What has the appraisal for hospitals brought to job satisfaction of healthcare professionals? A cross-sectional survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of hospital appraisals, specifically the Performance Appraisal for Tertiary Public Hospitals (PATPH), and to examine its impact on the job satisfaction of healthcare professionals in tertiary public hospitals in China.

Design

A cross-sectional study using a multistage sampling method. Improvements induced by PATPH in the working environment, job satisfaction and other covariates were measured. A series of weighted linear regressions with weights from the inverse probability-of-treatment weighting method were used to examine the effect of PATPH on job satisfaction.

Setting

Nine tertiary public hospitals across three economic and geographic regions in China.

Participants

In August 2020, a total

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404185 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature