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ArticlePatient preference and adherence2018

A third-party investigation of inpatient satisfaction with a tertiary hospital in People's Republic of China.

Pan Ke, Fengbo Jiang, Dongmei Wu, Li Ke, Zi Lin, Jia Jia, Baoxia Ye, Bing Liu

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Article in Patient preference and adherence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Pan KeHealth Management and Health Development Research Center of Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, People's Republic of China, sy-lb@126.com.
Fengbo JiangPostgraduate Training Base of Hubei University of Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, People's Republic of China.
Dongmei WuDepartment of Cardiology Three Wards, Shiyan Taihe Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine), Shiyan, People's Republic of China.
Li KePostgraduate Training Base of Hubei University of Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zi LinPostgraduate Training Base of Hubei University of Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jia JiaPostgraduate Training Base of Hubei University of Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, People's Republic of China.
Baoxia YeDepartment of Cardiology Three Wards, Shiyan Taihe Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine), Shiyan, People's Republic of China.
Bing LiuHealth Management and Health Development Research Center of Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, People's Republic of China, sy-lb@126.com.

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backgroundConflicts between doctors and patients occur in People's Republic of China each year. Serious negative relationships between doctors and patients are a significant social problem. This study aims to evaluate the satisfaction of inpatients in a tertiary hospital through a third party and analyze the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and overall satisfaction. PATIENTS AND

methodsA cross-sectional investigation was conducted to obtain the demographic information and results for 20 items in an inpatient satisfaction questionnaire. A total of 872 inpatients were studied. Descriptive analysis was conducted using SPSS version 22.0 software. Independent sample

resultsAmong the respondents, valid questionnaires were completed by 872 patients, with a response rate of 94.47% (872/923). The hospital inpatient satisfaction score was 84.92±10.34. Among the sociodemographic characteristics, education status, occupation, annual income, residence and frequency of visits were related to inpatient satisfaction and were statistically significant (

conclusionThe overall level of inpatient satisfaction with this hospital seems to be acceptable, although areas for improvement remain.

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importance matrix analysisinfluencing factorssatisfactionsociodemographic characteristics

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PMCPMC6188104

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