Determination of healthcare managers’ perceptions on non-governmental organizations

Backround: Non-governmental organizations (NGO) are social organizations that guide the presentation of social services and play an effective role on legislative, implementation and controlling processes. There are NGOs related to health services such as professional rights and sustainability, quality of service delivery, follow-up and feasibility of technological developments. There are different practices in the scope of the effects of NGOs to the social structure among countries. Additionally, there are differences between developed and developing countries. These differences may be from the value that governments give to NGOs and their place in society There are a number of NGOs developed for different purposes in Turkey as well. However, NGOs are carrying out activities, which are beneficial for society; it is possible to say that there are aspects that need improvement in Turkey. Many NGOs have aimed to provide services for the benefit of society. It is very important that NGOs evaluate the effectiveness of the services that they are offering. The evaluation of these activities can also provide realistic results by obtaining the views of healthcare managers. Because healthcare managers can be directly affect to the decisions taken by the administrations in planning, implementation and supervision stages. The main aim of this study is evaluation of the effectiveness of NGOs in planning, implementation and controlling processes. Methods: The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of healthcare managers on adequacy of NGOs. The universe of the study is composed of the health managers working in ？zmir province. 105 health managers were involved in the study. Questionnaire was developed to collect data and conducted on the internet. Data was obtained by administrating a structured-questionnaire consisting two parts. The main part of the survey was developed to assess the perceptions of healthcare managers on adequacy of NGOs. The items were rated on a five-point scale (5= strongly agree; 4=agree; 3=neither; 2=disagree; 1=strongly disagree). The last part inquired demographic questions. After scanning process, questionnaires which are eligible to be included in the analysis, were computerized. Statistical program was used for data analysis. Exploratory factor analysis was applied in the study to measure construct validity. The reliability (Cronbach's alpha) of the data which were intended for overall effectiveness of NGOs data set, and each effectiveness of NGOs subscale items were tested. Correlation analysis was conducted in order to determine