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Yan J. An Analysis of Inpatient Satisfaction with Trust-related Factors of Public Secondary and Tertiary Hospitals in China. Qual Manag Health Care 2024; 33:166-175. [PMID: 38941583 DOI: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patient satisfaction surveys are implemented as an essential quality improvement tool in healthcare markets. This study investigates patient satisfaction in public secondary and tertiary hospitals and identifies factors contributing to inpatient satisfaction, particularly trust-related factors, to eventually improve the quality of care in the healthcare system. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between February and April 2021 in 31 Chinese provinces. Telephone interviews with computer assistance were used to gather data. Spearman Rank Correlation was used to analyze satisfaction with hospitalization services between secondary and tertiary hospitals. Multiple Linear Regression was used to determine the influencing factors of overall patient satisfaction. RESULTS Inpatients reported more satisfaction with inpatient care when doctors treated them respectfully (p < 0.01). Inpatients with higher self-identified social class reported higher satisfaction (p < 0.01). Inpatients who trust in most people in society (p < 0.01) and trust in the Chinese healthcare system (p < 0.01) reported higher satisfaction. Female inpatients reported higher overall satisfaction (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The study of Chinese inpatients in secondary and tertiary hospitals highlighted the importance of respect from doctors, their self-identified social class, and their trust in influencing satisfaction during their hospital stay and called for additional research into policy measures.
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- Jingjing Yan
- Author Affiliation: Department of Public Administration, College of Philosophy, Law & Political Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Bashkin O, Boltean R, Ben-Lulu R, Aharon M, Elhayany R, Yitzhak A, Guterman R, Abu-Freha N. A Patient-Centered Approach to Communication during Endoscopic Procedures: The Importance of Providing Information to Patients. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ 2024; 14:1688-1699. [PMID: 38921077 PMCID: PMC11202659 DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14060111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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The study aimed to explore patients' experiences and perceptions throughout the various stages of endoscopic procedures and examine the association between patient-centered communication and the patient's experience. A total of 191 patients responded to pre- and post-procedure surveys that inquired about fear and pain, patients' satisfaction regarding the information provided to them, perceptions and experience. Pain was associated with post-procedure fear (r = 0.63, p < 0.01) and negatively associated with reported patient experience at the end of the visit (r = -0.17, p < 0.01). Significant positive associations were found between patient experience and satisfaction from the information provided before (r = 0.47, p < 0.01) and the information provided after the procedure (r = 0.51, p < 0.001). A predictive model found that perceptions toward the physicians, satisfaction from information provided before discharge, and feelings of trust are predictors of the patient experience (F = 44.9, R2 = 0.61, p < 0.001). Patients' satisfaction with information provided before and after the procedure can positively affect the patients' experience, leading to a decrease in fear and anxiety and increasing compliance with medical recommendations. Strategies for PCC with endoscopic patients should be developed and designed in a participatory manner, taking into account the various aspects associated with the patient experience.
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- Osnat Bashkin
- Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ben-Tzvi 12, Ashkelon 78211, Israel
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- Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ben-Tzvi 12, Ashkelon 78211, Israel
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- Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ben-Tzvi 12, Ashkelon 78211, Israel
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- Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ben-Tzvi 12, Ashkelon 78211, Israel
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- Assuta Medical Center, Beer-Sheva 8489507, Israel; (R.E.); (A.Y.); (R.G.)
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- Assuta Medical Center, Beer-Sheva 8489507, Israel; (R.E.); (A.Y.); (R.G.)
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- Assuta Medical Center, Beer-Sheva 8489507, Israel; (R.E.); (A.Y.); (R.G.)
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- Assuta Medical Center, Beer-Sheva 8489507, Israel; (R.E.); (A.Y.); (R.G.)
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Akthar N, Nayak S, Pai P Y. A cross-sectional study on exploring the antecedents of patient's revisit intention: Mediating role of trust in the hospital among patients in India. F1000Res 2024; 12:75. [PMID: 38476970 PMCID: PMC10928416 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.128220.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In the healthcare domain, patients' trust in the hospital plays an instrumental role in determining the behavioral intention of the patient. This article attempts to investigate the impact of service quality perception on behavioral intention with the mediating effect of trust in the hospital and patient satisfaction. METHODS This research was carried out in multispecialty hospitals located in Bangalore Urban and Mysore districts of Karnataka during August 2021. This was a questionnaire-based study and the sample size was 242. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) 27.0 and SmartPLS 3.0 software was used to analyze the data. RESULTS The findings revealed that perceived service quality significantly influences trust through patient satisfaction (observed partial mediation) and patient satisfaction significantly impacts behavioral intention through trust (observed partial mediation). CONCLUSION This study empowers hospital managers to understand the factors influencing behavioral intention. Healthcare professionals must ensure that good quality service is delivered to enhance patient satisfaction and trust in adverse services, which influence behavioral intention among the patients.
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- Nahima Akthar
- Ph.D. Scholar, Manipal Institute of Management, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Additional Professor, Department of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higehr Education, Manipal, India
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- Professor - Senior Scale and Head of the Department, Department of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Lee AEJ, Ithinin S, Tan NC. Physician factors affecting patient preferences in selecting a primary care provider: A qualitative research study in Singapore. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298823. [PMID: 38427651 PMCID: PMC10906824 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Care continuity by a dedicated, well-trained primary care physician (PCP) has shown to improve health outcomes of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In Singapore's fee-for-service primary care system, patients can choose to consult any PCP in either a public (polyclinic), private (General Practitioners/ GP), or both types of clinics, resulting in potential fragmented care. Decision-making by patients in selecting their preferred PCP remains unclear. This study aims to explore the personal factors influencing the choice of PCP among patients with NCDs in primary care. METHODS This qualitative research study was conducted in a typical polyclinic. In-depth interviews were conducted on patients with NCDs. Purposive sampling was implemented to enrol patients who had previously consulted PCPs in polyclinics and GP clinics, garnering their perspectives and experiences of care received from both providers. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and audited. Data was coded and analysed using thematic content analysis to identify emerging themes. The physician-specific factors which influence patients' decision-making of PCP selection are presented here. RESULTS Twenty-one Asian patients aged 38 to 82 years were interviewed. They preferred PCPs with an approachable and genuine demeanour, exhibiting empathy and compassion. They valued the PCPs' verbal, non-verbal and listening skills. Regarding professional qualities, patients wanted PCPs to demonstrate competency and a patient-centred care approach. Some selected their PCP based on compatible age and gender that they felt comfortable with. Establishing good rapport with their PCP and maintaining continuity of care were deemed as major factors in patients' PCP selection. CONCLUSION Patients tended to select PCPs based on their personal characteristics, interpersonal skills, professional attributes, demographics, and the physician-patient relationship. PCPs should be aware of these attributes and demonstrate them during their patient interaction. Leveraging on this enables PCPs to build rapport with their patients and maintain care continuity to optimize their health outcomes.
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- SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore, Singapore
- SingHealth-Duke NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore
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Ancillotti M, Huls SPI, Krockow EM, Veldwijk J. Prosocial Behaviour and Antibiotic Resistance: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment. THE PATIENT 2024; 17:191-202. [PMID: 38117400 PMCID: PMC10894120 DOI: 10.1007/s40271-023-00666-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The health of a community depends on the health of its individuals; therefore, individual health behaviour can implicitly affect the health of the entire community. This is particularly evident in the case of infectious diseases. Because the level of prosociality in a community might determine the effectiveness of health programmes, prosocial behaviour may be a crucial disease-control resource. This study aimed to extend the literature on prosociality and investigate the role of altruism in antibiotic decision making. METHODS A discrete choice experiment was conducted to assess the influence of altruism on the general public's preferences regarding antibiotic treatment options. The survey was completed by 378 Swedes. Latent class analysis models were used to estimate antibiotic treatment characteristics and preference heterogeneity. A three-class model resulted in the best model fit, and altruism significantly impacted preference heterogeneity. RESULTS Our findings suggest that people with higher altruism levels had more pronounced preferences for treatment options with lower contributions to antibiotic resistance and a lower likelihood of treatment failure. Furthermore, altruism was statistically significantly associated with sex, education, and health literacy. CONCLUSIONS Antibiotic awareness, trust in healthcare systems, and non-discriminatory priority setting appear to be structural elements conducive to judicious and prosocial antibiotic behaviour. This study suggests that prosocial messages could help to decrease the demand for antibiotic treatments.
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- Mirko Ancillotti
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, BMC, SE 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Erasmus Choice Modelling Centre, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Psychology and Vision Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Erasmus Choice Modelling Centre, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ojo A, Rizun N, Walsh GS, Przychodzen W, Mashinchi MI, Foley C, Rohde D. Building confidence and trust in Ireland's National Maternity Services Workforce -What matters most and how? Health Policy 2023; 138:104947. [PMID: 37992566 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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National surveys on care experiences are increasingly adopted as regulatory mechanisms for improving care quality and increasing public trust in healthcare services. Based on data collected as part of Ireland's 2020 National Maternity Experience Survey, this study investigates care-related factors that contribute most to confidence and trust in the professional workforce (or carers) within Irish maternity services. The survey covered the full spectrum of maternity care and received 3,206 responses which were analysed using structural equation modelling. Results show that trust in carers may be enhanced through greater attention to the quality of interpersonal aspects of maternity care in a few core areas. We found that factors related to dignity and respect (β=0.270), involvement in decision-making (β=0.186), pain management (β=0.172), and communication (β=0.151) are core determinants of confidence and trust in the professional workforce of maternity services. Perceived quality of care in these four aspects increased on average, with the women's age. Women under 29 rated their experiences in these areas as significantly lower than the average. Women with a disability also rated their experiences significantly lower than average in three core areas. Our results suggest that trustworthy, equitable, and high-quality maternity care requires ongoing development of interpersonal skills within the maternity services professional workforce particularly in caring for younger women (under 29 years) and those with a disability.
