Open AccessBarriers of Adherence among Palestinian Healthcare Professionals towards the Protocol of Health Education and Counselling on Healthy Behaviours for Non-Communicable Diseases
Author(s) -
Ahmed Hassan Albelbeisi,
Ali Albelbeisi,
Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi,
Mohammed Taleb,
Amirhossein Takian,
Ali Amini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i1.9
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , medicine , health care , arabic , family medicine , construct validity , validity , incentive , reliability (semiconductor) , cross sectional study , nursing , psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , alternative medicine , patient satisfaction , linguistics , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , economics , microeconomics , economic growth
Despite the huge numbers of the universally produced and employed protocols, the adherence with them is still low to moderate in the healthcare settings. This study was employed to assess the attitudes of Palestinian healthcare professionals in Gaza Strip to health education and counseling on healthy behaviours protocol (WHO-PEN Protocol 2), for patients with non-communicable diseases in the Ministry of Health primary healthcare centers.