title: Factors affecting the motivation of healthcare professionals providing care to Emiratis with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to identify facilitators of and barriers to healthcare professionals' motivation in a diabetes centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative research approach was employed using semistructured interviews to assess perception of and attitudes regarding healthcare professionals' motivation in providing good quality diabetes care.
  
  
  METHODS
  A diabetes centre located in Abu-Dhabi, UAE.
  
  
  METHODS
  Healthcare professionals including specialist physicians, dieticians, podiatrists, health educators and nurses were recruited through purposive sampling.
  
  
  METHODS
  After data collection, the audiotaped interviews were transcribed verbatim and subjected to content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine semistructured interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals of various professional backgrounds. Important facilitators and barriers related to patient, professional, organization and cultural factors were identified. Barriers that related to heavy workload, disjointed care, lack of patient compliance and awareness, and cultural beliefs and attitudes about diabetes were common. Key facilitators included the patient's role in achieving therapeutic outcomes as well as compliance, cooperation and communication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This qualitative study provides some unique insights about factors affecting healthcare professionals' motivation in providing good quality care. To improve the motivation of healthcare professionals in the management of diabetes and therefore the quality of diabetes care, several steps are needed. Importantly, the role of primary care should be reinforced and strengthened regarding the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, privacy of the consultation time should be highly protected and regulated, and awareness of the Emirate culture and its impact on health should be disseminated to the healthcare professionals providing care to Emirates with diabetes. Also, greater emphasis should be placed on educating Emiratis with diabetes on, and involving them in, the management of their condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Care & Public Health, Imperial College London , London , UK.
authors.forename: Layla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alhyas
authors.forename: Jessica D Jones
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Dalia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dawoud
authors.forename: Azeem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majeed