[Level of satisfaction from patients who undergone an endoscopic procedure and related factors].
| Autor: | Trujillo-Benavides OE; Gastroenterólogo y endoscopista adscrito al Servicio de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal. omaredel@hotmail.com, Altamirano-García AA, Baltazar-Montúfar P, Maroun-Marun C, Méndez-Del Monte R, Torres-Rubí D |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico [Rev Gastroenterol Mex] 2010 Oct-Dec; Vol. 75 (4), pp. 374-9. |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Patient satisfaction is a cognitive and emotional evaluation of the patient on the performance of health staff and is based on relevant aspects of their experience in health care. Aim: To determine the satisfaction level of patients after an endoscopic procedure in the gastrointestinal endoscopy service Specialty Hospital National Medical Center La Raza and to evaluate associated factors. Material and Methods: A modified and validated questionnaire was applied to assess patient satisfaction after an endoscopic procedure (mGHAA-9) in patients who underwent a gastroscopy or colonoscopy. Factors that influenced patient satisfaction were assessed. Results: Two-hundred questionnaires were applied (response rate: 89.5%), in 62 men (34.6%) and 117 women (65.4%). Mean patient age was 51.3 years. The average score for the overall group was 30.9 (maximum score of 35). In the overall assessment of satisfaction patients reported 60.9% excellent, very good 29.6%, good 8.9% and 0.6% regular. Factors that influenced patient satisfaction were: waiting time for appointment (OR 3.104), explaining and answering questions (OR 2.961) and waiting time for performing the procedure (OR 2.408) Some factors did not influence on patient satisfaction: Sex: Male 58.1%, female 62.4% (p = 0.63), age 52 vs. 50 years (p = 0.48) and sedation 64.7% vs. 60.5% (p = 0.8) Conclusions: The level of satisfaction of patients undergoing a gastroscopy or colonoscopy is good. The factors that influence the satisfaction of these patients are related to communication between doctor and patient, and waiting time for the study. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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