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- Adegboyega Ojo
- School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland
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- CONNECT, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, Maynooth; School of Business, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland
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- National Care Experience Programme, Health Information and Quality Authority, Cork, Ireland
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- National Care Experience Programme, Health Information and Quality Authority, Cork, Ireland
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Wang YF, Lee YH, Lee CW, Shih YZ, Lee YK. Differences in patient-physician communication between the emergency department and other departments in a hospital setting in Taiwan. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:1279. [PMID: 37986078 PMCID: PMC10662510 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10311-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Communication fosters trust and understanding between patients and physicians, and specific communication steps help to build relationships. Communication in the emergency department may be different from that in other departments due to differences in medical purposes and treatments. However, the characteristics of communication in the clinical settings of various departments have not been explored nor compared. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to construct the steps in patient-physician communication based on the Roter Communication Model and compare communication performance between the emergency department and three other clinical settings-internal medicine, surgery, and family medicine departments. METHODS Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were adopted. First, in-depth interviews were used to analyze clinical communication steps and meanings. Then, a quantitative questionnaire was designed based on the interview results to investigate differences in communication between the emergency department and the other three departments. Qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed from 20 interviews and 98 valid questionnaires. RESULTS Patient-physician communication consists of four steps and ten factors. The four steps-greeting and data gathering, patient education and counseling, facilitation and patient activation, and building a relationship-had significant progressive effects. Patient education and counseling had an additional significant effect on building a relationship. The emergency department performed less well in the facilitation and patient activation, building a relationship step and the evaluation method, enhancement method, and attitude factors than the other departments. CONCLUSIONS To improve the quality of patient-physician communication in the emergency department, physicians should strengthen the steps of facilitation and patient activation to encourage patients' active engagement in their health care.
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- Yi-Fen Wang
- Department of Senior Citizen Services, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Adult & Continuing Education, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Emergency Department, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 2, Minsheng Rd., Dalin Township, Chiayi County, 622, Taiwan
- School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Adult & Continuing Education, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Emergency Department, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 2, Minsheng Rd., Dalin Township, Chiayi County, 622, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
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Alzoubi MM, KS H, AM R, Al-Zoubi KM, AL-Mugheed K, Alsenany SA, Oweidat I, Abdelaliem SM. Effect of total quality management intervention on nurse commitment and nurse performance: A quasi-experimental study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e35390. [PMID: 37800832 PMCID: PMC10552992 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000035390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to design, implement, and evaluate the impact of a total quality management intervention on job performance and commitment among Jordanian nurses working in government hospitals. METHODS A quasi-experimental multiple time series was conducted starting in September 2017 and ending in June 2018. 140 nurses were sampled using the proportionate stratified random sampling technique; 132 were completed the study 67 the intervention group, while 65 in the control group. RESULTS There were no significant differences in nurses' job performance or commitment between the 2 groups (control and intervention). A repeated measure MANOVA test for both groups revealed that the interaction between group and time was statistically significant (F (4, 127) = 144.841; P = .001; Wilk's Λ = 0.180; η2 = .820), indicating that groups had a significantly different pattern of job performance and commitment over time. A repeated test The MANCOVA test for both groups across time revealed significant differences in nurses' job performance and nurses' commitment at a less than 0.05 significance level (F (2127) = 320.724; P = .001; Wilk's Λ = 0.165; η2 = 0.835), and the overall effect of time was significant for all dependent variables (F (4125) = 36.879; P = .001; Wilk's Λ = 0.459; η2 = 0.541). CONCLUSION The educational intervention was effective in improving nursing job performance among the study sample. The improved commitment of respondents in the intervention group was attributed to the improvement in job performance.
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- Majdi M. Alzoubi
- Faculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Community Health Department, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malasia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Community Health Department, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malasia
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- Department of Banking and Financial Sciences, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nursing Management, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Department of Nursing Management and Education, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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An S, Lee P, Shin CH. Effects of Servicescapes on Interaction Quality, Service Quality, and Behavioral Intention in a Healthcare Setting. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2498. [PMID: 37761694 PMCID: PMC10531087 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11182498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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This study develops a conceptual framework that encompasses servicescapes and customer perceptions and behaviors, and conducts an empirical investigation of healthcare service facilities. Structural equation modeling is performed using a sample of 271 patients who received treatment within one year at hospitals and clinics located in the metropolitan area of Seoul, South Korea. The results of the empirical analysis show that service quality improvements and patient revisits to healthcare facilities can be induced through servicescape improvements and interaction quality. These results make theoretical contributions to the service management literature and have practical implications for the operations of healthcare facilities.
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- Sohyun An
- Graduate School of Service Management, Kyonggi University, Seoul 03753, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Business Administration, Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Business Administration, Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, Republic of Korea
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Ghali Z, Garrouch K, Aljasser A. Drivers of Patients' Behavioral Intention toward Public and Private Clinics' Services. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2336. [PMID: 37628533 PMCID: PMC10454006 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11162336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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In an era of growing competition in the healthcare market, adopting a patient-centered approach is mandatory for the survival and growth of any public or private hospital. This requires a better understanding of patients' behavior and an increased focus on satisfying their needs and expectations. This paper was developed in this context and aims to study the main drivers of patients' behavioral intentions. A conceptual model was proposed, highlighting the linkages between service quality, doctors' reputation, patients' trust, service value, and patients' behavioral intentions. To examine the different research hypotheses, a quantitative study including 242 patients was conducted in Saudi Arabia using the convenience sampling method. The smart PLS approach was used to test the measurement and structural models. The findings indicated that trust and service value positively affected patients' behavioral intentions. Trust in the healthcare provider was positively affected by two dimensions of service quality: healthcare provider concern and physician concern. Trust in doctors was found to be positively related to the reputation of the doctor. Service value was positively influenced by the convenience of the healthcare process, healthcare provider concerns, and doctors' reputations. This study is original because it is among the few studies that investigate patients' behavioral intentions toward healthcare services in a developing country (Saudi Arabia). Furthermore, it is among the rare studies to examine the role of doctors' reputations in service values. The findings would offer meaningful implications for practitioners in the healthcare market for maintaining relationships with their patients.
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- Zohra Ghali
- Department of Business Administration, College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh 93499, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Business Administration, College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh 93499, Saudi Arabia;
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- Master in Business Administration, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh 93499, Saudi Arabia;
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Basagoitia A, Burrowes S, Solis-Soto MT, MacMillan G, Sullivan S. Community and provider perceptions and experiences of cervical cancer screening in Rural Bolivia: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23:359. [PMID: 37407967 PMCID: PMC10324272 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02500-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite efforts to increase cervical cancer screening access in rural Bolivia, uptake remains low. Bolivia has one of the highest cervical cancer mortality rates in the Americas. As it redoubles efforts to deliver Universal Health Care, the Bolivian government needs information on the factors constraining cervical cancer screening access and utilization, especially in rural areas. METHODS Our qualitative study explored cervical cancer screening barriers and described community and provider perceptions and experiences of care. Bolivian and US researchers analyzed data collected from eight focus groups with male and female community members (n = 80) and interviews with healthcare providers (n = 6) in four purposively selected rural communities in Hernando Siles, Bolivia. Deductive and inductive codes were used to thematically analyze data using MaxQDA software. RESULTS Four themes emerged from the data: lack of knowledge/misconceptions, health system inadequacy, lack of confidence in providers, and opportunities for improvement. Both men and women displayed misconceptions about the causes of cervical cancer, its consequences, the recommended screening frequency, and the means of accessing care. Providers noted community members' lack of knowledge and low risk-perception as utilization barriers but also highlighted poor health service quality and inconsistent health education as factors. Poor healthcare quality was a significant barrier; this included poor patient-provider communication, lack of transportation to screening facilities, and severe delays in receiving test results. Providers also noted problems with provider training and physical space for screening. Community members reported low confidence in nurses to perform screening, preferring doctors and specialists. They also expressed discomfort in having male healthcare providers conduct screening. Suggestions for improvements included more intensive cervical cancer outreach to rural areas and having specialists train lower-level providers to perform screening. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that poor healthcare quality has affected screening uptake in addition to physical barriers to care. They indicate a need for initiatives to reduce reporting time for Pap test results, the incorporation of community-based HPV self-sampling into screening protocols, and the implementation of programs to improve community confidence in providers' ability to perform screening.
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- Armando Basagoitia
- Salud Global, Urriolagoitia #354 Primer Piso Urriolagoitia 354, Sucre, Bolivia
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- Touro University California Public Health Program, CEHS, 1310 Club Drive Vallejo, Vallejo, CA 94592 USA
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- Touro University California Public Health Program, CEHS, 1310 Club Drive Vallejo, Vallejo, CA 94592 USA
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- Touro University California Public Health Program, CEHS, 1310 Club Drive Vallejo, Vallejo, CA 94592 USA
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Lindström M, Pirouzifard M. Trust in regional politicians and mortality: A population-based prospective cohort study. Prev Med Rep 2023; 33:102189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Lewandowski R, Goncharuk AG, Cirella GT. Assessing trust with injected health information in Poland’s healthcare system: Lay people versus healthcare workers. JOURNAL OF TRUST RESEARCH 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/21515581.2023.2182313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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- Roman Lewandowski
- Institute of Management and Quality Science, Faculty of Economics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Lungu GG, Chodzaza E, Kamanga M, Chikazinga W, Jere D. Status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23:53. [PMID: 36759826 PMCID: PMC9909957 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Information, education, and communication is a strategy to spread awareness through communication channels to a target audience to achieve a desired positive result. Women are supposed to receive information, education, and communication at each contact with the health worker during antenatal care. In Malawi, information, education, and communication for antenatal care is inadequate despite high antenatal care coverage. Most women do not receive it as stipulated. This could be one of the reasons that maternal and neonatal mortality is high. The provision of information, education, and communication is supposed to help in reducing maternal mortality because it is intended to develop positive attitudes towards health behaviours to support pregnant women accessing health services when required. This study, therefore, assessed the status of information, education, and communication as perceived by clients receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital in Malawi. METHODS A descriptive study design with a sample of 384 pregnant women attending antenatal care was used. The sample size for the study was calculated using Lemeshow, Hosmer, Klar and Rwanga's formula. Systematic random sampling method was used to select the study participants. Data were analysed using a statistical package for social sciences software version 20.0. RESULTS Findings revealed that information, education, and communication provided during antenatal care were inadequate. Most information was offered. However, no topic was rated adequate by 80% of the respondents according to the Likert Scale that was used. The majority of the respondents (71.4%, n = 274) (95% CI 66.5. 75.8) preferred to receive information, education, and communication from midwives who are in the category of skilled attendants. Results further showed that more than half of the respondents participated passively and spent little time receiving information, education, and communication. CONCLUSION The findings signify that information, education, and communication provided to women receiving antenatal care at Chiradzulu District Hospital had some gaps. It was inadequate and some topics were not taught. The target audience participated passively. It is recommended that midwives should provide the information, education, and communication and must have adequate contact time with the women. This is so because they are believed to be trusted sources of information.
