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Getachew N, Girma M, Sahilemariam Z, Kabeta T, Arora A. Community-based health insurance beneficiaries' satisfaction on laboratory services and associated factors in selected public hospitals in Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest, Ethiopia. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0308814. [PMID: 39141624 PMCID: PMC11324112 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The community-based health insurance (CBHI) scheme is a growing initiative aimed at enhancing healthcare access for the most impoverished members of the community. The Ethiopian CBHI scheme aims to enhance access to essential healthcare services, including medical laboratory services, for the poorest members of the community, but there is limited evidence on satisfaction levels. The aim of this study was to assess the satisfaction level of CBHI beneficiaries with laboratory services and their associated factors among selected public hospitals in Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. METHODS A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on selected public hospitals in the Jimma Zone from September to October 2023. A total of 421 CBHI beneficiaries were enrolled in the study using a convenient sampling technique, and interviewers administered structured questionnaires to collect data. Data were entered into Epi-data and analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences version 25. Descriptive analysis was used to summarize independent variables; bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were done to test the association between independent and dependent variables; and statistical significance was declared at P<0.05. RESULTS More than half (55.8%) of the 419 study participants were female. Above half, 57.5% of the respondents were satisfied by the clinical laboratory services at public hospitals in Jimma Zone. Components with a higher satisfaction rate were providers' professional appearances (98.3%), procedures for specimen collection (87.6%), and availability of entertainment facilities at the waiting area (67.8%). On the contrary, longer waiting times to receive the test results (76.6%), inefficiency of the reception area (74.7%), and the inability of professionals to explain diagnostic procedures (58.0%) were associated with higher rates of dissatisfaction. Educational status and the number of hospital visits were found to have a statistically significant association with level of satisfaction with laboratory services. CONCLUSIONS CBHI beneficiaries' satisfaction with laboratory service was at a moderate level in Jimma Zone public hospitals. Therefore, attention should be given to continuous monitoring of patients' satisfaction with services, improving reception areas, and practicing routine explanations about the purposes and procedures during specimen collection to improve the beneficiaries' satisfaction level with clinical laboratory services.
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- Nigusu Getachew
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Institute of Health Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Institute of Health Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Health Equity Laboratory, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- Oral Health Services, Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Dental Hospital, NSW Health, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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Rawat S, Sangam R, Shelke P, Gokhe SSB. A baseline cross-sectional study to assess patient satisfaction (18-60 years) toward Apli Chikitsa (free of cost medical laboratory tests) services provided at an urban health training center: A PPP model. J Family Med Prim Care 2024; 13:2357-2360. [PMID: 39027881 PMCID: PMC11254039 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1753_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Introduction Assessing satisfaction with healthcare services is one of the cornerstone methods to evaluate success and identify obstacles during the process for the patients. Identifying crucial information helps in course correction and better healthcare delivery to the patients. Apli Chikitsa is a novel PPP model-based free of cost laboratory service made available to the patients by the municipal corporation. Around 150 blood tests are offered free of cost and through peripheral dispensaries to the patients. The present study was undertaken to assess the satisfaction of patients with the service and service-related aspects. Methodology A cross-sectional observational urban health center-based study was undertaken to assess the satisfaction of patients toward the Apli Chikitsa laboratory service. Institutional ethics committee clearance was obtained before commencing the study. Four hundred patients availing of the laboratory services were enrolled by alternate sampling method. A semistructured questionnaire was administered; five-point Likert scale was used to assess satisfaction toward the service and related aspects. Results were summarized using tables and charts, and percentages and proportions were used wherever necessary. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Results Among the study participants, overall satisfaction was observed among 71.25%, and 100% satisfaction was observed in relation to cost of service, maintenance of privacy and confidentiality, and getting all the requested tests done. The problem of overcrowding (96.75%) was observed by a majority. Satisfaction was low regarding the cleanliness of toilets (48.75%). Conclusion Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the overall satisfaction is the Apli Chikitsa laboratory service is good, and it is a good model for replication for laboratory service delivery in peripheral areas away from tertiary care centers. Overcrowding should be managed, and cleanliness of toilets to done at frequent intervals, along with proper and visible use of signages, should be done to improve the satisfaction of the patients.
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- Shalini Rawat
- Department of Community Medicine, Govt Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, LTMMC & GH, Sion Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, LTMMC & GH, Sion Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, LTMMC & GH, Sion Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Liana P, Patricia V, Shofiarani M, Umar TP. The Level of Internal Customer Satisfaction with the Android-based Laboratory Result Application in an Indonesian Tertiary Hospital. JOURNAL OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT 2024. [DOI: 10.1177/09720634231216071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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To perform its function of providing health services, the clinical laboratory faces several challenges, especially in the speediness and accuracy of result delivery. Some issues frequently arise during the execution. An approach to overcoming obstacles and improving service quality is to use online applications delivered via the Android system to distribute the laboratory results. This study assessed internal customer satisfaction with the use of this online application. This study employs a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional approach. The customer was given a questionnaire with 15 questions covering five aspects of service quality (tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy). The questionnaire’s validity and reliability were evaluated, and the Cartesian diagram analysis was used to determine the service improvement strategy. The empathy dimension has the highest satisfaction figure, with an average of 95.39%, while the assurance dimension has the lowest, with an average of 84.62%. The majority of the quality subdimensions are found in quadrants II and III of the Cartesian diagram (five parameters each). Most subdimension quality is found in quadrant II, with as many as five subdimension quality, indicating a high level of importance and satisfaction.
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- Phey Liana
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya – Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia
- Biomedicine Doctoral Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
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- Banten Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Tangerang, Indonesia
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya – Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia
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- Medical Profession Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia
- UCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Kidanemariam G, Gebrekidan H, Dagnazgi EA, Asfaw K. Improving Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors at Outpatient Department in General Hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2018-August 2019: Pre- and Postinterventional Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 2023:6685598. [PMID: 38027041 PMCID: PMC10665098 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6685598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Background Typically, the idea of patient satisfaction is employed to evaluate quality. When patients enter hospitals, they have certain demands for treatment. However, patients may become dissatisfied if their requirements or expectations are not met. There is increasing agreement that evaluating hospital services should be based in part on patients' assessments of the quality of treatment they received overall. The aim of this study was to improve patient satisfaction at outpatient department. Objective To assess improving of patient satisfaction and associated factors at outpatient department in general hospitals of central zone, Northern Ethiopia, 2019. Methods Pre- and post-intervention study was conducted to assess the patient satisfaction at outpatient department in general hospitals of central zone, between June 2018 and April 2019 using systematic random sampling method. Two hundred seventy-five (275) participants were investigated in the preintervention and postintervention study. Data were entered to SPSS version 20. Binary logistic regression was done to test association of factors with the outcome variable with consideration of p value of less than 0.05. Result In the preintervention period, the patient satisfaction was 54.2%; after providing intervention, the patient satisfaction was increased to 77% in postinterventional study. Respondents who paid for the medical service were 41% less likely satisfied than those who had gotten free services. Participants whose age of 18-27 years were 22% more likely satisfied than whose age were 58 and greater. Conclusion The result in this study shows that the patient satisfaction is higher than other studies done in our country. Sex, age, and those who make payment were significantly associated with patient satisfaction. Despite the result, much things are left to be covered to increase satisfaction, so the concerned bodies, including the regional health bureau, woreda health office, and management committee and board, should mobilize the community and give training to the health professionals to make the environment smoother and more comfortable for patients.
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- Department of Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia
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Kibru EA, Mogessie YG, Regassa AA, Hailu KT. Patient satisfaction with post-operative surgical services and associated factors at Addis Ababa City government tertiary hospitals' surgical ward, cross-sectional study, 2022. Pan Afr Med J 2023; 45:189. [PMID: 38020351 PMCID: PMC10656589 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.189.38416] [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: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction patient satisfaction is an attitude resulting from a person's general orientation towards the total experience of health care. The study was done with the aim of evaluating post-operative patient satisfaction level with the quality of service provided at the surgical wards; determining how much factors related to physicians, nursing, laboratory, and information provision service influence satisfaction level; and determining factors impacting patient satisfaction level. Methods a hospital-based quantitative cross-sectional study design was conducted in six Addis Ababa City Government tertiary hospitals from November 4th to December 13th, 2022. Patients who had major operations done at the government hospitals from November 21st to December 5th, 2022, were included in the study population. A pre-tested, structured, and Amharic-version questionnaire was used to interview patients. A bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify the variables that had an association with the dependent variable. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results a total of 287 patients participated in the research, providing a response rate of 95%. Of the total participants, 144 were males (50.8%) and 143 were females (49.5%). The overall patient satisfaction level with surgical ward service is 96.2%. The level of patient satisfaction with nursing services is 94.8%, with physician's services it is 98.6%, with the facility it is 92.3%, and with the provision of information about post-operative complications it is 69.7%. Those who have above-first-degree educational status are less satisfied (66.7%) than patients with other levels of educational status. Only the patients' residency showed a small level of association (r= 0.145, p=0.014) with overall patient satisfaction with surgical ward service among the demographic components. The two variables that are strongly correlated with patient satisfaction are the adequacy of the time ward nurses spent with patients during evaluation and treatment (r = 0.503, p = 0.000) and adequate nurses' response to patients' calls (r = 0.498, p = 0.000). Post-operative patient satisfaction with surgical ward nursing service, physician service, hospital facilities, and the provision of information about post-op complications explain about 40.9 percent of the variation in the overall patient satisfaction with post-op care provided at the surgical ward. Patient satisfaction with nursing service has more significant effect with overall patient satisfaction than the other variables (β = 0.266, p =0.0002). Conclusion post-operative patients at Addis Ababa City Government Tertiary Hospitals expressed a very high degree of satisfaction with the care they received in the surgical wards. The study also found that patients were generally less satisfied with the information they were given on drugs, side effects, and available treatment options. Another factor identified in the study that caused unhappiness was the unavailability of some pharmacy and laboratory services.
