. Ahmadreza Izadi; . Mohammadkarim Bahadori; . Shahram Tofighi; . Ali Ebraze; . Maryam Yaghoubi; . Ehsan Teymourzadeh
Volume 9, Issue 2 , February 2019, , Pages 1-14
Abstract
CONTEXT: Iranian National Health Scientific Map is a national plan the implementation of whichremarkably influences the progress of the country, though it is facing challenges in its ...
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CONTEXT: Iranian National Health Scientific Map is a national plan the implementation of whichremarkably influences the progress of the country, though it is facing challenges in its implementationphase.AIMS: The present study has been conducted with the main aim of identifying the challenges facingthe comprehensive scientific health map of Iran.SETTING AND DESIGN: This is an applied and qualitative study.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study was done in 2017 with the content analysis approachamong experts of research and technology management. Some 18 people were selected and weredeeply interviewed, meanwhile observing the credibility of research.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data analysis was performed based on content analysis andusing ATLAS.ti software.RESULTS: Data analysis resulted in the identification of 427 codes, 84 subthemes, and 12 themes.Twelve themes were specified including policy‑making, management, university autonomy,quantitative development, consideration of science production chain, designing and monitoring ofscience map, finance, qualitative assessment, human resources, research ethics, as well as allocatingattention to the infrastructure and communication.CONCLUSION: The scientific map of health challenges are indicative of the need for modificationof the scientific map and adhering to solutions in line with the removal of the identified challenges.Today, paying attention to the solutions capable of meeting such challenges is a must.
