Effective Management of Therapeutic Nutrition Services and their Role in Enhancing the Quality of Health Care Performance at Al-Jalaa Children's Hospital Tripoli - Libya

Abstract

Effective management of clinical therapeutic nutrition services is an integral part of modern healthcare, providing tremendous added value to the quality of healthcare provided by improving clinical outcomes for patients and achieving economic viability in hospitals and healthcare institutions. The study aimed to evaluate the level of effective management practices for therapeutic nutrition services provided and their impact on the quality of health care provided to the disease at the Children's Hospital in Tripoli. The descriptive analytical approach was used to evaluate the performance of effective management of nutrition services. Data were collected through a questionnaire prepared according to the Likert triple scale. Descriptive statistics, proportions, frequency, arithmetic mean, inferential statistics, T-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's coefficient were used. The results of the study showed that the level of management of therapeutic nutrition services at Al-Galaa Children's Hospital was moderate and lower than expected, which confirms the existence of a quality gap that requires urgent administrative interventions. The study also demonstrated that the effectiveness of therapeutic nutrition service management significantly impacts the dimensions of healthcare quality, namely responsiveness, reliability, safety, concreteness, and empathy. Conclusion shows that clear weaknesses in the infrastructure and physical and logistical equipment, particularly in the concrete dimension, which recorded the lowest levels of quality. And confirmed that human resource development and increasing the number and training of specialists are key factors in improving service efficiency and achieving patient and family satisfaction. Recommendations that enhancing the effective management of therapeutic nutrition services, along with investing in human resources and digital technologies, is a key approach to addressing existing gaps and achieving excellence in hospital healthcare performance.