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Baltimore MD, USA, St Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Kibret H, Tadesse B, Debella A, Degefa M, Regassa LD. The Association of Nurses Caring Behavior with the Level of Patient Satisfaction, Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia. NURSING: RESEARCH AND REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.2147/nrr.s345901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Yoshimoto A, Yasumoto A, Kamiichi Y, Shibayama H, Sato M, Misawa Y, Morita K, Ono Y, Sone S, Satoh T, Yatomi Y. Analysis of vasovagal syncope in the blood collection room in patients undergoing phlebotomy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17933. [PMID: 33087731 PMCID: PMC7578787 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is well-known to occur in patients undergoing phlebotomy, however, there have been no large-scale studies of the incidence of VVS in the blood collection room. The aim of our present retrospective study was to investigate the conditions of phlebotomy and determine the incidence/factors predisposing to the development of VVS. We investigated 677,956 phlebotomies performed in outpatients in the blood collection room, to explore factors predisposing to the development of VVS. Our analysis revealed an overall incidence of VVS of 0.004% and suggested that use of more than 5 blood collection tubes and a waiting time of more than 15 min were associated with a higher risk of VVS. The odds ratios of these factors were 8.10 (95% CI 3.76-17.50) and 3.69 (95% CI 0.87-15.60), respectively. This is the large-scale study to analyze factors of the development of VVS in the blood collection room, and according to our results, use of a large number of blood collection tubes and a prolonged waiting time for phlebotomy may be risk factors for the development of VVS.
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- Akira Yoshimoto
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, 1-4-3 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8329, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Hailu HA, Desale A, Yalew A, Asrat H, Kebede S, Dejene D, Abebe H, Gashu A, Yenealem D, Moges B, Yemanebrhane N, Melese D, Gurmessa A, Mohammed A, Getu Z, Ayana G, Kebede A, Abate E. Patients' satisfaction with clinical Laboratory Services in Public Hospitals in Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:13. [PMID: 31900148 PMCID: PMC6942306 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4880-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Knowing customers’ level of satisfaction is relevant to improve and provide quality health care services. In the clinical laboratory, monitoring customers’ satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality management system and required by international laboratory standards. However, in Ethiopia, there has not been baseline data about the satisfaction level of patients’ with laboratory services at the national level. The aim of this national level survey was to assess patients’ satisfaction level with laboratory services at public hospitals in Ethiopia. Methods A national survey was conducted using an institutional based cross-sectional study design was employed from 01 to 30 November 2017. A total of 2399 patients were selected randomly from 60 public hospitals. Data was collected using structured questionnaire, entered in Epi Info and analyzed with SPSS software. Multiple logistic regression model was fitted to identify predictors of patients’ satisfaction with laboratory services. A p-value of less than 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Result Overall, 78.6% of the patients were satisfied with the clinical laboratory services. Patients were dissatisfied with cleanness of latrine (47%), long waiting time (30%), clear and understandable advisory service during specimen collection (26%), adequacy of waiting area (25%), easy accessibility of laboratory (19%) and latrine location (20%), availability of requested service (18%), unfair payment of service (17%) and missing of result (12%). The educational status (P = 0.032), and distance (P = 0.000) were significantly associated with client overall satisfaction level. Conclusion Most laboratory patients’ were satisfied with the service provided by public hospital laboratories in public hospitals in Ethiopia. However, patients’ were dissatisfied with the accessibility of sites, adequacy of waiting area, cleanness of latrine, long TAT, communication, missing of results, availability of requested service and cost of service. Therefore, responsible bodies in each level should act on the identified gaps and improve the need of patients in each hospital laboratory. In addition, all hospital laboratories should conduct a satisfaction survey and meet the needs of laboratory patients.
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- Hiwot Amare Hailu
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- ILEX Biotech Ltd, CRO Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.,Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, P.O.BOX: 1242/5654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Patient Satisfaction with Health Care Services; An Application of Physician's Behavior as a Moderator. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16183318. [PMID: 31505840 PMCID: PMC6765938 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16183318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Patient satisfaction is a measure of the extent to which a patient is content with the health care they received from their health care provider. Patient satisfaction is one of the most important factors to determine the success of a health care facility. The purpose of this study was to determine patient satisfaction with healthcare services and encompass the physician’s behavior as moderation between patient satisfaction and healthcare services. The study seeks to measure the health care services, like a laboratory and diagnostic care, preventive healthcare and prenatal care, to patient satisfaction in the public health sectors of Pakistan. A descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The target population was patients from the out-patient department (OPD) of three public hospitals from Pakistan. By using the convenient sampling technique, 290 sample participants were selected from the target population. The reliability scales were tallied by using Cronbach’s Alpha. The findings of the study are gleaned by using regression to explore patient satisfaction with the health care services, and whether or not the physician’s behavior moderates the link of patient satisfaction and healthcare services. SPSS Hayes process was used for the moderation effect of the physician’s behavior. The main results of the regression analysis validate that health care services, such as laboratory and diagnostic care, preventive healthcare, and prenatal care, have a significant and positive effect on patient satisfaction. Specifically, the study suggests that the physician’s behavior significantly moderates the effect of health care services on the satisfaction of patients. The overall opinions about the satisfaction level of patients for the availability of health services in the hospitals were good. The degree of satisfaction was satisfactory with respect to laboratory and diagnostic care, preventive healthcare, and prenatal care services. Based on the outcomes, the study confirms that the proposed hypotheses are statistically significant. Furthermore, the directions for future research of the study are offered.
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Alelign A, Belay YA. Patient satisfaction with clinical laboratory services and associated factors among adult patients attending outpatient departments at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:517. [PMID: 31426833 PMCID: PMC6701132 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4558-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives There is limited evidence on patient satisfaction with clinical laboratory services in Northwest Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess patient satisfaction with clinical laboratory services and associated factors among adult patients attending outpatient departments at Debre Markos hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Cross-sectional study was conducted among 391 patients from April 09–16, 2019 using interviewer-administered questionnaire. Systematic random sampling technique was used. Data were entered into Epi-Data software version 4.2, and analyzed using SPSS 23. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed. Variables having p-value < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results Overall level of patient satisfaction towards clinical laboratory services was 48.3%. Patients with no occasion of missing laboratory results [AOR: 2.10; 95% CI (1.13, 3.83)], had diplomas and above educational level [AOR: 0.38; 95% CI (0.15, 0.96)], and who reported no place in the laboratory to put personal things [AOR: 0.37; 95% CI (0.21, 0.54)] were significant factors. Hospital administration and laboratory department in Debre Markos hospital should strengthen their effort to improve patient satisfaction focusing on educational status of patients, missing laboratory results, and the availability of places to put personal things in the blood drawing room.
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- Department of Public Health, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
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Pai S, Frater JL. Quality management and accreditation in laboratory hematology: Perspectives from India. Int J Lab Hematol 2019; 41 Suppl 1:177-183. [PMID: 31069974 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Quality management (QM), including quality assurance and quality control, was developed in clinical laboratories in North America and Western Europe, but must be implemented worldwide to ensure accurate, reproducible, and clinically useful results. India, a middle income country with a population of over 1.34 billion, has limited budget allotted to health care. As yet accreditation for clinical laboratories is not mandatory, which contributes to challenges in implementing good laboratory practice. This review provides a summary of internationally laid down QM principles and their application in a middle income country like India.
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Hussain A, Sial MS, Usman SM, Hwang J, Jiang Y, Shafiq A. What Factors Affect Patient Satisfaction in Public Sector Hospitals: Evidence from an Emerging Economy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E994. [PMID: 30893906 PMCID: PMC6466114 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16060994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Patient satisfaction can identify specific areas of improvement in public sector hospitals. However, the Pakistani healthcare system, and quality of service delivery is rarely assessed through the perspective of patient satisfaction. Our study demonstrated the performance of public healthcare systems in Pakistan by interacting with physical services (tangible and environmental), doctor⁻patient communication, and pharmacy and laboratory services based on patient satisfaction. Primary data were collected from the patients by using a random sampling method. Patients who participated in the study were visitors of public hospitals' outpatient departments. A total of 554 questionnaires were circulated, and 445 were received. The confirmatory factor and multiple regression analyses were employed to analyze the collected data. The results revealed that laboratory, as well pharmacy services, had positive significant effects (p = 0.000) on patient satisfaction, while doctor⁻patient communication (p = 0.189) and physical facilities (p = 0.85) had an insignificant relationship with patient satisfaction. Therefore, it is suggested that a significant communication gap exists in the doctor⁻patient setting, and that Pakistan's healthcare system is deprived of physical facilities. Consequently, such services need further improvements.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abid Hussain
- School of Public Affairs, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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- The College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea.
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- School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
| | - Awaisra Shafiq
- Economics department, Bagdad Campus, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
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