2003
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200304000-00008
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Measuring Patient Satisfaction as an Outcome of Nursing Care at a Teaching Hospital of Southern Taiwan

Abstract: Patient satisfaction has become an important indicator to measure the quality of care. Nursing has long used outcome measures to evaluate health care. The study assessed the patient satisfaction of patients from medical and surgical units at a teaching hospital of southern Taiwan. Of the 806 near-discharge patients from medical or surgical units approached to participate in the study, a total of 477 patients returned questionnaires for a response rate of 59%. The total mean score for all the patients' satisfac… Show more

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“…In studies comparing marital status and patient satisfaction, while PPSN scores were higher for married patients in the study of Sise and O'Connelnun, no statistically significant difference was reported by Dolek, Han, Iceroglu, and Karabulutlu, nor was it in our study [14,15,[19][20][21]. In the previous reports, when a significant difference was determined, it was hypothesised that married patients had more social support and thus lower expectations, so they had higher satisfaction.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 80%
“…In studies comparing marital status and patient satisfaction, while PPSN scores were higher for married patients in the study of Sise and O'Connelnun, no statistically significant difference was reported by Dolek, Han, Iceroglu, and Karabulutlu, nor was it in our study [14,15,[19][20][21]. In the previous reports, when a significant difference was determined, it was hypothesised that married patients had more social support and thus lower expectations, so they had higher satisfaction.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 80%
“…At that point, the patients' regard and passionate needs might be disregarded prompts bring down satisfaction (Rafii et al, 2008). This came reliably with an research carried out with by Han et al (2003) about surgical and medical patients (N=477), recording the relationship among patient fulfillment and nursing care internal an critical nurse working unit in an expansive Taiwanese Teaching Hospital.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Han quotes that the demographic characteristics of nurses, and their knowledge and experience affect patients’ satisfaction (29). The study by Mohammadi also showed that the majority of patients who were directly cared by a competent nurse enjoyed peace of mind and comfort (28).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%