Kabrah Saeed M, Abuzerr Samer, Flemban Arwa, Jambi Layal, Kabrah Ahmed, Alghamdi Saad, Alghamdi Saeed M, Alshareef Ahmad A, Melibary Seham M, Al-Ghamdi Dakheelallah Homoud, Filfilan Najeeb O, Ralsan Tahani S, Alzhrani Adel A
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Medical Sciences, University College of Science & Technology-Khan Younis, Gaza P.O. Box 8, Palestine.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jan 12;12(2):183. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12020183.
Quality improvement is a strategic priority for all healthcare systems. However, the engagement of healthcare providers in pursuing accreditation plays a critical role in integrating standards into routine practice. Therefore, the current study assessed the perceptions, attitudes, and barriers towards using the Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) standards among Saudi healthcare providers.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 among a representative sample (364) of Saudi healthcare providers (both genders, aged 20-60) working at twenty governmental CBAHI-accredited hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The study participants were selected using a cluster random sampling method. Data regarding the perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward using CBAHI standards among Saudi healthcare providers were evaluated using a validated questionnaire. Additional information regarding demographic-socioeconomic variables was obtained with an interview-based questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 28.
A total of 364 healthcare providers participated in the current study. Of them, 54.4% were males, and 45.6% were females. Almost half (48.6%) of the study participants held bachelor's degrees. For the variables of age group, marital status, monthly income, and years of work experience, statistically significant associations were found between males and females (-value < 0.05). The means of overall item agreement percentage of the participating healthcare providers for perceptions and attitudes towards using CBAHI standards and attitudes towards using CBAHI standards as a tool for quality improvement were 80.1%, 76.4%, and 72.0%, respectively. The highest item agreement percentage of the participating healthcare providers regarding the barriers that inhibit the hospital from obtaining the full benefit from the CBAHI accreditation was for the inexpedient IT tools (59.6%).
The current study's results demonstrated accepted perceptions and attitudes toward using CBAHI standards among Saudi healthcare providers. In addition, the identified barriers should be alleviated to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The findings also help clarify the accreditation operating process, which may be helpful to policymakers and stakeholders in making informed decisions on integrating accreditation standards.
质量改进是所有医疗系统的战略重点。然而，医疗服务提供者参与追求认证在将标准融入日常实践中起着关键作用。因此，本研究评估了沙特医疗服务提供者对使用医疗机构认证中央委员会（CBAHI）标准的看法、态度和障碍。
本横断面研究于2023年在沙特阿拉伯20家获得CBAHI认证的政府医院工作的沙特医疗服务提供者（年龄在20 - 60岁之间，男女皆有）的代表性样本（364名）中进行。研究参与者采用整群随机抽样方法选取。使用经过验证的问卷评估沙特医疗服务提供者对使用CBAHI标准的看法、态度和障碍的数据。通过基于访谈的问卷获取有关人口社会经济变量的其他信息。使用SPSS 28版进行统计分析。
共有364名医疗服务提供者参与了本研究。其中，54.4%为男性，45.6%为女性。近一半（48.6%）的研究参与者拥有学士学位。在年龄组、婚姻状况、月收入和工作年限等变量方面，男性和女性之间存在统计学上的显著关联（p值<0.05）。参与研究的医疗服务提供者对使用CBAHI标准的看法和态度以及将CBAHI标准作为质量改进工具的态度的总体项目同意率均值分别为80.1%、76.4%和72.0%。参与研究的医疗服务提供者认为阻碍医院从CBAHI认证中充分受益的障碍中，项目同意率最高的是不合适的信息技术工具（59.6%）。
本研究结果表明沙特医疗服务提供者对使用CBAHI标准有可接受的看法和态度。此外，应消除已识别的障碍，以提高沙特阿拉伯医院的质量、有效性和效率。这些发现还有助于阐明认证操作流程，这可能有助于政策制定者和利益相关者在将认证标准纳入决策时做出明智的决定。
