Measuring Inpatients Level of Satisfaction about Health Services Provided by Zakho Governmental Hospitals
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https://doi.org/10.26436/hjuoz.2017.5.1.304Keywords:
Inpatients Satisfaction, Health Service, Zakho Governmental HospitalAbstract
Background and aim: Patient’s satisfaction is a central element in the evaluation of health care services and it's an important indicator for measuring the quality of services and regarded as a component of performance improvement. The aim of present research was to measure patients’ satisfaction about health services in Zakho's hospital. Methodology: Descriptive study was conducted in Zakho's hospital. 248 patients were selected from Zakho general hospital, maternity hospital and emergency hospital in Zakho city which are the only hospitals that can receive inpatients in discrete. A validated questionnaire was used to measure patients’ satisfaction about health services by interviewing them on day of discharge. Results: the results of present study in Zakho’s hospitals (Zakho General Hospital, Emergency Hospital and Maternity Hospital) showed moderate level of satisfaction with health services that provided to them as overall results were (3.56 out of 5). With highest level of satisfaction in Zakho general hospital and lowest level in emergency hospital. Conclusion: the results indicate the need for further efforts should spend to overcome weakness and barriers for provision of better quality of services and enhance better satisfaction. the results also suggest that serious and effective pains are necessary to increase patient's satisfaction in Emergency hospital.
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