title: The Impact of Setting the Standards of Health Promoting Hospitals on Hospital Indicators in Iran.
abstract: Hospitals play a critical role in the health promotion of the society. This study aimed to determine the impact of establishing standards of health promoting hospitals on hospital indicators in Shahroud. This applied study was a quasi-experimental one which was conducted in 2013. Standards of health promoting hospitals were established as an intervention procedure in the Fatemiyeh hospital. Parameters of health promoting hospitals were compared in intervention and control hospitals before and after of intervention (6 months). The data were analyzed using chi-square and t-test. With the establishment of standards for health promotion hospitals, standard scores in intervention and control hospitals were found to be 72.26 ± 4.1 and 16.26 ± 7.5, respectively. T-test showed a significant difference between the mean scores of the hospitals under study (P = 0.001).The chi-square test also showed a significant relationship between patient satisfaction before and after the intervention so that patients' satisfaction was higher after the intervention (P = 0.001). Commenting on the short-term or long-term positive impacts of establishing standards of health promoting hospitals on all hospital indicators is a bit difficult but preliminary results show the positive impact of the implementation of standards in case hospitals which has led to the improvement of many indicators in the hospital.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amiri
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Related Social & Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosravi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riyahi
authors.affiliation: Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Shima
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-4824
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naderi
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007492:Iran; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*