TITLE:
Iranian Medical Staff’s Perception of the All Saints TV S
AUTHORS:
Arsia Taghva, Masoud Azizi, Mohammad Reza Hatami, Vahid Donyavi
KEYWORDS:
All Saints TV Series, Iranian Medical Staff, Perceptions
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.5 No.3,
June
8,
2015
ABSTRACT: The present study was an
attempt to explore the Iranian medical staff’s perception of the All Saints TV series. 199 participants including
doctors, nurses, interns, and paramedics took part in this survey study which
was done in 2011. A 17-item Likert scale questionnaire was developed by the
team of researchers to gather further evidence on the issues raised by the
participants in the focus group which was formed in order to delve into their
thoughts, attitudes, and feelings about the mentioned program. The supportive
and non-blaming nature of the working relationship among the treatment team,
their respect for the patients, their strong team work, the accuracy and
precision of the presented medical information, and the discipline and sense of
responsibility on the part of the medical staff were among the most frequent
issues being mentioned and noticed by the participants. In addition, the
majority of the participants considered the demonstrated model for providing
healthcare services to be an efficient one; however, they believed that it was
not possible to apply that model in the Iranian hospitals mainly due to the
cultural differences between the two contexts and the current regulations in
Iran. The participants were also observed to be only moderately satisfied with
the system they were working in. It seems that healthcare systems in the
developed countries can be used as models to identify the problems with the
existing healthcare system in Iran. Authorities need to take appropriate
measures to resolve such problems. The possible solutions and actions have been
suggested in the present article.