Research on awareness of hospital managers about chronic diseases and the care
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2012
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Yumiko Hayashi
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This study focused on top management in health care services in Vietnam. In view of forthcoming population ageing in the country forecasted by United Nation, this study examined current awareness of the hospital managers about forthcoming population ageing, chronic diseases increased in recent decade, concerns of the families whose member suffered from stroke, and the care by multidisciplinary teams. This study received 74 respondents out of 116 hospital managers (63.79%) through a post-mailed questionnaire under quantitative method. The findings show that the overall hospital managers perceived high awareness about forthcoming population ageing and chronic diseases increased in Vietnam. In contrast, their awareness about the care by multidisciplinary teams was low. This study found that three out of 74 hospital managers (4.05%) were currently involved with stroke care by well-organized multidisciplinary teams at hospital. The driver that influenced the implementation of well-organized care by the team was assumed an external driver from downstream, psychosocial concerns of the family. Moreover, the difference of the perception about the benefits on the care by multidisciplinary teams in position of those managers was identified as well. Particularly, the chief of Rehabilitation Department perceived significantly lower about the benefits on the care by teams compared with the chief of Internal medicine or Neurology Department. However, no drivers related to the hospital managers’ awareness were proved statistically. It is considered mainly due to bias involved with socially desirable answering related to cultural context of Vietnam. This study, however, strongly expects that well-organized care by multidisciplinary team can be promoted purposefully through the benchmark of three hospital managers even in the current condition with limited human resources towards sustainable health care services in view of forthcoming population ageing in Vietnam.
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Business administration , Hospital managers , Chronic diseases