Factors associated with satisfaction with pediatric emergency department services in Korea: analysis of Korea Health Panel Data 2010 to 2012.
- Author:
Kyeong Jae LEE
1
;
Min Joung KIM
;
Joon Min PARK
;
Kyung Hwan KIM
;
Junseok PARK
;
Dong Wun SHIN
;
Hoon KIM
;
Woochan JEON
;
Hyunjong KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Patient satisfaction; Emergency medical services; Pediatrics; Parents
- MeSH: Chronic Disease; Emergencies*; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Service, Hospital*; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Korea*; Male; National Health Programs; Odds Ratio; Parents; Patient Satisfaction; Pediatrics; Prospective Studies
- From: Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine 2018;5(3):156-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the factors related to satisfaction with the pediatric emergency department service in Korea. METHODS: This study examined data from the Korea Health Panel Data from 2010 to 2012. Pediatric patients who visited the emergency department at least once between 2010 and 2012 in Korea were included. Data were collected on patient satisfaction with the emergency department service, and factors related to the patient characteristics, emergency department service process, and medical institution. We compared the dissatisfied and satisfied groups, and calculated the odds ratios for satisfaction according to each variable. RESULTS: A total of 1,505 emergency department visits from 947 pediatric patients during the 3-year period were analyzed. We estimated that about 79.5% of patients in the population were satisfied. The odds of expressing satisfaction were higher among males than in females, and among patients who were hospitalized after emergency department treatment compared to those who were transferred to another hospital. Conversely, the odds of expressing satisfaction were lower among patients who had a chronic disease, a financial source other than National Health Insurance, experienced hospitalization within 1 year. CONCLUSION: Our study results might be helpful for establishing a satisfactory pediatric emergency medical service system. In the future, further prospective studies evaluating the causal relationships between the relevant factors and patient satisfaction are warranted.