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- Gaily Graysham Lungu
- Department of Midwifery, School of Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, P/Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3., Blantyre, Malawi.
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- grid.517969.5Department of Midwifery, School of Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, P/Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3., Blantyre, Malawi
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- grid.517969.5Department of Midwifery, School of Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, P/Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3., Blantyre, Malawi
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- grid.517969.5School of Nursing. Department of Nursing Education, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, P/Bag 1, Capital City, Lilongwe Malawi
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- grid.517969.5School of Nursing, Department of Mental Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, P/Bag 360, Chichiri Blantyre 3, Malawi
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Murry LT, Witry MJ, Urmie JM. A qualitative exploration of patient preferences for Medicare Part D consultation services offered in a community pharmacy setting. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2023; 63:97-107.e3. [PMID: 36151025 DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Community pharmacies currently offer Medicare Part D consultation services to help eligible beneficiaries select prescription medication insurance. Despite these service offerings, there is a paucity of information on patient preferences for these service offerings and optimal service delivery from the patient perspective. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate patient expectations of and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for community pharmacy Medicare Part D consultation services, (2) identify components of Medicare Part D consultation services associated with service quality, and (3) explore differences in preferences and service expectations between services-experienced and service-naive patients. METHODS This was a qualitative exploratory study, with data collected using interviews and a follow-up supplemental survey with participants recruited from 5 community pharmacies across the state of Iowa participating in the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network. A total of 17 patients contacted the research team for participation. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, with qualitative data analysis performed using template analysis guided by the SERVQUAL framework. Interview participants were invited to complete a supplemental survey. Descriptive statistics and frequencies were generated for survey items. Service-experienced and service-naive survey responses Pearson chi-square and Welch t tests were used to determine significant differences between service-experienced and service-naive responses for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. RESULTS In total, all 17 patients who contacted the research team agreed to participate in interviews, with 8 service-experienced and 9 service-naive interviews completed. Template analysis identified 14 subdomains across the SERVQUAL domains. Similarities and differences in service preferences between groups were identified, focusing on patient-pharmacist trust, past service experience, and WTP. All interview participants completed supplemental surveys, with no statistically significant differences between service-experienced and service-naive participant characteristics identified. CONCLUSIONS Service-experienced patients emphasized components of the service that contribute to service quality and generally reported higher WTP values. Many service-naive patients were unaware community pharmacies provided consultation services, suggesting that pharmacists may benefit from considering how services are offered to patients based on the specific preferences and expectations and consider ways to increase awareness of service offerings.
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Quality of nutrition services in primary health care facilities of Dhaka city: State of nutrition mainstreaming in urban Bangladesh. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0278621. [PMID: 36516160 PMCID: PMC9749975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite high prevalence of malnutrition little is known about the quality of nutrition services provided through urban health systems. This study aimed to fill in knowledge gaps on quality of nutrition service provision at public primary health care facilities in urban Dhaka. METHOD This cross-sectional study was conducted from April-July 2019 in Dhaka City. Fifty-three health facilities were sampled following NetCode protocol. Quality of nutrition services was assessed in terms of structural readiness, process, and client satisfaction. Structural readiness included equipment, guidelines, and registers, and knowledge of health professionals (n = 130). For process, client provider interaction was observed (ANC: n = 159, Pediatric: n = 150). For outcome assessment, client's satisfaction with nutrition service provision was measured through interviews with pregnant women (n = 165) and caregivers of 0-24 month-old children (n = 162). Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using SPSS. RESULTS There were gaps in availability of equipment and guidelines in health facilities. Only 30% of healthcare providers received basic nutrition training. The mean knowledge score was 5.8 (range 0-10) among ANC providers and 7.8 for pediatric service providers. Process: Only 17.6% health facilities had dedicated space for counselling, 48.4% of pregnant women received four key nutrition services; 22.6% of children had adequate growth monitoring; and 38.7% of caregivers received counselling on exclusive breastfeeding. Outcome: The mean satisfaction with services was 4.3 for ANC and 4.0 for paediatric visits (range 1-5). Participants attending public facilities had significantly lower satisfaction compared to those attending private and NGO health facilities. CONCLUSION There were gaps in facility readiness, and implementation of nutrition services. The clients were more satisfied with services at private facilities compared to public. The gaps in nutrition service delivery need to be adequately addressed to ensure promotion of good nutrition and early detection and management of malnutrition among pregnant women and children in urban Bangladesh.
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Bai X, Hossain MN, Kumar N, Hossain MY. Effect of Perceived Fear, Quality, and Self-Determination on Learners' Retention Intention on MOOCs. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2022; 15:2843-2857. [PMID: 36217377 PMCID: PMC9547593 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s379378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand how perceived fear, course quality, and self-determination of learners influence the retention rate of massive open online courses (MOOCs) during the time of pandemic. Methodology The proposed developed model is comprised of IS success, expectation confirmation and self-determination theories. Data were collected from 284 respondents and the structural equation modeling was applied to interpret and analyze the data. Additionally, importance-performance maps were plotted to prioritize essential findings. Findings The findings revealed that course quality, identified and integrated regulation (motivation) all significantly affect perceived usefulness and satisfaction to influence learners' retention intention. Moreover, the importance performance map analysis (IPMA) exhibited that integrated regulations and course quality are very significant factors with very limited focus. Therefore, developers should improve the performance of these two factors to overcome the dropout rate. Originality This research analyzed the effect of the course quality, learners' determination and fear of the pandemic as the determining factors. Besides, the impacts of motivational factors (integrated, identified, introjected and external) from determination theory were also investigated on the learner's satisfaction. Finally, these factors were tested in the context pandemic that gave us new insights, which are not similar to pre-pandemic phase; ie, learners prefer course quality rather than system quality, because they demand new skill and knowledge to increase competitive advantage.
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- Xuchen Bai
- China Institute of Education and Social Development, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Army Institute of Business Administration Savar, Savar, Bangladesh
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- School of Business Administration, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Business Studies, University of Information Technology and Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Zeng Z, Deng Q, Liu W. Knowledge sharing of health technology among clinicians in integrated care system: The role of social networks. Front Psychol 2022; 13:926736. [PMID: 36237697 PMCID: PMC9553305 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.926736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Promoting clinicians' knowledge sharing of appropriate health technology within the integrated care system (ICS) is of great vitality in bridging the technological gap between member institutions. However, the role of social networks in knowledge sharing of health technology is still largely unknown. To address this issue, the study aims to clarify the influence of clinicians' social networks on knowledge sharing of health technology within the ICS. A questionnaire survey was conducted among the clinicians in the Alliance of Liver Disease Specialists in Fujian Province, China. Social network analysis was conducted using NetDraw and UCINET, and the quadratic assignment procedure (QAP) multiple regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of knowledge sharing of health technology. The results showed that the ICS played an insufficient role in promoting overall knowledge sharing, especially inter-institutional knowledge sharing. Trust, emotional support, material support, and cognitive proximity positively influenced knowledge sharing of health technology, while the frequency of interaction and relationship importance had a negative impact on it. The finding extended the research scope of social network theory to the field of healthcare and will bridge the evidence gap in the influence of the clinicians' social networks on their knowledge sharing within the ICS, providing new ideas to boost knowledge sharing and diffusion of appropriate health technology.
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Carlson GC, Than CT, Rose D, Brunner J, Chanfreau-Coffinier C, Canelo IA, Klap R, Bean-Mayberry B, Agrawal A, Hamilton AB, Gerber MR, Yano EM. What Drives Women Veterans' Trust in VA Healthcare Providers? Womens Health Issues 2022; 32:499-508. [PMID: 35367107 PMCID: PMC9522916 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2022.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Little is known about women veterans' trust in Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and what factors promote trust in VA providers. We examined provider behaviors and characteristics of women veterans associated with trust in their VA providers. METHODS We used a 2015 survey of women veterans who were routine users of primary care at 12 VA medical centers (n = 1,395). Patient trust in their VA provider was measured on a seven-item scale. We used multiple logistic regression to examine associations of patient-provider communication and gender appropriateness with complete trust in VA provider (100 [complete trust] vs. <100 [less than complete trust]), controlling for patient characteristics. RESULTS On average, 39.7% of women veterans reported complete trust in their VA providers. Those with complete trust reported greater patient-provider communication and gender appropriateness of VA services than those with less-than-complete trust (all ps ≤ .001). In multiple logistic regression models, higher ratings of provider communication (adjusted odds ratio, 2.37), gender-appropriate care (adjusted odds ratio, 1.93), and trauma-sensitive communication (adjusted odds ratios, 1.79-6.08) were associated with a higher likelihood of reporting complete trust in their VA provider. CONCLUSIONS Women veterans reported high levels of trust in their VA providers. Provider communication, gender-appropriate care, and trauma-sensitive communication were associated with greater patient trust. Although it is important to highlight the steps already taken by VA to increase the quality of care for women veterans, current findings suggest that women veterans' trust may be further increased by interventions to improve trauma-informed care by VA providers.
