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The Study on Patient Dissatisfaction with Medical Services to define an Indicator of the Healthcare Management in the Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan

Shayahmetov Bolotbek

Department of Healthcare Management and Economics, Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Continuous Education, Kyrgyzstan

E-mail : bhuvaneswari.bibleraaj@uhsm.nhs.uk

Yoshitoku Yoshida

Faculty of Nursing, Shubun University, 6 Nikko-cho, Ichinomiya, 491-0938, Japan

Bokchubaev Ernis

Department of Healthcare Management and Economics, Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Continuous Education, Kyrgyzstan

Eiko Yamamoto

Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, 65 Tsurumaicho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan

Joshua A. Reyer

Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, 65 Tsurumaicho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan

DOI: 10.15761/HEC.1000109

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to define major criteria potentially influencing patient dissatisfaction, using data from two regional hospitals (RH) to identify priority areas for potential care improvement.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from July to September 2014. Participants were 500 patients (230 at Ton RH and 270 at Issyk-Kul RH) selected during the designated period. Participants were surveyed with dissatisfaction measures, including 21 perceived quality-of-care indicators, divided into organizational, competency and informational aspects. We estimated associations between patient dissatisfaction and these aspects in designated hospitals using Chi-square tests. The organizational aspect included 11 criteria.

Results: The long waiting period for hospitalization and untimely physicians’ rounds in Ton RH (79.1% in both characteristics) caused dissatisfaction. At Issyk-Kul RH, 78.5% of patients were dissatisfied with securing of nutrition and food quality. There was a significant difference in the criterion of timely observation by doctors between the two RH (p=0.006). Of the nine parameters of competency, significant differences were obtained at both RHs for insufficiently friendly nurse attitudes toward patients (p<0.001), and completeness of primary medical check (p=0.004). Regarding the information aspect, 68.7% of patients in Ton RH and 69.3%-in Issyk-Kul RH were dissatisfied with informational materials availability.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that clinical staff should be implemented to learn patients’ expectations and opinions about hospital services. Securing high patient satisfaction is equally important for a hospital management team.

Key words

evaluation; dissatisfaction; healthcare; Kyrgyzstan; patient satisfaction

Introduction

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia with a total territory of 199,900 square kilometers. It is extremely mountainous, with almost 90% of its territory 1,500 meters or more above sea level. It has a low average population density of 26 people per square kilometer, with high population concentrations in river valleys and along lakesides. In 2014, it had a population of 5.4 million, 64% of whom were living in rural areas. The death rate was 6.74 deaths per 1,000 people in 2014. The population is young; giving that 29% are aged 14 years or younger. Kyrgyzstan has undertaken wide-ranging health system reforms in a challenging socioeconomic and political context [1]. The country developed two major health reform programs after becoming independent: Manas (1996–2006) and Manas Taalimi (2006–2010). These reforms introduced comprehensive structural changes to the healthcare delivery system in order to strengthen primary healthcare, develop family medicine, and restructure the hospital sector. The third reform was called Den-Sooluk (2012-2016). The major objectives of this reform have included quality improvements in the priority programs for mother and child health, cardiovascular diseases, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS; strengthening public health, and medical education.

The healthcare system must necessarily correspond to patients’ needs and requirements. Sociological research of patient feedback on healthcare quality plays an important role in obtaining valuable operational information for facility management. Medical and sociological monitoring based on the results of participant surveys permits exposure of significant problems that affect medical service quality and allow active and prompt situation management [2]. Patient satisfaction is considered one desired healthcare outcome and is directly related to health services utilization. Asking patients what they think about the care and treatment they received is an important step toward improving care quality and ensuring that local health services meet patients’ needs. Patient satisfaction is of fundamental importance to measure care quality because it provides information on the providers’ success in meeting patient values and expectations [3].

In 1985, Swan suggested that patients’ positive opinions about services received are a matching process between a set of generally accepted quality expectations and their personal past involvement. Many articles about patient satisfaction suggested the following significant relationship: satisfaction is the result of perceiving service implementation against expectations. Willingness to buy, or to return to receive the same services is the effect of satisfaction. Expectations and willingness for services create alternatives for patients. The more pleased the patients are, the greater the satisfaction levels will be [4].

Efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency, optimality, acceptability, legitimacy, and equity are seven main factors suggested by Donabedian [5]. Significant changes in healthcare service evaluation and enhancement are opening new healthcare portraits for the service user. Assessment of patient satisfaction allows hospital managers to investigate the extent to which their service meets the needs of patient groups [6].

The aims of this study were to define major criteria that may influence patient dissatisfaction, based on comparing patient questionnaires at Ton Regional Hospital (RH) and Issyk-Kul RH of Kyrgyzstan, and to then formulate proposals to improve healthcare management using different evaluation methods. We focused on Ton RH, located in a remote village far from the capital, with poor social and medical infrastructure. For contrast, we chose Issyk-Kul RH, with more efficient management, sufficient medical staff, better medical equipment, and the higher incomes of those working in a recreational area. The hospitals had similar numbers of beds and structures, but Issyk-Kul RH medically treated 900-plus more patients annually than Ton RH.

Materials and Methods

This was a cross-sectional study designed to examine patient dissatisfaction in two selected secondary hospitals in Kyrgyzstan: Ton RH and Issyk-Kul RH. Participants were 230 selected patients in Ton RH and 270 patients in Issyk-Kul RH. Inclusion criteria were patients over 18 years old who were admitted for 7 to 10 days. Data collection took place from July to September 2014. The questionnaire was developed by the authors based on the standardized patient satisfaction questionnaire. The initial part of the questionnaire consisted of five socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, social status, education, and marital status. The main part of this questionnaire comprised 21 questions regarding hospital activity. Multiple-choice questions were included to evaluate satisfaction factors. Patients rated each item on a five-point scale: 1-completely dissatisfied, 2-somewhat dissatisfied, 3-neutral (average), 4-somewhat satisfied, 5-completely satisfied. To evaluate the patient’s dissatisfaction with organizational aspects in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan, we categorized answers of 1 to 3 points as “dissatisfied.”

Data were analyzed with the chi-square test using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 and corrected after examining inclusion criteria, completeness and summary measures. All of the statistical tests were two-tailed and p-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.

This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Advanced Qualification, Ministry of Health, Kyrgyzstan in September 2014.

Results

Table 1 shows the characteristics and indicators of Ton RH and Issyk-Kul RH of Kyrgyzstan. Ton RH is located in a village in the south of Kyrgyzstan and provides inpatient medical care for a population of 53,350 people. There are 95 beds in five clinical wards (general, infectious, surgical, delivery, and recovery) and six additional units (admission room, lab and diagnostic, X-ray, transfusion, rehabilitation). It is staffed by 116 workers: 15 physicians (12.9%), 64 nurses (55.2%), 23 assistants of nurses (19.8%), and 14 other workers (12.1%). The hospital treated 3,146 patients in 2013. The average hospital stay was 7.8 days. The mortality rate was 0.7%, primarily due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, trauma, and toxicity. The hospital’s annual budget was 300,000 USD.

Table 1. Characteristics of the Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital

Hospital location

Village in southern Kyrgyzstan

Resort in northern Kyrgyzstan

Regional population

53,245

76,450

Number of beds

90

95

Number of wards

11

12

Number of staff

116

141

 Physicians

15

27

 Nurses

64

75

 Nurse assistants

23

25

 Other workers

14

13

Inpatient number (2013)

Mortality rate

3,146

0.7%

4,067

1.4%

Annual budget (USD)

300,000 USD

490,000 USD

Issyk-Kul RH is located in the north of Kyrgyzstan and renders medical services to a population of 76,450 people in the region. It has 90 beds in five clinical wards (general, surgical, delivery, infectious and recovery) and seven additional units (admission room, lab, ultrasound diagnostic, X-ray, transfusion, rehabilitation, and sterilization). It is staffed by 141 workers: 27 physicians (19.4%), 75 nurses (55.2%), 25 nurse assistants (15.6%), and 13 other workers (9.8%). In 2013, 4,067 patients received treatment. The average hospital stay was 7.1 days. The hospital mortality rate was 1.4%, primarily from cardiovascular diseases, trauma, alcohol intoxication, and respiratory diseases. Its annual budget of the hospital at the time of the study was 490,000 USD. Ton RH is located in village with poor well-being of the population and weak infrastructure. There are shortages of physicians and modern medical equipment. Issyk-Kul RH is situated in a resort city with a strong infrastructure and high standard of living. This hospital has a sufficient number of physicians and good medical equipment. The annual budget of Issyk-Kul RH was 190,000 USD greater than that of Ton RH, due to the greater number of patients who received medical services.

