Saleh Khalil A, Alrubaiee Gamil Ghaleb, Alqalah Talal Ali Hussein, Almoliky Mokhtar Abdu, Alrashedi Habib, Alkubati Sameer A, Ahmed Waled A M
Department of Medical Surgical, College of Nursing, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Community Health, College of Nursing, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia, and Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Al-Razi University, Sana'a, Yemen.
Int J Gen Med. 2024 Nov 9;17:5181-5190. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S488916. eCollection 2024.
Disability, whether congenital or acquired, poses significant challenges that affect individuals' physical, mental, psychological, and social functioning. This study aimed to examine the attitudes of healthcare providers in Hai'l City towards people with disabilities.
A cross-sectional design was used, involving 321 healthcare providers from the Hai'l region, employing the Scale of Attitudes towards Disabled Persons (SADP) for data collection. The data were collected through an online survey and analyzed using SPSS 26.
The results indicated a generally positive attitude of healthcare providers towards people with disabilities, with mean scores exceeding 89 across various groups. Older providers (over 35 years old) exhibited the highest positivity rate (92.57), although differences in age, sex, educational level, years of experience, and professional role were not statistically significant. Master's degree holders had the highest average score (93.52), but the differences remained statistically insignificant.
The study concludes that while healthcare providers generally have positive attitudes towards people with disabilities, there is a critical need for comprehensive training programs to enhance the quality of care provided. Future research should extend to other regions and employ qualitative methods to gain deeper insights into healthcare providers' attitudes toward and experiences with people with disabilities.
残疾,无论是先天性的还是后天获得的,都会带来重大挑战,影响个人的身体、精神、心理和社会功能。本研究旨在调查海伊勒市医疗服务提供者对残疾人的态度。
采用横断面设计,研究对象为来自海伊勒地区的321名医疗服务提供者,使用残疾人态度量表(SADP)收集数据。数据通过在线调查收集,并使用SPSS 26进行分析。
结果表明,医疗服务提供者对残疾人总体持积极态度,各群体的平均得分均超过89分。年龄较大的提供者(35岁以上)表现出最高的积极率(92.57),尽管年龄、性别、教育水平、工作年限和专业角色的差异无统计学意义。拥有硕士学位的人平均得分最高(93.52),但差异仍无统计学意义。
该研究得出结论,虽然医疗服务提供者总体上对残疾人持积极态度,但迫切需要开展综合培训项目,以提高所提供护理的质量。未来的研究应扩展到其他地区,并采用定性方法,以更深入地了解医疗服务提供者对残疾人的态度和经历。