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- Gwendolyn C Carlson
- Department of Mental Health, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Mental Health, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Albany Medical College, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- VA Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California; Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California; Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
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Zhou X, He Q, Li Q, Kuang J, Han Y, Chen J. Factors Associated with Outpatient Satisfaction in Provincial Tertiary Hospitals in Nanchang, China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148226. [PMID: 35886078 PMCID: PMC9351663 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Outpatient satisfaction is important in evaluating the performance of tertiary public hospitals in China. However, only a few studies have examined the interaction between outpatient satisfaction and its related factors. This study aimed to explore the relationship between patient satisfaction and its related factors in provincial tertiary hospitals. Six hundred outpatients in three provincial tertiary hospitals in Nanchang, China, were randomly selected. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the relationship of the factors associated with outpatient satisfaction. The conceptual model fitted the data well (χ2/df = 4.367, CFI = 0.951, TLI = 0.937, SRMR = 0.055, RMSEA = 0.075), with all the path coefficients being statistically significant (p < 0.001). The environment and facilities showed the most significant influence on outpatient satisfaction (standardized total effect = 0.389), followed by the quality of diagnosis and treatment (standardized total effect = 0.235). The waiting time for medical services showed a partial mediation effect of 0.077 between the environment and facilities and outpatient satisfaction. The study indicates that targeted measures should be taken to improve the amenities of hospitals and shorten the waiting time for medical services, thus further improving outpatients’ medical experience.
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- Xiaojun Zhou
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; (X.Z.); (Q.H.); (Q.L.); (J.K.)
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; (X.Z.); (Q.H.); (Q.L.); (J.K.)
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; (X.Z.); (Q.H.); (Q.L.); (J.K.)
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; (X.Z.); (Q.H.); (Q.L.); (J.K.)
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- Library of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China;
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; (X.Z.); (Q.H.); (Q.L.); (J.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0791-86362283
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Carvalho JMS, Rodrigues N. Perceived Quality and Users’ Satisfaction with Public–Private Partnerships in Health Sector. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19138188. [PMID: 35805844 PMCID: PMC9266381 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In Portugal, the government has accepted private management within public hospitals since 1996. The objectives of the state were to ensure more efficiency in resource management and maintain or increase the service quality provided to the users. Four public hospitals have been managed with a public–private partnership (PPP) approach. This study aimed to empirically analyse the degree of satisfaction of the Portuguese population regarding the service quality provided by PPP and Public Management Hospitals (PMH) within a structural equation model, and verify if people’s literacy level, age, education, and income moderate their opinions. The study used 2077 valid questionnaire responses applied in the four regions served by the eight hospitals. The results show that the users of the PPP hospitals are more satisfied than those from PMH with statistical significance. Literacy level moderates the relationship between perceived quality and users’ satisfaction, and education moderates the same relationship only in the context of PPP hospitals. More educated people with a high literacy level are more demanding, both regarding PPP and PMH hospitals. Nevertheless, the results are very beneficial to the PPP model; thus, improved decision-making regarding contract renewal might help policymakers consider the findings of this paper.
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- João M. S. Carvalho
- Department of Economics and Management, REMIT—Universidade Portucalense, R. António Bernardino de Almeida 541, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
- Social Sciences Institute, CICS.NOVA—Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- Department of Social Sciences and Management, CEG—Universidade Aberta, 1250-100 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Economics and Management, REMIT—Universidade Portucalense, R. António Bernardino de Almeida 541, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia, 4400-107 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal;
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Shie AJ, Huang YF, Li GY, Lyu WY, Yang M, Dai YY, Su ZH, Wu YJ. Exploring the Relationship Between Hospital Service Quality, Patient Trust, and Loyalty From a Service Encounter Perspective in Elderly With Chronic Diseases. Front Public Health 2022; 10:876266. [PMID: 35692341 PMCID: PMC9174694 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.876266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Based on the service encounter perspective, this study combines theoretical foundations for such factors as service quality and the characteristics of the hospital service industry to develop a research model scale to investigate whether the quality of hospital services affects patients' perceptions of health service encounters, trust, and loyalty. Nowadays, with the advancement of medical technology, patients pay more attention to the quality of medical services and good service encounters provided by healthcare professionals in order to establish positive patient relationships; hospitals need to improve their own service quality and establish good patient trust relationships so that doctor-patient satisfaction and loyalty can be improved. In a review of related literature, this study found that most past studies focused on issues related of quality of medical services and patient satisfaction, but ignored those related to the relationship between medical service encounters and patient trust and loyalty, as well as the lack of scientific measurement markers for service encounters in the Chinese medical service industry. Therefore, this study uses the Service Encounter Perspective and Service Quality Theory Development Research Scale to collect and analyze data for a typical case of a Chinese tertiary hospital. Finally, this study explores the relationship between the four variables of service quality, service encounter, trust, and loyalty by means of a questionnaire and statistical analysis of the data. Finally, it is concluded that the higher the service quality of the hospital, the higher the customer trust, the higher the service encounter, and in the greater the doctor-patient loyalty.
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- An-Jin Shie
- College of Business Administration, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
- School of Economics and Management, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an, China
- International College, Krirk University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Yung-Fu Huang
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- Shandong Holyscape Marketing Research & Consulting Co., Ltd, Jinan, China
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- International College, Krirk University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- International College, Krirk University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- International Business School, Shandong Jiaotong University, Jinan, China
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- College of Business Administration, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- Graduate Institute of Global Business and Strategy, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Humanities and Arts, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
- Yenchun Jim Wu
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McDonald CB, Heydenrych I. The Importance of Functional Quality in Patient Satisfaction: Cosmetic Injectable Patient Experience Exploratory Study-Part 2. Aesthet Surg J Open Forum 2022; 4:ojac044. [PMID: 35795885 PMCID: PMC9252022 DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojac044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Quality assessment comprises 2 distinct forms: technical quality (TQ) and functional quality (FQ). On the one hand, TQ describes accuracy and excellence, the degree to which procedures are done "correctly." On the other hand, FQ is the way services are delivered and represents how the customer perceives and experiences the treatment or service. Objectives To determine the relative importance of functional quality factors in the care of cosmetic injectable patients and return patronage. Methods The Cosmetic Injectable Patient Experience Exploratory Study (CIPEES) survey assessed reasons for return patronage to a specific cosmetic injector and the correlation between satisfaction with cosmetic results (patient assessment of TQ) and respondents' trust level in their practitioner, a marker for FQ. Results The CIPEES survey collected 1488 responses across 75 countries, with 66% of participants completing all 15 questions. The respondents were 95.6% female and 4.4% male, with ages ranging from 18 years to >65 years old (median 33 years old). The number one ranked reason for returning to a previous cosmetic injector (return patronage) was "Trust in my practitioner's action and ability," closely followed by "Cosmetic result/outcome from the previous treatment/s." Respondents' level of satisfaction with their cosmetic results also correlated highly with trust in their practitioners. Conclusions In order to maximize patient satisfaction and return patronage, healthcare practitioners should focus on improving FQ care and value it at least as high as TQ in the delivery of cosmetic injectable treatments.
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- Cara B McDonald
- Corresponding Author:Dr Cara B. McDonald, 39 Station Street, Sunbury 3429, Victoria, Australia. E-mail: ; Instagram: @drcara_dermatologist
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Wu Q, Jin Z, Wang P. The Relationship Between the Physician-Patient Relationship, Physician Empathy, and Patient Trust. J Gen Intern Med 2022; 37:1388-1393. [PMID: 34405348 PMCID: PMC9086002 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND A trusting physician-patient relationship is an essential component of high-quality care. OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between the physician-patient relationship, physician empathy, and patient trust. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS A total of 3289 patients (response rate 68.6%) from 103 hospitals in eastern, central, and western China completed surveys. MAIN MEASURE Physician empathy, patient trust, and physician-patient relationship were measured by the Chinese version of Consultation and Relational Empathy Scale, Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale, and Patient-Doctor Relationship Questionnaire, respectively. Bootstrapped mediation analysis was performed. KEY RESULTS There were moderate to strong correlations between physician empathy, patient overall trust, and patient trust in physician's benevolence and competence, and the physician-patient relationship (r = 0.49-0.75, P < 0.01 for all). Patients' evaluation of physician-patient relationship was predicted by their perception of physician empathy, patient overall trust, and trust in the physician's benevolence. Mediation analysis showed that the indirect effect of physician empathy on physician-patient relationship through patient overall trust was significant (β = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.15-0.21) and that the mediation effect of patient trust in physician's benevolence was significant (β = 0.24, 95% CI: 0.20-0.28), though the mediation effect of patient trust in physician's competence was not (β = 0.01, 95% CI: -0.02 to 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Patients' perception of physician empathy influences their evaluation of the physician-patient relationship both directly and indirectly via patient trust in the physician's benevolence. These findings underline the importance of patient belief in physician benevolence and empathy in building trustful and harmonious relationships between physicians and patients.
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- Qing Wu
- Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.,School of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China. .,School of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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Fiakpa EA, Nguyen TH, Armstrong A. Assessing service quality and the perceptual difference between employees and patients of public hospitals in a developing country. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITY AND SERVICE SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/ijqss-09-2021-0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
This study aims to examine service quality in Nigerian general hospitals and determines possible differences in service quality perceptions between employees and patients.
Design/methodology/approach
Using the Servqual scale, data was collected from 328 employees and patients of two government hospitals in Abuja and Delta states. Analysis was carried out using SPSS 26 package for constructs reliability frequency, mean, standard deviation and t-statistics.
Findings
The study found significant differences in the perception of service quality between employees and patients of the Nigerian general hospitals. While employees gave a high rating to empathy, patients rated it low. Also, the patients’ poor perception of tangible did not match the employees’ high perception. Other specific findings are patients’ unfavourable assessment of the physical facilities and judged the staff to lack professional dressing. Patients felt the hospitals could not provide necessary equipment for their procedures and thus considered their services unreliable.
Practical implications
Reliability was perceived as a significant problem in this study; therefore, the hospitals management should ensure correct diagnoses and treatment results of the highest quality and timely services. Also, the management should invoke strong relationships between the employees and patients to earn patients’ trust. Employees should ensure to listen to patients’ complaints and find solutions promptly. Patients need health-care workers’ support and rely on their abilities; Therefore, health-care workers should be highly dependable and show empathic behaviour in discharging their duties. Health-care managers must access employees‘ and patients’ particular perceptual gaps and reconcile the difference before further quality improvement initiatives.
Originality/value
The findings in this study strengthen the clamour for assessing service quality from both employees and patients’ views in public hospitals. Hospital service quality is complex and primarily judged from the patients’ perspective. This study showed that health-care quality means different things to all stakeholders.
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Lindström M, Pirnouzifard M. Trust in the healthcare system and mortality: A population-based prospective cohort study in southern Sweden. SSM Popul Health 2022; 18:101109. [PMID: 35535209 PMCID: PMC9077527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Aims To investigate associations between trust in the healthcare system and all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer and other causes mortality. Study design Prospective cohort study. Methods A public health questionnaire was conducted in 2008 in Scania, the southernmost part of Sweden, with a 54.1% participation rate with a postal questionnaire and three reminders. In this study 24,833 respondents were included. The baseline questionnaire study was linked to prospective 8.3-year follow-up cause-specific mortality register data. Survival (Cox) regression analyses were conducted. Results A 15.2% proportion of respondents reported very high, 59.1% rather high, and 21.7% not particularly high trust in the healthcare system, while 3.2% reported no trust at all and 0.9% did not know. The groups with rather high and not particularly high trust in the healthcare system had significantly lower all-cause mortality than the reference group with very high trust in the healthcare system. These statistically significant results remained throughout the multiple analyses, and were explained by lower cancer mortality in both the rather high and not particularly high trust respondent groups, and lower cardiovascular mortality in the not particularly high trust respondent group. No significant results were observed in the adjusted models for other causes mortality. No significant results were observed for the no trust and don't know categories in the multiple adjusted models, but these groups are small. Conclusions The results suggest a comparative advantage of moderate trust compared to very high trust in this setting of long waiting times for cancer and CVD treatment. Trust in the healthcare system and mortality was investigated. Rather high and not particularly high trust groups had lower all-cause mortality than the very high trust group. The lower mortality was mainly explained by lower cancer mortality. The lower mortality was partly explained by lower CVD mortality. The findings are associated with long-term queueing for particularly cancer treatment.
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Mweemba C, Mapulanga M, Jacobs C, Katowa-Mukwato P, Maimbolwa M. Access barriers to maternal healthcare services in selected hard-to-reach areas of Zambia: a mixed methods design. Pan Afr Med J 2021; 40:4. [PMID: 34650654 PMCID: PMC8490167 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.4.28423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introduction poor access to maternal health services is a one of the major contributing factors to maternal deaths in low-resource settings, and understanding access barriers to maternal services is an important step for targeting interventions aimed at promoting institutional delivery and improving maternal health. This study explored access barriers to maternal and antenatal services in Kaputa and Ngabwe; two of Zambia´s rural and hard-to-reach districts. Methods a concurrent mixed methods approach was therefore, undertaken to exploring three access dimensions, namely availability, affordability and acceptability, in the two districts. Structured interviews were conducted among 190 eligible women in both districts, while key informant interviews, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted for the qualitative component. Results the study found that respondents were happy with facilities´ opening and closing times in both districts. By comparison, however, women in Ngabwe spent significantly more time traveling to facilities than those in Kaputa, with bad roads and transport challenges cited as factors affecting service use. The requirement to have a traditional birth attendant (TBA) accompany a woman when going to deliver from the facility, and paying these TBAs, was a notable access barrier. Generally, services seemed to be more acceptable in Kaputa than in Ngabwe, though both districts complained about long queues, being delivered by male health workers and having delivery rooms next to male wards. Conclusion based on the indicators of access used in this study, maternal health services seemed to be more accessible in Kaputa compared to Ngabwe.
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- Chris Mweemba
- Department of Health Policy, Systems and Management, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Public Health, University of Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Rashidin M, Gang D, Javed S, Hasan M. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Sustaining the E-Commerce Ecosystem. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.4018/jgim.304067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A large number of customers have used traditional e-commerce portals, where there are no assurance of product quality, display of all features, picture search, virtual chat service, product recommendation and tracking facility. Due to these disadvantages,the customers have switched to Alibaba and Tencent products line and remain in the ecosystem.present study drew on Quo Bias theory to investigate the customer behaviour to remain on the e-commerce platform.Twenty-eight in-depth interviews were conducted to extract the variables and proposed a model based on risk theory as well as CRCB framework. An offline survey was distributed to 649 (valid) ecommerce users; valid data was assessed and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results show CRCB was influenced by switching cost and comparative attraction. Moreover, negative (undesirable) attitudes mediate the relationship between risk perception and CRCB, has a positive impact on undesirable WoM. The study findings help the managers and policy makers to devise a new policy and serve the customers in a better way.
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- Central Supply-Chain Cloud Finance Company Limited, Beijing, China
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- University of International Business an Economics, China
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Lewandowski R, Goncharuk AG, Cirella GT. Restoring patient trust in healthcare: medical information impact case study in Poland. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:865. [PMID: 34429101 PMCID: PMC8383260 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06879-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study empirically evaluates the influence of medical information on patient trust at the physician level, the medical profession, hospitals, and with the payer. Restoring patient trust in a medical setting in Poland appears to be significantly affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient trust improves results from medical treatment, raises perception of healthcare performance, and smoothens the overall functionality of healthcare systems. METHODS In order to study trust volatility, patients took part in a three-stage experiment designed via: (1) measured level of trust, (2) randomly dividing participants into two groups-control (i.e., re-examination of level of trust) and experimental (i.e., being exposed to a piece of certain manipulative information), and (3) checking whether observational changes were permanent. RESULTS Results indicate that in the experimental group the increase of trust was noticed in the payer (27.7%, p < 0.001), hospitals (10.9%, p = 0.011), and physicians (decrease of 9.2%, p = 0.036). CONCLUSION The study indicated that in Poland medical information is likely to influence patient trust in healthcare while interpersonal and social trust levels may be related to increases of trust in hospitals and in the payer versus decreases in physicians.
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- Roman Lewandowski
- Faculty of Management, University of Social Sciences, Lodz, Poland
- Voivodeship Rehabilitation Hospital for Children in Ameryka, Ameryka, Poland
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- Department of Management, International Humanitarian University, Odessa, Ukraine.
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Parsaeian M, Mahdavi M, Saadati M, Mehdipour P, Sheidaei A, Khatibzadeh S, Farzadfar F, Shahraz S. Introducing an efficient sampling method for national surveys with limited sample sizes: application to a national study to determine quality and cost of healthcare. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1414. [PMID: 34273940 PMCID: PMC8285867 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11441-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Sampling a small number of participants from an entire country is not straightforward. In this case, researchers reluctantly sample from a single setting or few settings, which limits the generalizability of findings. Therefore, there is a need to design efficient sampling method for small sample size surveys that can produce generalizable results at the country level. Methods Data comprised of twenty proxy variables to measure health services demands, structures, and outcomes of 413 districts of Iran. We used two data mining methods (hierarchical clustering method (HCM) and model-based clustering method (MCM)) to create homogenous groups of districts, i.e., strata based on these variables. We compared the internal and stability validity of the methods by statistical indices. An expert group checked the face validity of the methods, particularly regarding the total number of strata and the combination of districts in each stratum. The efficiency of selected method, which is measured by the inverse of variance, was compared with a simple random sampling (SRS) through simulation. The sampling design was tested in a national study in Iran, which aimed to evaluate the quality and costs of medical care for eight selected diseases by only recruiting 300 participants per disease at the country level. Results MCM and HCM divided the districts into eight and two clusters, respectively. The measures of internal and stability validity showed that clusters created by MCM were more separated, compact, and stable, thus forming our optimum strata. The probability of death from stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and in-hospital mortality rate were the most important indicators that distinguished the eight strata. Based on the simulation results, MCM increased the efficiency of the sampling design up to 1.7 times compared to SRS. Conclusions The use of data mining improved the efficiency of sampling up to 1.7 times greater than SRS and markedly reduced the number of strata to eight in the entire country. The proposed sampling design also identified key variables that could be used to classify districts in Iran for sampling from these target populations in the future studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-021-11441-0.
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- Mahboubeh Parsaeian
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50010, USA
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Russell D, Burgdorf JG, Kramer C, Chase JAD. Family Caregivers' Conceptions of Trust in Home Health Care Providers. Res Gerontol Nurs 2021; 14:200-210. [PMID: 34288782 DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20210526-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Trust is important to family caregivers of older adults receiving home health care (HHC). Caregivers rely extensively on nurses, home health aides, and other providers to manage complex care tasks. The current study examined how family caregivers conceive of trust in HHC providers. Directed content analysis methods were applied to 40 qualitative interviews conducted with caregivers of HHC patients aged ≥65 years. Results indicated that caregivers invested trust in providers who displayed competencies in caring for patients with chronic conditions and functional difficulties, willingness to foster frequent and open communication with room for questions and feedback, confidence in their ability to be present and alert for patients, and fidelity to a variety of tasks contributing to holistic care. Caregivers' conceptions of trust in providers are affected by interpersonal aspects of their interactions with providers as well as the broader systems of care within which they participate. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 14(4), 200-210.].
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Torain MJ, Bennett GG, Matsouaka RA, Olsen MK, Yang H, Bolton JH, Johnson KS, Svetkey LP. The Patient's Point of View: Characterizing Patient-Level Factors Associated with Perceptions of Health Care. Health Equity 2021; 5:457-465. [PMID: 34235371 PMCID: PMC8252902 DOI: 10.1089/heq.2021.0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Purpose: We explored the association between perception of care, as measured by the Interpersonal Processes of Care (IPC) survey, and patient-level factors, including (1) Trust in physicians; (2) Perceived empathy; (3) Stereotype threat; (4) Perceived everyday discrimination; and (5) Self-Reported Health. Methods: Fifty participants from diverse racial backgrounds and education levels were surveyed. We examined the associations between the five patient-level factors and each subdomain of the IPC using multiple linear regression. We added a race interaction term to assess whether associations between IPC subdomains and predictors differed by race. We tested for correlation among factors found to be significantly associated with the IPC. Results: In adjusted analyses, trust in the physician, perceived empathy from the provider, and perceived everyday discrimination were significantly associated with most subdomains of the IPC. There was no significant race interaction. Conclusion: This exploratory study suggests that empathy, trust, and perceived everyday discrimination are significantly linked to patient perception of quality care, which are linked to clinical outcomes. Results present modifiable factors that may potentially improve patient care. Practice Implications: Increased efforts to improve clinician communication of empathy and general communication skill may have a positive effect on quality of care.
