introduction: patients' satisfaction (ps) is one of the important indicators of emergency care quality and outcomes of health care services. some researchers believe that improve the work processes and hospital quality are not possible without caring to comments, requirements, expectations, and satisfaction of patients. the percent study was aimed to assess the emergency department (ed) ps of p...

OBJECTIVE To compare patient and nurse satisfaction with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) to their prospective satisfaction with patient-controlled transdermal delivery system (PCTS) technology. METHODS Nationwide samples of 301 nurses (200 medical-surgical, 101 post-anesthesia care units) and 500 surgery patients (192 abdominal, 119 gynecological, 189 orthopedic) completed s...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate Malaysian patients' satisfaction levels and asthma control with Symbicort SMART® in the primary care setting. METHOD This is a cross-sectional, multicentre study involving adult patients with persistent asthma who were prescribed only Symbicort SMART in the preceding one month prior to recruitment. Patients' satisfaction with Symbicort SMART and asthma control were evalu...

Strong doctor-patient relationships generate greater patient satisfaction and compliance with physician recommendations. Although prior research has explored distinct factors driving favorable patient outcomes, investigations have yet to comprehensively address the efficacy of different communication styles. Furthermore, it is critical to explore the full impact communication approaches have on...

Cultural competency continues to gain increased attention in medicine. Not only does it play a significant role in the delivery of health care and patient outcomes, but it also remains a major determinant of patient satisfaction. This study investigated how patients in an urban dermatology clinic rated their satisfaction with cultural competency. Compared to White patients, satisfaction scores ...

introduction: several mehods have been proposed to alleviate pain after hysterectomy. pre-emptive analgesia has been used to relieve pain following abdominal hysterectomy with conflicting results. this study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of pre-incision skin infiltration of lidocaine in relieving postoperative pain in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy.  methods: 60 patients wi...