competent managers. Top health system managers, who select health center managers, must understand political and cultural variables and regulate and steer their influence to select effective managers.
- Subjects
IRAN; URBAN health; HEALTH literacy; PHENOMENOLOGY; COMPUTER literacy; COMMUNICATIVE competence; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; CULTURAL centers; MEDICAL centers
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0304759