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- Maya J. Torain
- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke Global Digital Health Science Center, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke Global Digital Health Science Center, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Administration, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Mahmud MS, Lima RP, Rahman MM, Rahman S. Does healthcare service quality affect outbound medical tourists’ satisfaction and loyalty? Experience from a developing country. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTHCARE MARKETING 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/ijphm-04-2020-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Poor quality of services in the health-care sector of the developing countries like Bangladesh forces affluent patients to seek advanced medical treatment from abroad. The purpose of this study is to explore the outbound medical tourists’ satisfaction and loyalty on the basis of the quality of the health-care service provided by foreign medical institutions.
Design/methodology/approach
The medical tourists from Bangladesh who have got medical services from Indian medical institutions were taken as a sample by applying a purposive sampling technique. For the measurement of outbound medical tourists’ satisfaction, the dimensions of the HEALTHQUAL model were adopted. A self-administrated questionnaire was the major tool for collecting data from the respondents. Using partial least square-structural equation model multivariate statistical technique and with the aid of SmartPLS software, primary data collected from 218 final respondents were analyzed.
Findings
The findings of this study reveal that four dimensions of the HEALTHQUAL model, namely, empathy, tangibility, efficiency, and safety have a significant positive impact on building medical tourists’ overall satisfaction, and then the overall satisfaction also has a positive level of significance on building loyalty towards foreign medical service providers.
Practical implications
The findings of this study can be a helpful instrument for the developing countries to rethink and reshuffle their own existing health-care system for providing quality medical services and at the same time, the medical tourists importing countries to sharpen their existing service quality as well as to attract more medical tourists in the future.
Originality/value
A handful of research has been carried out, especially focused on health-care service quality measurement and the relationship of health-care service quality with satisfaction and loyalty from the perspective of developing countries outbound medical tourists. Thus, this research work will give a flavor to think of health-care service quality in a different dimension.
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Park S, Kim HK, Choi M, Lee M. Factors affecting revisit intention for medical services at dental clinics. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250546. [PMID: 33945558 PMCID: PMC8096099 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recent changes in the medical paradigm highlight the importance of patient-centered communication. However, because of the lack of awareness of dental clinics and competency of medical personnel, the quality of medical services in terms of the communication between doctors and patients has not improved. This study analyzed the impact of health communication and medical service quality, service value, and patient satisfaction on the intention to revisit dental clinics. The study participants were outpatients treated at 10 dental clinics in Seoul. The research data were collected using a questionnaire during visits to these dental clinics from December 1 to December 30, 2016. A total of 600 questionnaires were distributed (60 copies to each clinics) and 570 valid questionnaires were used for the analysis. The influence of the factors was determined using structural equation modeling. The factors influencing service value were reliability (β = 0.364, p < 0.001), expertise (β = 0.319, p < 0.001), communication by doctors (β = 0.224, p < 0.001), and tangibility (β = 0.136, p < 0.05). In addition, the factors influencing patient satisfaction were reliability (β = 0.258, p < 0.001), tangibility (β = 0.192, p < 0.001), communication by doctors (β = 0.163, p < 0.001), and expertise (β = 0.122, p < 0.01). Further, service value (β = 0.438, p < 0.001) raised patient satisfaction, which was found to influence the intention to revisit dental clinics (β = 0.383, p < 0.001). Providing accurate medical services to inpatients based on smooth communication between doctors and patients improves patient satisfaction. In addition, doctors can build long-term relations with patients by increasing patients’ intention to revisit through patient-oriented communication.
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- Sewon Park
- Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
- National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Research Institute, National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Hospital, Yang-Pyeong, South Korea
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- BK21 FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health Systems, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Health Policy & Management, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
- * E-mail: (MC); (ML)
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- Department of Medical Humanities and Social Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
- Medical Research Collaborating Center, Ajou Research Institute for Innovative Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, South Korea
- * E-mail: (MC); (ML)
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Rotaru TȘ, Frățilă OC, Bărboi O, Ciortescu I, Mihai C, Anton C, Ștefănescu G, Drug V. A comparison using standardized measures for patients with irritable bowel syndrome: Trust in the gastroenterologist and reliance on the internet. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e13977. [PMID: 32875697 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients' use of the Internet for health information interacts with the way they trust their gastroenterologist. No standardized measure has targeted IBS patients and gastroenterologists specifically, nor their use of the Internet. The aims of this paper were as follows: the development of a scale that measures an IBS patient's trust in their gastroenterologist, the development of a scale measuring an IBS patient's reliance on Internet health information, and testing the hypothesis that IBS patients, who use the Internet for IBS-related information, trust their gastroenterologist less than those who do not. METHOD A total of 82 patients (mean age 49, SD = 14.62) diagnosed with IBS completed two questionnaires: one about trust in their gastroenterologist and the other about the reliance on Internet health information regarding IBS. The two questionnaires were built using current literature as well as our previous qualitative research. The statistical computations were performed using the SPSS 20 program. KEY RESULTS Both questionnaires proved to be reliable in measuring gastroenterologist-IBS patient trust (alpha = 0.87) and Internet information reliance (alpha = 0.88), respectively. The IBS patients who did not look for information about IBS over the Internet had significantly higher trust in their gastroenterologist compared with those who did (U = 535.5; z = -2.26; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We developed two ready-to-use scales to measure both the gastroenterologist-IBS patient's trust and the IBS patient's reliance on the Internet. Further studies will be able to explore the interaction among all variables in IBS patients' trust.
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Gr. T. Popa» Iași, Iași, Romania.,Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital St Spiridon, Iași, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Gr. T. Popa» Iași, Iași, Romania.,Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital St Spiridon, Iași, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Gr. T. Popa» Iași, Iași, Romania.,Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital St Spiridon, Iași, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Gr. T. Popa» Iași, Iași, Romania.,Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital St Spiridon, Iași, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Gr. T. Popa» Iași, Iași, Romania.,Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital St Spiridon, Iași, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy «Gr. T. Popa» Iași, Iași, Romania.,Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital St Spiridon, Iași, Romania
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Patient satisfaction and loyalty in Japanese primary care: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:274. [PMID: 33766027 PMCID: PMC7992825 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06276-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to explore associations between various elements of primary care, patient satisfaction, and loyalty. Methods This cross-sectional study used a modified version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT), which was adapted for Japan. We distributed the PCAT questionnaire to patients aged 20 years or older at five rural primary care centres in Japan. We confirmed the validity and reliability of the measure for our study. Next, we examined which elements of primary care were related to patient satisfaction and loyalty using Spearman’s correlation and structural equation modelling. Results Of 220 eligible patients, 206 participated in this study. We developed nine component scales: first contact (regular access), first contact (urgent access), longitudinality, coordination, comprehensiveness (variety of care), comprehensiveness (risk prevention), comprehensiveness (health promotion), family-centeredness, and community orientation. Longitudinality and first contact (urgent access) were related with patient satisfaction. Longitudinality, first contact (regular access), and family-centeredness were related to patient loyalty. In the structural equation modelling analysis, two variables were significantly related to loyalty, namely a combined variable including longitudinality and first contact (regular access), along with family-centeredness. Conclusions While a patient satisfaction model could not be distilled from the data, longitudinality, first contact (urgent access), and family-centeredness were identified as important elements for the cultivation of patient loyalty. This implies that primary care providers need to develop a deep understanding of patients’ contexts and concerns and pay attention to their level of access to cultivate greater patient loyalty. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-021-06276-9.
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Durmuş A, Akbolat M. The Impact of Patient Satisfaction on Patient Commitment and the Mediating Role of Patient Trust. J Patient Exp 2021; 7:1642-1647. [PMID: 33457625 PMCID: PMC7786692 DOI: 10.1177/2374373520967807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of patient satisfaction on patient commitment and the mediating role of patient trust in this effect. The study was conducted with 595 patients receiving healthcare services from the city center of Sakarya in Turkey. The data were collected between March 30, 2017, and May 29, 2017, via questionnaire method. The Patient Satisfaction Scale by Chang et al, the Patient Commitment Scale by Torres et al, the Patient Trust Scale by Ozawa, and an Introductory Information Form were used as the data collection tools in the study. Descriptive statistical methods, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and Model 4 within the Process Macro regression analysis for SPSS developed by Hayes in order to determine the mediating role were used for the data analysis. The analyses were made at a 95% confidence interval, and the variables of patient satisfaction, patient trust, and patient commitment have a strong positive correlation. The result of this study demonstrated that patient satisfaction affects patient trust and patient commitment. Another outcome of this study is that there is a mediating effect of patient trust in the impact of patient satisfaction on patient commitment. In conclusion, these related concepts might influence the beliefs and behavior of the patient concerning the healthcare institution in question or the services that they have received.
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- Ayhan Durmuş
- Health Care Management Department, Sakarya Business School, Sakarya University, Turkey
- Ayhan Durmuş, Health Care Management Department, Sakarya Business School, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54050, Turkey.
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- Health Care Management Department, Sakarya Business School, Sakarya University, Turkey
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Ascertaining service quality and medical practitioners' sensitivity towards surgical instruments using SERVQUAL. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-04-2020-0165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeService quality (SQ) has become an essential and indispensable component in healthcare and many other industries. SQ can deliver guaranteed stakeholder value and consequent consumer delight in the healthcare sector. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships of various SERVQUAL elements with respect to the SQ of surgical instrument suppliers among surgeons.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from a sample of 112 surgeons working in the USA using the “snowball sampling” technique. A few standardised questionnaires, including SERQUAL, were used to collect the data. R-programming was used to perform structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis on the collected data.FindingsThe research study identified that service delivery factors and the SQ of surgical instruments contribute significantly towards medical practitioner sensitivity in the US healthcare industry. Word of mouth (WOM) did not have any significant impact on the medical practitioners' sensitivity.Originality/valueA review of related literature revealed that studies that examine the surgeon's perspectives of SQ are scarce. Thus, the present study is directed towards this gap in literature. The findings of the study are significant in nature and have made a substantial contribution to management literature.
