Document Type : Review
Authors
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Bachelor of Healthcare Services Management, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Ph.D. Student of Healthcare Services Management, Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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Professor of Healthcare Services Management, Health Human Resources Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
10.30476/jhmi.2025.104973.1256
Abstract
Introduction: Procrastination is one of the plagues of the organization, which has adverse effects and consequences for the organization and individuals. Procrastination has different aspects that require a thorough and comprehensive examination. Paying attention to this issue is very important for the organization. In healthcare organizations, including hospitals, procrastination can have irreparable consequences; Therefore, the purpose of this research is to review the phenomenon of procrastination in hospital employees.
Methods: This study was done in a rapid review form. Initially, 3,790 articles were extracted by searching databases. To conduct this study, we examined 17 articles related to the topic of procrastination and social avoidance in the hospital by searching the scientific databases PubMed, Science Direct, ProQuest, Scopus, Web of Science, Mag Iran and Civilica. The keywords used include English keywords such as Procrastination, Social loafing, Hospital, etc.; And the Persian keywords were procrastination, social avoidance, hospital, etc.
Results: The findings of this study showed that many factors such as age, gender, marital status, service history, job stress, job burnout, perfectionism, leader-team and team-member relationship play a role in employee procrastination. The amount of procrastination is different among the employees of different departments. Procrastination has adverse personal and organizational effects. In order to prevent the Procrastination of employees in the hospital, appropriate measures and decisions should be taken by the management.
Conclusions: Procrastination leads to lower satisfaction, efficiency, performance, and productivity. Managers, particularly in hospitals, should implement strategies to prevent it.
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