The effects of enhanced primary healthcare on primary care providers’ job satisfaction at Makkah Al Mukarramah in Saudi Arabia 2024

Abstract

Background

      The demand for primary care is expected to grow significantly due to the aging population living with chronic diseases. The projected supply of primary care providers’ may not be able to meet the growing demand for primary care sufficiently, with experts predicting an impending shortage of approximately 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034. In response to the rising burden of cardiovascular risk factors, the Saudi Arabia government has implemented Enhanced Primary Healthcare interventions at public clinic level to improve management and clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes and hypertensive patients. Healthcare providers (HCPs) play crucial roles in healthcare service delivery and health system reform can influence HCPs’ job satisfaction. However, studies evaluating HCPs’ job satisfaction following primary care transformation remain scarce in low- and middle-income countries. Aim of study: To evaluate the effects of enhanced primary healthcare interventions on HCPs’ job satisfaction in the Makah Saudi Arabia 2024. Methods: This cross sectional study included (205) health care professionals we surveyed all HCPs who were directly involved in patient management in Makah City in primary healthcare services at Saudi Arabia 2024. Self-administrated questionnaire was constructed by the researcher and was used for data collection. Results: shows there were 205 participants, we demonstrates the nature of work of the participants involved in the study show that most of them nurse were (25.4%) followed other technical (radiology, laboratory, etc.) were (23.4%) while administrative were (19.0%) regarding the doctor were (18.0%) while other were (8.3%), regarding the Leadership or supervisory position were (5.9%) Conclusion: The overall job satisfaction of essential that enhanced primary healthcare interventions had resulted in some untoward effect on HCPs’ job satisfaction. primary care providers’ managers should focus on improving job satisfaction among healthcare workers in low-resource settings. Establishing scientific and reasonable research on the incentive mechanism at grassroots medical institutions can help stabilize the team, enhance staff satisfaction and work performance, and optimize human resource utilization.