Patients’ perceptions of healthcare quality in Ghana
| Autor: | Desmond Kwadjo Kumi, Janet Anome, Peter Anabila |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Service quality
business.industry Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Sample (statistics) General Business Management and Accounting LISREL Loyalty business model 0502 economics and business Public hospital Health care 050211 marketing Customer satisfaction Quality (business) Business Marketing 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. 32:176-190 |
| ISSN: | 0952-6862 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2017-0200 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of service quality (SQ), customer satisfaction (CS) and customer loyalty (CL) in Ghana’s health sector and a comparative analysis of private and public hospital SQ. Design/methodology/approach A convenient sample of 1,236 respondents was generated from both private and public hospitals. The study utilises an asymptotic distribution free estimation technique in CB-SEM using LISREL to test the relationships, while Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test was used to determine the differences in SQ performances between private and public hospitals. Findings The study found a significant positive relationship between SQ and CS. Also, the study found a significant positive relationship between CS and CL. Finally, SQ was found to be better in private hospitals, resulting higher CS and CL. Practical implications The study highlights the significant role SQ plays in generating CS and CL to guide healthcare provider policy decision making to improve healthcare delivery. It also serves as a guide to patients to make informed decisions regarding the choice of alternative hospitals. Originality/value The study provides a useful guide to strategy and policy formulation in the healthcare sector by exploring the potential viability of SERVQUAL-related model as a relevant tool for assessing SQ in Ghana’s health sector. The results also identified SQ gap between private and public hospitals and thus have implications on how hospitals should strategise to improve their SQ. |
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