MEDICAL AND NURSING SERVICES AND PATIENTS' SATISFACTION LEVEL

Patients ' satisfaction is a complex phenomenon which is affected by different factors. Managers and care givers have to be aware of patients ' opinion about their services. Promoting quality of care depends on this issue.   To assess the satisfaction level of patients in medical surgical...

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Main Authors: M. Seidi (Author), A. Hydary (Author), S.R. Reis Karami (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Patients ' satisfaction is a complex phenomenon which is affected by different factors. Managers and care givers have to be aware of patients ' opinion about their services. Promoting quality of care depends on this issue.   To assess the satisfaction level of patients in medical surgical wards, we conducted a cross-sectional study in which 400 patients, selected by convenient sampling method. The data were collected by interviewing and completing questionnaires.   Findings revealed that 79% of patient were satisfied with services gained from physicians and 74% of them said that they were satisfied with nursing services.   To sum up, promoting the satisfaction level of patients, we recommend perposful considerations and interventions.
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