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Suhail P, Srinivasulu Y. Perception of service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions in Ayurveda healthcare. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2021; 12:93-101. [PMID: 33309436 PMCID: PMC8039342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2020.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Based on the previous literature it is confirmed that Performance-based service quality and patient satisfaction are major antecedents of behavioral intentions in the healthcare sector. Here, the study deals with the same variables under the framework of Ayurveda healthcare. OBJECTIVES The study is an attempt to understand the perceptional differences of healthcare consumers in Ayurveda, by analyzing the relationship between the service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions in Ayurveda. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the convenient sampling technique, 404 samples were collected through direct interview, with a structured questionnaire from the in-patients of 20 accredited Ayurveda hospitals from the northern part of Kerala, a southern state of India. Respondents of the study consist of mostly women who were aged above 40. ANOVA and t-test were used to evaluate the differences in the perception of healthcare consumers, and multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were applied to propose two relationship models from the study. RESULTS The perception of healthcare consumers are found to vary for service quality and patient satisfaction according to socio-economic variables except for the education factor. Later the test on the impact of performance-based service quality on patient satisfaction and the mediation model showed a significant influence between the variables. CONCLUSION The results of the study could empirically prove the relationships of these variables significantly and it can assure some quality contributions to the healthcare managers to modify their business policies in the future.
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- P Suhail
- Department of International Business, School of Management, Pondicherry University, 605014, India.
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- Department of International Business, School of Management, Pondicherry University, 605014, India
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Lv H, Wang J, Xing X, Ren W. Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Medical Dissatisfaction Experiences in Chinese Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study. Patient Prefer Adherence 2021; 15:523-532. [PMID: 33692616 PMCID: PMC7938227 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s290651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To explore the influencing factors of medical dissatisfaction experiences from the perspectives of patients, and provide corresponding strategies for its prevention. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using multistage random sampling, 43 hospitals in three provinces of China were surveyed using a self-designed questionnaire. There were 2065 valid questionnaires analyzed in our study. RESULTS 46.9% (n = 934) of participants had experienced medical dissatisfaction in the past year, mainly due to poor service quality, cumbersome procedures and high medical costs. There were statistically significant differences in the medical dissatisfaction experiences for these patients with different ages, marital status and levels of education (P<0.05). According to structural equation modelling, health education and media reports had a positive and indirect influence (standardized coefficient = 0.046) on medical dissatisfaction experiences, while there was a negative correlation (standardized coefficient = -0.399) between patients' social recognition and medical dissatisfaction experiences. Also, our results also found that social relationships had a negative and indirect impact (standardized coefficient = -0.166) on medical dissatisfaction experiences. Besides, health education and media reports had a negative impact (standardized coefficient = -0.115) on patients' social recognition, while social relationships have a positive effect (standardized coefficient = 0.416) on patients' social recognition. CONCLUSION Health education and media reports and social relationships, as antecedent variables, have an indirect effect on inducing the medical dissatisfaction experiences of patients. In addition, patients' social recognition was an intermediate variable in inducing the medical dissatisfaction of patients.
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- Hui Lv
- Institutes of Health Central Plains, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, People’s Republic of China
- Management Institute, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, People’s Republic of China
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- Institutes of Health Central Plains, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453000, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Wenjie Ren Email
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Rajić T, Rakić A, Milošević I. Modelling health care customer satisfaction: Evidence from Serbia. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.5937/sjm16-25961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Customer loyalty, with satisfaction of customers as its main precondition, has long been regarded as an overarching goal of service businesses. With the proliferation of health care providers, which brought about rising competitive pressures on the market, the issue of how to satisfy and keep patients has been attracting increasing attention of researchers and health care management. Therefore, this study aims to examine the antecedents of patient satisfaction and its direct and mediated impact on patients' behavioural intentions in thus far under-studied context of emerging economy's health care system. The study has been conducted in a primary health care setting, on a convenience sample of 300 patients, by means of structured questionnaire. The application of structural equation modelling (SEM) revealed direct impact of health care service quality on patient satisfaction and its mediated impact on satisfaction, via perceived value of health care services. In addition to direct influence of satisfaction on patients' behavioural intentions, its total effect on positive intentions of patients is increased by the impact of patient commitment to a health care provider, which, as evidenced by this study's findings, increases with patient's rising trust into a health care provider. Implications for theory and practice are discussed and further research directions are provided.
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Du L, Xu J, Chen X, Zhu X, Zhang Y, Wu R, Ji H, Zhou L. Rebuild doctor-patient trust in medical service delivery in China. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21956. [PMID: 33319841 PMCID: PMC7738514 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78921-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Doctor–patient trust is not strong in China, but studies examining this factor remain insufficient. The present study aimed to explore the effect of doctor–patient communication, medical service quality, and service satisfaction on patient trust in doctors. Five hundred sixty-four patients with tuberculosis participated in this cross-sectional study in Dalian, China. They completed questionnaires assessing socio-demographic characteristics, doctor–patient communication, medical service quality, service satisfaction and patient trust in medical staff. A structural equation model was applied to examine the hypotheses, and all the study hypotheses were supported: (1) doctor–patient communication, medical service quality and service satisfaction were positively associated with building doctor–patient trust; (2) service quality positively mediated the relationship between doctor–patient communication and trust; (3) medical service satisfaction positively mediated the relationship between doctor–patient communication and trust; (4) medical service satisfaction positively mediated the relationship between medical service quality and doctor–patient trust; and (5) medical service quality and service satisfaction were the positively sequential mediators between communication and doctor–patient trust. Based on these findings, improvements in doctor–patient communication, medical service quality, and service satisfaction are the important issues contributing to the rebuilding of doctor–patient trust in medical service delivery.
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- Liang Du
- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Section, Lvshun South Street, Lvshunkou District, Dalian, 116044, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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Mei Y, Xu X, Li X. Encouraging Patient Engagement Behaviors from the Perspective of Functional Quality. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17228613. [PMID: 33228197 PMCID: PMC7699599 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Despite extensive research on how patient engagement behaviors (PEBs) are facilitated though explicit technical interventions in medical services, research on the encouragement of PEBs from the perspective of the service process is lacking. This study explores how functional quality dimensions (responsiveness, empathy, surroundings, and access) affect PEBs (compliance and loyalty) through a two-channel psychological mechanism (trust and satisfaction). This study tests the proposed model using survey data from two public hospitals in southeastern China and employs the partial least square (PLS) technique of structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the data. The results show that service providers’ responsiveness, empathy, and access affect patient compliance and loyalty through patient satisfaction; however, the effect of surroundings is not significant. The responsiveness and empathy of service staff affect PEBs through patient trust. Considering the high-contact professional nature of medical services, we call for more efforts toward improving service processes rather than simply relying on technical interventions. Specifically, hospitals and contact employees should devote time and effort to functional quality management in three dimensions, namely responsiveness, empathy, and access, to secure patient trust and satisfaction.
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
- Correspondence: (X.X.); (X.L.); Tel.: +86-177-6715-0575 (X.X.); +86 188-9530-9252 (X.L.)
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- School of Economics and Management, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241005, China
- Correspondence: (X.X.); (X.L.); Tel.: +86-177-6715-0575 (X.X.); +86 188-9530-9252 (X.L.)
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Al-Hemiary NJ, Cucchi A, Al-Nuaimi AS, Al-Saffar H, Al-Ani K. Inter-personal versus content: assessment of communication skills in Iraqi physicians. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05145. [PMID: 33102835 PMCID: PMC7575849 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The current study sought to evaluate the communication skills of Iraqi physicians from a patient perspective, differentiating between "interpersonal" and "content" components of communication. In the past century, the doctor-patient relationship has changed considerably, shifting from a paternalistic, physician-dominated approach to a more dynamic and patient-centered. In such a context, effective communication skills have become even more crucial for good medical practice and most accreditation organizations urge medical schools to teach and evaluate communication skills. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at Baghdad Teaching Hospital's three major departments (Surgery, Medicine, Obs/ Gyne). The final sample included 270 participants. A factor analysis was performed and generated two dimensions ("interpersonal" and "content"). Statistical differences between the groups and between the two dimensions of the questionnaire were analysed through t-tests and ANOVA. In addition, a multiple linear regression model was used to study the effect of some variables on the dependent variable "communication". RESULTS The study showed a significant difference between "interpersonal" and "content" communication, with patients reporting higher satisfaction for the former. Reported satisfaction rates varied amongst the three departments with the Surgery specialty scoring significantly lower than the Medicine and the Obs/Gyne department. The duration of care under the current physician, a higher rank of specialty and the settings (inpatients versus outpatients) were positively and significantly associated with a higher quality of communication skills. CONCLUSIONS These findings have significant implications for training institutions.
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- Nesif J. Al-Hemiary
- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Psychotherapy & Counselling, Regent's University London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research-Directorate of Clinical Affairs-Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
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Effect of trust in primary care physicians on patient satisfaction: a cross-sectional study among patients with hypertension in rural China. BMC FAMILY PRACTICE 2020; 21:196. [PMID: 32957936 PMCID: PMC7507258 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01268-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND In rural areas of China, hypertension is on the rise and it is drawing the Chinese government's attention. The health outcomes of hypertension management can be positively impacted by patient satisfaction with primary care physicians (PCPs), and the influence of patient trust on satisfaction cannot be ignored. This study aimed to analyze the effect of trust in PCPs on patient satisfaction among patients with hypertension in rural China, and the influence of patients' socio-demographic characteristics and hypertension-management-related factors. METHODS A multi-stage stratified random sampling method was adopted to investigate 2665 patients with hypertension in rural China. Patient trust and satisfaction were measured using the Chinese version of the Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale and the European Task Force on Patient Evaluation of General Practice. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the factors influencing patient satisfaction, and structural equation modeling was conducted to clarify the relationships among patient trust and patient satisfaction with PCPs. RESULTS Patients' trust in their PCPs' benevolence had a positive main effect on all three satisfaction dimensions (clinical behavior: β = 0.940, p < 0.01; continuity and cooperation: β = 0.910, p < 0.01; and organization of care: β = 0.879, p < 0.01). Patients' trust in their PCPs' technical competence had a small negative effect on all three satisfaction dimensions (clinical behavior: β = - 0.077, p < 0.01; continuity and cooperation: β = - 0.136, p < 0.01; and organization of care: β = - 0.064, p < 0.01). Patient satisfaction was also associated with region, gender, insurance status, distance from the nearest medical/health-service institution, and number of visits to PCPs in the past year. CONCLUSIONS Patients focused more on physicians' benevolence than on their technical competence. Hence, medical humanities and communication skills education should be emphasized for PCPs. Regarding region-based and health-insurance-based differences, the inequities between eastern, central, and western provinces, as well as between urban and rural areas, must also be addressed.
