Dimensions of Consumer Ratings of a Hospital Outpatient Service Quality.
- Author:
Ki Tae MOON
1
;
Seung Hum YU
;
Woo Hyun CHO
;
Dong Kee KIM
;
Yunwhan LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University, College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Quality of health care;
Consumer satisfaction;
Factor analysis
- MeSH:
Consumer Satisfaction;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Delivery of Health Care;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Gyeonggi-do;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Outpatients*;
Quality Improvement;
Quality of Health Care;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;33(4):495-504
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To examine various dimensions of consumer ratings of health care service with factor analysis and to find which factors influence the overall quality of health care service. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on outpatients of a general hospital located in Sungnam City. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the consumer? ratings of health care service received. The response rate was 92.8% with a total of 537 persons completing the questionnaire. Factor analysis was performed on 34 items evaluating the quality of health care service. Items were grouped into 5 dimensions as a result of factor analysis and the reliability and validity of influence on patient service assessment were evaluated for each dimension. RESULTS: The 5 dimensions were as follows ; 1) physician services, 2) non-physician services, 3) process 4) facilities, and 5) cleanliness. A positive correlation with the quality of health care service was found for the dimensions of non-physician services and process, while no significant correlation was found for the dimensions of physician services, facilities, and cleanliness. CONCLUSIONS: The result of this study may provide basic information for the development of future self-administered questionnaires of consumer ratings and for the evaluation of quality improvement activities in hospital outpatient settings.