Table 2 shows socio-demographic characteristics of the 500 participants who were involved in this medico-social study. Of these, 230 (46%) were patients of Ton RH and 270 (54%) were from Issyk-Kul RH. Female patients were dominant in both hospitals: 146 (63.5%) in Ton RH and 187 (69.3%) in the Issyk-Kul RH. The majority of respondents were from 40 to 49 years old: 75 (32.6%) in the Ton RH and 88 (32.6%) in the Issyk-Kul RH. Patients with secondary and specialized education were the majority: 112 (48.7%) and 130 (48.1%), respectively. Respondents were divided into four social groups (servant, worker or business owner, retired or disabled, and unemployed) with retired the majority at Ton RH (37.4%), and unemployed at Issyk-Kul RH (34.1%). Patients who were married tended to be the highest proportion: 34.8% in the Ton RH and 45.2% in the Issyk-Kul RH. There was a significant difference in social status (p=0.003), and marital status (p=0.005) between the hospitals.

Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of patients in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital n (%)

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value

Total

230 (100)

270 (100)

500 (100)

 0.194

Age groups

 

 

 

 

 18-29

15 (6.5%)

19 (7.0%)

34 (6.8%)

 

 30-39

57 (24.8%)

62 (23.0%)

119 (23.8%)

 

 40-49

75 (32.6%)

88 (32.6%)

163 (32.6%)

 

 50-59

44 (19.1%)

71 (26.3%)

115 (23.0%)

 

 >60

39 (17.0%)

30 (11.1%)

69 (13.8%)

 

Gender

 

 

 

0.172

 Male

84 (36.5%)

83 (30.7%)

167 (33.4%)

 

 Female

146 (63.5%)

187 (69.3%)

333 (66.6 %)

 

Education

 

 

 

0.859

 High school/University

33 (14.3%)

35 (13.0%)

68 (13.6%)

 

 Special school/College

112 (48.7%)

130 (48.1%)

242 (48.4%)

 

 Secondary school

85 (37.0%)

105 (38.9%)

190 (38.0%)

 

Social status

 

 

 

0.003

 Servant

21 (9.2%)

37 (13.7%)

58 (11.6%)

 

 Worker, business owner

73 (31.7%)

68 (25.2%)

141 (28.2%)

 

 Retiree, disabled

86 (37.4%)

73 (27.0%)

159 (31.8%)

 

 Unemployed

50 (21.7%)

92 (34.1%)

142 (28.4%)

 

Marital Status

 

 

 

0.005

 Married

80 (34.8%)

122 (45.2%)

202 (40.4%)

 

 Unmarried

22 (9.5%)

39 (14.4%)

61 (12.2%)

 

 Divorced

71 (30.9%)

67 (24.8%)

138 (27.6%)

 

 Widowed

57 (24.8%)

42 (15.6%)

99 (19.8%)

 

a: Chi-squared test

Table 3 presents hospital organizational aspect items. This aspect includes 11 criteria. Long waiting periods for hospitalization and untimely physician rounds caused the greatest dissatisfaction at Ton RH (79.1% in both characteristics). At Issyk-Kul RH, most of the patients (78.5%) were dissatisfied with securing of nutrition and food quality, followed by provision of linen (75.2%). There was a statistically significant difference in the criterion of timely observation by doctors between the two RHs.

Table 3. Patient dissatisfaction with organizational aspects in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital

(n=230)

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital (n=270)

p-valuea

Dissatisfiedb

Dissatisfiedb

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Waiting period for hospitalization

182 (79.1%)

197 (73.0%)

0.109

Organization of reception

170 (73.9%)

183 (67.8%)

0.133

Timely observation by doctors

182 (79.1%)

184 (68.1%)

0.006

Securing dressing materials, syringes

172 (74.8%)

200 (74.1%)

0.856

Securing nutrition, food quality

175 (76.1%)

212 (78.5%)

0.517

Lab and medical equipment, test completeness

163 (70.9%)

197 (73.0%)

0.603

Provision of linen

156 (67.8%)

203 (75.2%)

0.068

Drug security

160 (69.6%)

166 (61.5%)

0.059

Hospital sanitation, regular unit cleaning

148 (64.3%)

191 (70.7%)

0.127

Availability of shower, hot water, conditioner

169 (73.5%)

196 (72.6%)

0.824

Accessibility of specialty consultants

165 (71.7%)

189 (70.0%)

0.670

a: Chi-square test

b: 1-completely dissatisfied, 2-somewhat dissatisfied, 3-neutral (average), 4-somewhat satisfied, 5-completely satisfied. Therefore, we categorized 1-3 points as”dissatisfied” for each characteristic.

