Depression among healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Depression is a major population health challenge globally. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to (i) determine depression prevalence and (ii) identify the risk and protective factors of depression ... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - July 10, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Amit Abraham, Karima Chaabna, Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Sapna Bhagat, Javaid Sheikh, Ravinder Mamtani and Sohaila Cheema Tags: Review Source Type: research

Job preferences of undergraduate pharmacy students in China: a discrete choice experiment
Pharmacists are a crucial part of the health workforce and play an important role in achieving universal health coverage. In China, pharmaceutical human resources are in short supply, and the distribution is u... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - July 6, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Ping Liu, Shimeng Liu, Tiantian Gong, Quan Li, Gang Chen and Shunping Li Tags: Research Source Type: research

Public availability of information from WFME-recognized accreditation agencies
The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Programme was created to ensure the comparability of medical school accrediting agencies, so that the schools accredited by those agencies would ha... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 29, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Kahlo Baniadam, Zakia Arfeen, Mohammed Ahmed Rashid, Ming-Jung Ho and Sean Tackett Tags: Hypothesis Source Type: research

The enhancement of the employer branding strategies of Polish hospitals through the detection of features which determine employer attractiveness: a multidimensional perspective
Polish healthcare providers already struggle with a deficiency concerning human resources, especially with regard to doctors and nurses. Because of this, effective HRM interventions should be taken in order to... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 28, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Beata Buchelt, Bernard Zi ębicki, Joanna Jończyk and Joanna Dzieńdziora Tags: Research Source Type: research

A systematic mapping review of factors associated with willingness to work under emergency condition
An effective response to an emergency situation relies on health care workers ’ preparedness. The main purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of relevant studies regarding the willingness... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 24, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Hamideh Nafar, Emir Tahmazi Aghdam, Naser Derakhshani, Nadia Sani ’ee, Sakineh Sharifian and Salime Goharinezhad Tags: Review Source Type: research

Clinicians ’ perspectives on quality: do they match accreditation standards?
Quality of training is determined through programs ’ compliance with accreditation standards, often set for a number of years. However, perspectives on quality of training within these standards may differ from... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 19, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Nesibe Akdemir, Romana Malik, Theanne Walters, Stanley Hamstra and Fedde Scheele Tags: Research Source Type: research

The regulation of healthcare professions and support workers in international context
The objective of this paper is to outline and compare the regulation of paid healthcare professions and associated support workers in international context, bringing out the lessons to be learned as appropriat... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 8, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Mike Saks Tags: Research Source Type: research

Determinants of safety climate at primary care level in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda: a cross-sectional study across 138 selected primary healthcare facilities
Safety climate is an essential component of achieving Universal Health Coverage, with several organisational, unit or team-level, and individual health worker factors identified as influencing safety climate. ... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 7, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Fr édérique Vallières, Paul Mubiri, Samuel Agyei Agyemang, Samuel Amon, Jana Gerold, Tim Martineau, Ann Nolan, Thomasena O’Byrne, Lifah Sanudi, Freddie Sengooba and Helen Prytherch Tags: Research Source Type: research

Data element mapping to analyze fit for use of three XML standards for health workforce tracking
Ensuring a sufficient supply and distribution of health care professionals is essential to meeting public health needs. Regulatory agencies protect their communities by ensuring that new health professionals h... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 5, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Amy Opalek Tags: Research Source Type: research

Measuring attentiveness toward oral care needs: a comparative study of Indonesian care workers in Japan and Indonesia
Japan has opened its labor market to care workers from Indonesia under the Japan –Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). However, few studies have examined the types of care skills transferred between ... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - June 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Yuko O. Hirano, Susiana Nugraha, Hiroyasu Shiozu, Misako Higashijima and Tri Budi W. Rahardjo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Global trends in medical education accreditation
Accreditation systems in medical education aim to assure various stakeholders that graduates are ready to further their training or begin practice. The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of ... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - May 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Deborah Bedoll, Marta van Zanten and Danette McKinley Tags: Research Source Type: research

Attracting and retaining physicians in less attractive specialties: the role of continuing medical education
Less attractive specialties in medicine are struggling to recruit and retain physicians. When properly organized and delivered, continuing medical education (CME) activities that include short courses, coachin... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - May 19, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Van Anh Thi Nguyen, Karen D. K önings, Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier and Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer Tags: Review Source Type: research

Job satisfaction and its associated factors among opticians in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Job satisfaction refers to the feeling of contentment one experiences with their job. Job satisfaction among opticians is a crucial variable in determining their motivation and has consequential influence on t... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - May 17, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Akosua Kesewah Asare, Elsie Emelia Yelbert, Emmanuel Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel Kofi Addo, Eldad Agyei-Manu, Thomas Brusah and Prince Antwi Asenso Tags: Research Source Type: research

Retention of healthcare workers 1 year after recruitment and deployment in rural settings: an experience post-Ebola in five health districts in Guinea
Guinea undertook health workforce reform in 2016 following the Ebola outbreak to overcome decades-long shortages and maldistribution of healthcare workers (HCWs). Specifically, over 5000 HCWs were recruited an... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - May 17, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Delphin Kolie, Remco Van De Pas, Alexandre Delamou, Nafissatou Dioubat é, Foromo Timothée Beavogui, Patrice Bouedouno, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Abdoulaye Kaba, Willem Van De Put and Wim Van Damme Tags: Research Source Type: research

Narrowing but persisting gender pay gap among employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services during 2010 –2018
The gender pay gap in the United States (US) has narrowed over the last several decades, with the female/male earnings ratio in the US increased from about 60% before the 1980s to about 79% by 2014. However, t... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - May 13, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Zhuo Chen, Yihong Zhang, Huabin Luo, Donglan Zhang, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Yuheng Wang, Ruoxi Wang and Grace Bagwell-Adams Tags: Research Source Type: research