title: An Insight into Health Care Setup in National Capital Region of India using Dimensions of Learning Organizations Questionnaire (DLOQ)- A Cross-Sectional Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Over the past decades India, though being a developing country has progressed in multiple sectors but has not shown a substantial qualitative progress in healthcare. To be able to evaluate learning organization in a healthcare setup would thrust millennium development goals and infuse continuous learning model into health sector.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess health care context using the Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) in a health care setting in National Capital Region of India.
  
  
  METHODS
  DLOQ proforma were distributed among 315 employees at all levels of the hospital. Data was analysed using SPSS software version 19.0 and was subjected to quantitative analysis and non-parametric tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Kruskal-Wallis test indicated a significant difference between the means of the different professions where as Mann-Whitney tests compared the relation between each of the profession and a significant difference (p < 0.05) was noted, except dimension "systems connection".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provided sufficient inputs about the multidimensional learning organization capacity of a health care setting in a rapidly developing country.
authors: Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D. J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Jishnu Krishna
authors: JK
authors: Kumar
authors: Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Ritu
authors: R
authors: Gupta
authors: Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Patthi
authors: P
authors: Basavaraj
authors: Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Singla
authors: Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Monika
authors: M
authors: Prasad
authors: Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Venisha
authors: V
authors: Pandita
authors: Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Ravneet
authors: R
authors: Malhi
authors: Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, India .
authors: Vaibhav
authors: V
authors: Vashishtha
keywords: Accreditation; Developing countries; Hospital; Teaching