Influence of organizational culture on provider adherence to the diabetic clinical practice guideline: using the competing values framework in Palestinian Primary Healthcare Centers

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious chronic disease and an important public health issue. This study aimed to identify the predominant culture within the Palestinian Primary Healthcare Centers of the Ministry of Health (PHC-MoH) and the Primary Healthcare Centers of the United Nations Relief and Wor...

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Published in:International journal of general medicine 2017-01, Vol.10, p.239-247
Main Authors: Radwan, Mahmoud, Akbari Sari, Ali, Rashidian, Arash, Takian, Amirhossein, Abou-Dagga, Sanaa, Elsous, Aymen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adherence
Care and treatment
Clinical medicine
Clinical Practice Guideline
Clinical practice guidelines
Competing Values Framework
Corporate culture
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
Diagnosis
Global health
Health care policy
Nurses
Organizational Culture
Original Research
Patient satisfaction
Physicians
Practice guidelines (Medicine)
Professionals
Public health
Quality management
Questionnaires
Social aspects
Studies
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious chronic disease and an important public health issue. This study aimed to identify the predominant culture within the Palestinian Primary Healthcare Centers of the Ministry of Health (PHC-MoH) and the Primary Healthcare Centers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (PHC-UNRWA) by using the competing values framework (CVF) and examining its influence on the adherence to the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for DM. A cross-sectional design was employed with a census sample of all the Palestinian family doctors and nurses (n=323) who work within 71 PHC clinic. A cross-cultural adaptation framework was followed to develop the Arabic version of the CVF questionnaire. The overall adherence level to the diabetic guideline was disappointingly suboptimal (51.5%,
ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S140140