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...

background: in today's competitive world, organizations' survival and success depends on satisfying customer needs and ex­pec­tations. this is particularly important in health care sector where quality of service and customer relations are the key suc­cess factors. the purpose of this research was to determine whether there was a relationship between patient satisfaction and loyalty to the serv...

a comparative study on patient satisfaction with hospital services in amol     nazari r* [1] , babaalipour mouziraji f [2] , sharif nia sh [3] , amini j [4] , akbari s [5]     received: 5 april, 2011 accepted: 19may, 2011    abstract:  background & aims: patient satisfaction is one of the main indicators for measuring effectiveness of health system. patient satisfaction in different areas is in...

Correlates of patient satisfaction at varying points in time were assessed using a survey with 2-week and 3-month follow-up in a general medicine walk-in clinic, in USA. Five hundred adults presenting with a physical symptom, seen by one of 38 participating clinicians were surveyed and the following measurements were taken into account: patient symptom characteristics, symptom-related expectati...

In these difficult economic times, many practices are looking for ways to improve profitability. It is strange, however, that when economic conditions improve, improving profitability seems to become less a priority. Why not strive for better profitability all the time? If a practice is well run in good times, it will be better positioned to weather difficult times. Patient satisfaction can be ...

background:  adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ais) may lead to physical and mental problems. it also can adversely affect patient satisfaction and the quality of life. in this study, we assessed the outcomes and satisfaction rate after surgical treatment of ais using scoliosis research society-30 questionnaire (srs-30).   methods:  we enrolled 135 patients with ais undergoing corrective surgery...

aim and background:   the assessment of patient satisfaction with anesthesia, the balance between expectations and perception of what was received, is an essential component of continuous quality improvement in anesthesiology. in our center there have been few studies conducted in the anesthesia field, which have assessed patient’s satisfaction. in this prospective study we have evaluated patie...