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Namdar Ahmadabad H, Rajabzadeh R, Hosseini S H, Jafarimoghadam A. Evaluating health promotion standards in educational hospitals: A comparative study of internal and external evaluation in NKUMS. Health Educ Health Promot 2024; 12 (4) :1001-1032
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Aims: The present study aimed to determine the state of health promotion standards (HPS) in educational hospitals affiliated with NKUMS using both internal and external evaluation methods.
Methods: In this study, six NKUMS-affiliated educational hospitals recruited through census sampling. Health promotion self-evaluation tools, which were previously translated, localized, and validated, were used to collect data. This self-evaluation tool includes four standards (management policy and program, health promotion of patients and family, health promotion of staff, and the health promotion of hospitals and surrounding) and 67 substandard. The internal evaluation team selected from experienced hospital staff, and the external evaluation team selected from the research team. They scored the status of each substandard from 1 to 10 with observations, documents, and interviews.
Findings: The internal evaluations revealed that hospitals have made high progress in HPS, with a total average score of 7.05 ± 2.25. The total average score of the external evaluation was 5.44 ± 2.04, and the most evaluated hospitals were in the moderate stage of progress. In both internal and external evaluation results, the highest average score was related to the standard for health promotion of patients and families, while the lowest total average score was associated with the standard for health promotion of staff.
Conclusion: The study suggests that NKUMS-affiliated educational hospitals show progress in health promotion but need improvement, especially in staff health promotion. Internal evaluations scored higher than external ones, revealing a need to prioritize staff well-being and address disparities between hospital locations for better HPH.
Methods: In this study, six NKUMS-affiliated educational hospitals recruited through census sampling. Health promotion self-evaluation tools, which were previously translated, localized, and validated, were used to collect data. This self-evaluation tool includes four standards (management policy and program, health promotion of patients and family, health promotion of staff, and the health promotion of hospitals and surrounding) and 67 substandard. The internal evaluation team selected from experienced hospital staff, and the external evaluation team selected from the research team. They scored the status of each substandard from 1 to 10 with observations, documents, and interviews.
Findings: The internal evaluations revealed that hospitals have made high progress in HPS, with a total average score of 7.05 ± 2.25. The total average score of the external evaluation was 5.44 ± 2.04, and the most evaluated hospitals were in the moderate stage of progress. In both internal and external evaluation results, the highest average score was related to the standard for health promotion of patients and families, while the lowest total average score was associated with the standard for health promotion of staff.
Conclusion: The study suggests that NKUMS-affiliated educational hospitals show progress in health promotion but need improvement, especially in staff health promotion. Internal evaluations scored higher than external ones, revealing a need to prioritize staff well-being and address disparities between hospital locations for better HPH.
Keywords: Educational hospitals, External evaluation, Health promotion standards, Health promoting hospitals, Internal evaluation
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Health Promotion Setting
Received: 2024/09/2 | Accepted: 2024/11/7 | Published: 2024/10/19
Received: 2024/09/2 | Accepted: 2024/11/7 | Published: 2024/10/19
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