Dental School Patient Preferences for Receiving and Returning Patient Satisfaction Surveys.

Autor: Coolidge T; Trilby Coolidge, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Sovipa Tangcharoensiri, BA, is a predental student and Lecturer, Office of the Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Daniel C.N. Chan, DMD, MS, DDS, is Professor and Chair, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; and Sandra L. Phillips, MPA, is Director of Quality Improvement and Health and Safety, Office of the Dean, and Senior Lecturer, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington. tcoolidg@uw.edu., Tangcharoensiri S; Trilby Coolidge, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Sovipa Tangcharoensiri, BA, is a predental student and Lecturer, Office of the Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Daniel C.N. Chan, DMD, MS, DDS, is Professor and Chair, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; and Sandra L. Phillips, MPA, is Director of Quality Improvement and Health and Safety, Office of the Dean, and Senior Lecturer, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington., Chan DCN; Trilby Coolidge, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Sovipa Tangcharoensiri, BA, is a predental student and Lecturer, Office of the Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Daniel C.N. Chan, DMD, MS, DDS, is Professor and Chair, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; and Sandra L. Phillips, MPA, is Director of Quality Improvement and Health and Safety, Office of the Dean, and Senior Lecturer, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington., Phillips SL; Trilby Coolidge, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Sovipa Tangcharoensiri, BA, is a predental student and Lecturer, Office of the Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; Daniel C.N. Chan, DMD, MS, DDS, is Professor and Chair, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington; and Sandra L. Phillips, MPA, is Director of Quality Improvement and Health and Safety, Office of the Dean, and Senior Lecturer, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of dental education [J Dent Educ] 2019 Nov; Vol. 83 (11), pp. 1323-1331. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 08.
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.019.129
Abstrakt: The aims of this study were to investigate dental school patient, parent, and caregiver preferences for receiving and returning patient satisfaction surveys and to determine how modes of receiving and returning surveys impacted return rates. Two studies were conducted, both of which are reported. In Study 1, adult patients, parents of child patients, and caregivers of patients with special needs were asked to indicate their preferred mode of receiving and returning surveys. In Study 2, patients, parents, and caregivers were randomly assigned to different modes of receiving and returning surveys, and return rates were compared between modes and according to whether the individuals had been assigned to their preferred mode or not. The overall response rates were 90.4% for the first study and 48.1% for the second study. In both studies, the preferred mode was receiving and returning the survey in the clinic (chi-square=84.902 and 32.116; df=3; p<0.001). Younger respondents were more likely to prefer receiving and returning the survey by email (K-W statistics=13.406, 10.241; df=3; p=0.004 and 0.017). In Study 2, respondents were significantly more likely to return surveys in the clinic (chi-square=44.994; df=2; p<0.001) and were also significantly more likely to return surveys if they had received them in their preferred mode (binomial test p<0.001). Although receiving and returning the survey in the clinic was the preferred mode, these respondents' preferences were also related to their age. These results suggest that dental school clinics may be able to expect higher return rates if they can follow patients' preferences for receipt and delivery of surveys.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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