Aim: To assess perceived stress levels among healthcare providers in public and private hospitals before and after Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC) survey site visits.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used in this study. A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit study participants. A self-administered questionnaire (PSS-10) was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, dependent sample t test, independent sample t test, and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze data.

Result: The results showed that stress levels were higher before a HCAC survey site visit (M = 18.39, SD = 4.3) than after ( M = 14.09, SD = 6.1) ( t(210) = 8.7, P ≤ 0.000) among healthcare providers. Between hospitals, the perceived stress level of healthcare providers was higher in the public hospital ( M = 19.03, SD = 4.3) compared with the private hospital ( M = 17.8, SD = 4.2) ( t(209) = 2.16, P = 0.031) before the HCAC survey site visit. In contrast, there were no differences in perceived stress level for the public and private hospitals ( t(209) = 0.001, P = 0.999) after the HCAC survey site visit. Finally, the type of hospital was the only sociodemographic characteristic that predicted the perceived stress level before the HCAC survey site visit ( β = -0.157, P = 0.040). In contrast, there were no sociodemographic characteristics that predicted the perceived stress level after the HCAC survey site visit.

Conclusions: The current study indicated that hospital accreditation is a process associated with significant stress (P = 0.000) among healthcare providers in both hospitals before and after an HCAC survey site visit. Moreover, there was a significant level of stress before an HCAC survey site visit in the public hospital ( M = 19.03) compared with the private hospital ( M = 17.8, P = 0.031).

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