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Patients' Satisfaction in the Emergency Department: Measurement, Indicators, Factors Influencing Satisfaction, Impact, and Solution.

Courage Idahor, Bekky E Ben-Igwenyi, Uchechukwu Okonkwo, Oyinkansola Femi-Oyewole, Omo A Ogbeide

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Courage IdahorEmergency Medicine, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Bekky E Ben-IgwenyiGeneral Practice, St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Uchechukwu OkonkwoEmergency Medicine, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Oyinkansola Femi-OyewoleEmergency Medicine, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Omo A OgbeideGeneral Practice, NES Healthcare UK, London, GBR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergency department (ED) plays a crucial role in the care of patients, being the first point of contact for patients with the hospital system. Patient satisfaction metrics are crucial indicators of ED care quality, which can significantly impact other hospital departments. Increased patient satisfaction in the ED is associated with better outcomes and fosters trust in the health system. This article explores the key factors influencing patient satisfaction and solutions to enhance patient satisfaction.

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interpersonal skillpatient-centered carepatient feedbackpatient satisfaction metricquality of healthcare

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PMID40385884
PMCPMC12084088

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