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Wu Y, Mu J, Zhang S. Evaluating Patient Satisfaction in Township Hospitals in the Cold Regions of China. HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL 2020; 14:145-160. [PMID: 32938234 DOI: 10.1177/1937586720958016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study focused on township hospitals in the cold regions of China and aimed to evaluate patient satisfaction during the medical care process. This study also discusses the correlation between patient needs and satisfaction. BACKGROUND Hospitals seek to improve patient satisfaction to provide better service. However, there is a lack of existing literature on grassroots medical institutions in towns and townships, especially in cold regions. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the correlation between patient needs and the satisfaction of township hospitals in the cold regions of China. METHODS First, a hierarchical task analysis method was used to build the hierarchy for patient satisfaction demands. Patients from 15 township hospitals in cold areas were subjected to semistructured interviews, and a theoretical model was proposed using the grounded theory method. Finally, each open code index was evaluated, and 270 questionnaires were issued to evaluate patient satisfaction. RESULTS The framework for patient satisfaction demands included five dimensions: tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. A theoretical model for patient satisfaction demands was built, and four selective codes, including "Characteristic", "Perceived Quality", "Loyalty Intention", and "Environment Expectation", were extracted. The weights of these satisfaction-influencing factors were subsequently evaluated. CONCLUSIONS This study summarizes the existing problems in a basic health service provision capacity, climate adaptability, lack of environmental design, and so on; proposes four influencing factors; establishes a patient satisfaction evaluation model; and obtains the weight of influence of each factor. These results will help provide accurate and effective suggestions for hospital management.
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- Yue Wu
- Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, School of Architecture, 47822Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, School of Architecture, 47822Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, School of Architecture, 47822Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Upadhyai R, Upadhyai N, Jain AK, Roy H, Pant V. Health care service quality: a journey so far. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-03-2019-0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeHealth care service is a widely researched area. Several established models and instruments measuring health care service quality (HCSQ) are available in the published academic literature. The objective of this article is to summarize this vast pool of available knowledge under the themes of HCSQ, its determinants and measurement strategies.Design/methodology/approachSixty-three available published studies in peer reviewed journal combed in EBSCO and Google Scholar database have been examined and presented in exemplary literature review.FindingsThe findings have been segregated under the themes of HCSQ, its dimensions and determinants. It can be deduced from the findings that in spite of health care being a professional service, the user defined service quality takes center stage.Originality/valueRather than the seeker of care, the authors call for further research by taking a dyadic view of professional exchanges and including providers' perspectives of care in service quality evaluations as well.
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Berger R, Bulmash B, Drori N, Ben-Assuli O, Herstein R. The patient-physician relationship: an account of the physician's perspective. Isr J Health Policy Res 2020; 9:33. [PMID: 32605635 PMCID: PMC7325021 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-020-00375-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The issue of patient-physician relationships in general, and particularly the trust of patients in their primary care physician has gained much interest in academia and with practitioners in recent years. Most research on this important topic, however, focused on how patients view the relationship and not how the physicians see it. This research strives to bridge this gap, with the resolution of leading to an improved appreciation of this multifaceted relationship. METHODS A survey of 328 actively practicing physicians from all four health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in Israel resulted in a hierarchical formation of components, indicating both the relative as well as absolute importance of each component in the formation of the patient-physician relationship. The sample conducted was a convenience one. Methodologically, we used two different complementary methods of analysis, with the primary emphasis on the Analytic Hierarchical Processing (AHP), a unique and advanced statistical method. RESULTS The results provide a detailed picture of physicians' attitudes toward the patient-physician relationship. Research indicates that physicians tend to consider the relationship with the patient in a rather pragmatic manner. To date, this attitude was mostly referred to intuitively, without the required rigorous investigation provided by this paper. Specifically, the results indicate that physicians tend to consider the relationship with the patient in a rather pragmatic manner. Namely, while fairness, reliability, devotion, and serviceability received high scores from physicians, social interaction, friendship, familial, as well as appreciation received the lowest scores, indicating low priority for warmth and sociability in the trust relationship from the physician's perspective. The results showed good consistency between the AHP results and the ANOVA comparable analyses. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to patients who traditionally stress the importance of interpersonal skills, physicians stress the significance of the technical expertise and knowledge of health providers, emphasizing the role of competence and performance. Physicians evaluate the relationship on the basis of their ability to solve problems through devotion, serviceability, reliability, and trustworthiness and disregard the "softer" interpersonal aspects such as caring, appreciation, and empathy that have been found to be important to their patients. This illustrates a mismatch in the important components of relationship building that can lead to a loss of trust, satisfaction, and repeat purchase. POLICY IMPLICATIONS We study the impact physicians' incentives have on the tangible relationship and discuss the significance of physician-patient relationship on satisfaction with the health service given. As a result policies leading to a more dynamic role must be given to the patient, who being well informed by the physician, can help in the decision making process. Policy schemes need to be implemented as a way of changing physicians' behavior, forcing them to better construct and utilize this dyadic relationship.
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- Ron Berger
- Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Afula, Israel
- Sheffield Hallam Business School, Sheffield University Management School, Conduit Road, Sheffield, S10 3FL UK
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- Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Faculty of Technology Management, 52 Golomb St., 58102 Holon, Israel
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- The College of Law and Business, Faculty of Business Administration, 26 Ben Gurion St., Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Ono Academic College, Faculty of Business Administration, 104 Zahal Street, 55000 Kiryat Ono, Israel
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- Department of Business Administration, The Center of Academic Studies, Or Yehuda, Israel
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Mathew S, Jose A, G R, Chacko DP. Examining the relationship between e-service recovery quality and e-service recovery satisfaction moderated by perceived justice in the banking context. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-07-2019-0323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe study focuses on the core issue faced by bankers on how to retain existing customers who have encountered an e-service failure and who are skeptical about the justice received through the service recovery process. It further endeavors to create an internal bench-marking model for assessing e-service recovery satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachBy the experimental study, the authors confirm a measurement model using structural equation modeling for examining the impact of perceived service recovery quality antecedents on e-service recovery satisfaction moderated by perceived justice. In total, responses from 399 e-banking customers, who had experienced a e-service failure, were recorded using a 5-point Likert scale with a structured questionnaire.FindingsThe perceived e-service recovery quality antecedents identified were perceived information quality, digital commitment, perceived employee performance and perceived service orientation of organization. The empirical results revealed that “perceived information quality” was the most significant predictor of e-service recovery satisfaction. Perceived justice moderates the relation between perceived service recovery quality and e-service recovery satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsThe research does not contemplate the e-service recovery satisfaction of customers who have undergone multiple service failures.Practical implicationsThe conclusions of the investigation suggest that the four antecedents of perceived e-service recovery quality model are suitable instruments for creating benchmarks for e-service recovery satisfaction for banks, and that perceived justice moderates the relationship between e-service recovery quality and e-service recovery satisfaction. Therefore, policymakers in banks can use this model to assess the e-service recovery quality, and they ought to enhance the perceived justice feel of the customers who have experienced a service failure.Originality/valueThere remains scarcity of empirical research focusing on perceived information quality and digital commitment as antecedents of perceived e-service recovery quality and its effect on e-service recovery satisfaction in the banking context. Furthermore, similar studies within the banking sector have rarely considered perceived justice as a moderator variable. Hence, this paper attempts to accomplish the research gap by empirically testing the e-service recovery satisfaction level of a large sample of the population toward four antecedents of perceived e-service recovery quality rendered by banks and create a benchmark model to ascertain e-service recovery satisfaction.
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Kim HJ, Shin JY, Yang YJ, Cho B, Yun JM. Analysis of the Comprehensiveness of Primary Care Clinics in Korea. Korean J Fam Med 2020; 42:47-52. [PMID: 32418395 PMCID: PMC7884899 DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.19.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the Republic of Korea, which medical specialties should take the responsibility for primary care and what the role of primary care should be are still unclear. In this study, we focused on the comprehensiveness of primary care to identify related factors. METHODS The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)-National Sample Cohort is a population-based cohort, sampled in the 2002 NHIS database and followed up until 2015. We used data collected from January 2014 to December 2015, including 20,423,832 outpatient visits in 19,557 office-based clinics. The Korean government has designated 52 simple or minor disease groups (SMDGs) to enhance the experience of patients who attend primary care for managing those diseases. We assessed comprehensiveness for each clinic as the number of SMDGs treated in each clinic for 2 years. We also identified the factors related to higher comprehensiveness, using logistic regression for analysis. RESULTS The clinics included in the study had provided treatment for an average of 14 SMDGs during a 2-year period. Compared to general practitioners, internal medicine physicians presented higher comprehensiveness with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.29 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.03-2.59), and family medicine physicians illustrated higher comprehensiveness (OR, 4.96; 95% CI, 3.59-6.83). Other specialties showed lower comprehensiveness than general practitioners. Clinics located in the capital city and metropolitan area tended to have lower comprehensiveness. Clinics hiring more doctors and having hospitalization facility showed higher comprehensiveness. CONCLUSION General physician, internal medicine, and family medicine are the fields providing comprehensive medical care in Korea. Clinics located in metropolitan area and capital city show lower comprehensiveness. The number of physicians is related to higher comprehensiveness of clinics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ha Jin Kim
- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
| | - Yun Jun Yang
- Department of Family Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
| | - Belong Cho
- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
| | - Jae Moon Yun
- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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