The Impact of Social Work Services on the Quality of Care in Mental Health Complex in Jeddah: A Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to investigate the influence of social work services on the quality of care at Eradah and Mental Health Complex in Jeddah. Duration of the Study: This study employs one year of conduction from December 2022 to November 2023. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the SERVQUL questionnaire as the main scale to assess the degree of social work influence on the overall quality of the healthcare setting to be distributed among selected healthcare workers. Results: Among randomly selected 240 healthcare workers, among these, 20.8% were aged between 25 and 30 years, the majority (68.3%) were male, about 45.4% had a bachelor’s degree, also, about 67.5% of them were married, 52.5% were laboratory technicians. The results indicated a moderate healthcare rating with a mean score of 58.29 and a moderate healthcare adherence rating with a mean score of 98.37. The results revealed a significant difference in the quality of healthcare among patients due to education (P-value =0.012) and there was a significant difference with job title (p-value = 0.001). However, no significant differences were observed about age, or marital status. Conclusion: It can be concluded that social work is a crucial type of work that must be implemented among healthcare workers to enhance cooperation and serve society, it has been found that healthcare adherence was rated as moderate. Nevertheless, variables such as age, gender, education level, and marital status did not exert a substantial impact.