Panchamia Jallavi, Denis Litty, Ashwath Namitha
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavioral Science, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, IND.
Department of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 7;16(12):e75292. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75292. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Effective training is required to enhance hospital administrators' abilities and improve performance. This study evaluates the training needs and their association with the self-efficacy of hospital administrators in public and private hospitals in Western India.
This study evaluated the training needs of hospital administrators using a survey-based methodology and a descriptive cross-sectional design. The study included hospital administrators from public and private healthcare institutions in Western India. Purposive selection strategies were used to choose 127 administrators/managers to participate in the study. Primary data was gathered using a validated measure of general self-efficacy scale by Schwarzer and Jerusalem and the WHO-adopted Hennery-Hicks Training Needs Assessment Questionnaire with 30 items. These items were categorized into six core categories: communication, self-management, hospital operations, research and development, information and communication technology (ICT) and report management, and team management and supervision. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation to evaluate the association between training needs and self-efficacy, and a t-test to compare the administrators of the private and public sectors.
The findings indicated strong positive associations between training needs and self-efficacy in administrators. There was higher self-efficacy among private sector administrators (M: 4.08, SD: 0.50) than their counterparts in the public sector (M: 3.91, SD: 0.60). Key areas for the training requirement included self-management skills (93.7%), ICT and report management skills (92.0%), and team management skills (93.2%). Additionally, managers in the private sector were more likely than those in the public sector to say they needed more training.
The findings showed a considerable demand for self-management and ICT and report management skills training. Also, hospital administrators showed a significant willingness to participate in training to advance their abilities despite their degree of experience, indicating a proactive commitment to professional development.
需要进行有效的培训以提高医院管理人员的能力并改善绩效。本研究评估了印度西部公立和私立医院管理人员的培训需求及其与自我效能感的关联。
本研究采用基于调查的方法和描述性横断面设计来评估医院管理人员的培训需求。研究对象包括印度西部公立和私立医疗机构的管理人员。采用目的抽样策略选取了127名管理人员/经理参与研究。通过施瓦泽和耶路撒冷编制的经过验证的一般自我效能量表以及世界卫生组织采用的包含30个条目的亨利 - 希克斯培训需求评估问卷收集原始数据。这些条目被分为六个核心类别：沟通、自我管理、医院运营、研发、信息通信技术（ICT）与报告管理以及团队管理与监督。统计分析包括描述性统计、用于评估培训需求与自我效能感之间关联的皮尔逊相关性分析，以及用于比较私营部门和公共部门管理人员的t检验。
研究结果表明管理人员的培训需求与自我效能感之间存在强烈的正相关。私营部门管理人员的自我效能感（均值：4.08，标准差：0.50）高于公共部门的同行（均值：3.91，标准差：0.60）。培训需求的关键领域包括自我管理技能（93.7%）、ICT与报告管理技能（92.0%）以及团队管理技能（93.2%）。此外，私营部门的经理比公共部门的经理更有可能表示他们需要更多培训。
研究结果显示对自我管理以及ICT与报告管理技能培训有相当大的需求。此外，医院管理人员无论经验程度如何，都表现出显著的意愿参与培训以提升自身能力，这表明他们对职业发展持积极态度。
