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Patients' Opinions Toward Healthcare Quality and Improvement in Aseer Health: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Patients' experience of service quality in government and private hospitals in the Qassim Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction Population health is crucial to government planning. The 2030 national vision is transforming all Saudi sectors. The health sector revolution intends to boost life expectancy by reducing mortality due to road traffic accidents and morbidity due to chronic illness. Health services will change from treatment-based to person-centered and preventive care, empower the population, increase access to healthcare and improve service quality by offering high customer satisfaction. This study establishes a baseline assessment for public awareness, behavior, healthcare access, and quality. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Aseer region in southwestern Saudi Arabia in 2022, September and October. Using the Aseer region's 2.1 million people to calculate the sample needed, the minimal sample size was 664. The study used cluster random sampling and a structured self-administered questionnaire to meet health transformation strategy requirements. All study variables underwent descriptive and bivariate analysis. Result The survey received 1,381 responses, with 97.2% of participants being Saudi and 84.4% being male. 312 (22.6%) of participants self-reported their health status as weak; 615 (44.5%) self-reported as having a good health status; and 667 (48.3%) reported having high knowledge. 740 people (53.6%) said that health was very important in their daily lives. The evaluation rate for Ministry of Health services in primary healthcare centers was 585 (42.4%) medium and 398 (28.8%) media for inpatient services. Evaluation for surgical procedure availability was 388 (28.1%) media. The results showed there is a statistically significant relationship (p-value < 0.05) between health status and age, gender, knowledge, and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. And there is a statistically significant relationship between the availability and quality of the health service profile, including inpatient, outpatient, and virtual care. Nationality appears to be statistically insignificant. Conclusion Health promotion is effective because people are health conscious. The importance of health and lifestyle presents a tremendous opportunity to incorporate health into all policies and improve the availability of healthy lifestyle options and surroundings to support healthy behaviors that will reduce preventable disease and risk mortality and morbidity. Health status was also linked to healthcare availability and quality.
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