Patient Satisfaction Regarding Quality of Primary Health Care Services in an Urban Community: A Medical Outcome Survey
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Patient satisfaction is an indicator of health care quality and is considered as essential criteria for its evaluation. In addition to improving health status of the individual it will also reduce financial burden on his/her family. To the health administrator it will reduce the burden on secondary and tertiary levels of care. Quality is an abstraction defining the margin between patient’s desirability (expectations) and reality (actual experiences). Thus measurement of patient satisfaction stands poised to play an increasingly important role in the growing push towards accountability among health care providers. Studies on quality of care can provide useful inputs to the health planners about lacunae in the existing health care services. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the client satisfaction for health care services and to assess the factors influencing quality of primary health care. A community based cross sectional survey was carried out for three months in urban field practice area of Community Medicine Department, SDMCMSH. Adult population ranging from 18-60 years and those who have recently visited the out-patient department of urban health centre were included. Data was collected using a well designed questionnaire, Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire –18 (PSQ–18), developed by RAND health publication. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive statistics and non parametric tests like Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests were applied. The median age was 31 years (IQR=18.00). More than half of respondents (53.07%) were between ages of 18-32 years, only 16.53% were between 47-60 years. Patient satisfaction was good, as indicated by overall score of PSQ-18. Patients were less satisfied with the technical quality and accessibility and convenience scale of health care quality. The patient satisfaction with other scales like communication, interpersonal manner, financial aspect and the time spent by the doctor with patient was good. Provision of quality primary health care services can result in better utilization of services at primary level by the common man and helps not only to cure his illness but will also improve his quality of life. It will also reduce the financial burden of secondary and tertiary care. Keywords: Health care quality, Quality of life, Patient satisfaction, PSQ.
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Avinash P, Mayur S S, Chowti J V
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