Publication: Patient Satisfaction in Out-patient Services at a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2020
Article Type
Original Article
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 301 - 305
Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: Patient satisfaction is an important and commonly used valid indicator for the measurement of service quality. Patient responses to healthcare services are one of the best ways to obtain information about patient views regarding the quality of healthcare. The main aim of the study was to find out the patient’s satisfaction level in the tertiary care center.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 94 outpatients at a tertiary care center. Data were collected after obtaining ethical clearance from the institutional review committee. Patients were selected conveniently who visited any four of the major department. We collected demographic data and the patient satisfaction towards outpatient clinic experience was studied. We used the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire–18 to assess patient satisfaction. Data were entered and analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23. The mean score and the standard deviation were calculated.
Results: Overall satisfaction was 74.78% with a mean value of 3.7394±0.40128. The highest satisfaction score was found in regards to the interpersonal manner of health personnel (4.2872±0.61561) followed by communication (3.9628±0.40982) and the lowest was seen in accessibility and convenience
(3.2394±0.81478).
Conclusions: The mean score and percentage of patient satisfaction were high in the hospital. However, the accessibility and availability of medical personnel were only a matter of concern.
Keywords: Nepal, patient satisfaction, tertiary care center
Description
Lisasha Poudel
Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Swechhya Baskota
Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Prajita Mali
Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Priza Pradhananga
Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nabina Malla
Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bibek Rajbhandari
Department of Emergency, Nepal Police Hospital, Panipokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal
Susmita Nepal
Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Nepal, patient satisfaction, tertiary care center
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4917