Physician Courtesy and Patient Satisfaction in a Pediatric Plastic and Oral Surgery Department.
J Healthc Manag
; 62(3): 211-219, 2017.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28471859
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hospitals in the United States have started collecting information related to the patient experience with the objective of improving overall patient satisfaction. Between 2012 and 2015, the authors collected data from 2,875 patient satisfaction surveys. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of several variables-wait time, physician courtesy, administrative staff courtesy, patients' opportunity to ask questions, and patients' understanding of the answers-on a patient satisfaction score. A linear regression model was used to analyze the effects of these variables on patient satisfaction. All variables but one were significantly associated with patient satisfaction in the multivariable model. Healthcare provider courtesy was the strongest predictor of patient satisfaction; a score of "excellent" was associated with a 2.63-point (95% confidence interval [2.36, 2.90]) increase on a 5-point scale for patient satisfaction compared with a courtesy score of "poor." These findings suggest that patients had a positive experience when physicians and staff members were courteous.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cirugía Bucal
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Cirugía Plástica
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Satisfacción del Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Healthc Manag
Asunto de la revista:
HOSPITAIS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos