Patient Satisfaction Analysis in Emergency Department in Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad
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Introduction
Patient satisfaction is an accurate assessment factor for evaluating the performance of health policies in the community. The purpose of this study is to assess patients'' satisfaction with emergency department of Imam Reza hospital of Mashhad Iran. Materials And Methods
In this cross-sectional study, during six months period from April to October 2012, 420 patients were entered to study in morning, evening and night shifts before being discharged or transferred from emergency department. The Press Ganey questionnaire of patient satisfaction was completed. Results
420[daneshgar1] patients in three work shifts of morning (140 patients) evening (140 patients) and night (140 patients) participated in our research. 226 (53.8%) of participants were male and 194(46.2%) were female. The average of patients’ time waiting for doctors'' visit was 10.7±6.1 minutes. The mean score of satisfaction during attendance in Emergency Department (ED), during physicians'' visit and overall satisfaction was 25.24±5.04, 25.32±5.42, 8.52±1.91 respectively. The highest level of satisfaction is related to speed of admission (81%), medical treatment (76%), nursing skills for doing medical orders (71.4%) and lowest level of satisfaction is related to comfort and pleasantness of the waiting area (45.9%), time the physician spent with the patient (56.5%) and length of wait before going to an exam room (62.8%). Conclusion
Attempt for reducing waiting time, providing comfort environment, increasing the time of visit with emergency physicians and enhance service quality based on patient needs can reduce the patient dissatisfaction.Language:
English
Published:
Journal Of Patient safety and quality improvement, Volume:3 Issue: 1, Winter 2015
Pages:
179 to 183
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