Table 4 concerns nine parameters of competency. Significant differences were obtained at both hospitals in dissatisfaction with friendliness and attentiveness of nurses toward patients (p<0.001), quality and completeness of primary medical check (p=0.004), and friendliness and attentiveness of doctors (p=0.046). Regarding the information aspect, 68.7% of patients at Ton RH and 69.3% at Issyk-Kul RH were dissatisfied with the availability of informational material. The total number of dissatisfied patients of both RHs were 235: 111 (47.2%) from Ton RH and 124 (52.8%) from Issyk-Kul RH.

Table 4. Patient dissatisfaction with aspect of competency in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital

(n=230)

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital (n=270)

 p-valuea

Dissatisfiedb

Dissatisfiedb

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Quality and completeness of primary medical check

160 (69.6%)

218 (80.7%)

0.004

Trust in competence of doctor

133 (49.3%)

164 (60.7%)

0.508

Trust in competence of nurses

153 (66.5%)

180 (66.7%)

0.973

Friendliness and attentiveness of doctors

147 (63.9%)

195 (72.2%)

0.046

Friendliness and attentiveness of nurses

123 (53.5%)

193 (71.5%)

< 0.001

Accessibility of doctor explanation

129 (56.1%)

147 (54.4%)

0.713

Securing of rights and confidentiality

132 (57.4%)

155 (57.4%)

0.997

Courtesy of medical staff to family

113 (49.1%)

128 (47.4%)

0.701

Patient’s participation in treatment decision-making

164 (71.3%)

196 (72.6%)

0.749

a: Chi-square test

b: 1-completely dissatisfied, 2-somewhat dissatisfied, 3-neutral (average), 4-somewhat satisfied, 5-completely satisfied. Therefore we categorized 1-3 points as”dissatisfied” for each characteristic.

Discussion

 In terms of organizational aspects, timely observation by doctors seems to be one of the areas of critical dissatisfaction at Ton RH compared to Issyk-Kul RH. Quality and completeness of primary medical check and friendliness and attentiveness of doctors, concerning of aspects of competence was more common at Issyk-Kul RH than at the Ton RH. We think these differences between the RHs are due to the insufficient number of physicians in rural area; one doctor has to play multiple roles such as surgeon and doctor of the admission room. This causes serious negative effects on the quality of medical services and attentiveness to patients. Many studies about outpatient services have shown related problems [7-13].

 In our study, the result of dissatisfaction with organizational aspects such as waiting period for hospitalization and timely observation by doctors (79.1% in both criteria in Ton RH, 73.0% and 68.1% correspondingly in Issyk-Kul RH) were the almost similar with the study conducted in Arkhangelsk, Russia (79.0% and 71.6%) [14]. It might be connected with poor management of hospitals and insufficient medical staff, work overload, and improper conducting of duties.

Level of patient dissatisfaction with trust of doctor’s competence were significantly higher (49.3% in Ton RH and 60.9% in Issyk-Kul RH) in our study in comparison with a study in Volgograd, Russia (24.0%) [15,16]. These results might be caused by insufficient refresher training for staff. The results of the previous study in Volgograd concerning patient dissatisfaction with nutrition provision (78.4%) were the almost similar to those of our study (76.1% in Ton RH and 78.5 in Issyk-Kul RH) [16]. This may be due to irrational use and distribution of financial resources.

 In studies conducted in Japan (26.5%) and USA (34.6%), patients were found to be less dissatisfied with the nurse friendliness than our study (53.3% in Ton RH and 71.5% in Issyk-Kul RH) [17,18]. The study also indicates the necessity of communication training for nurses.

 Patient satisfaction is essential to obtaining a comprehensive understanding of patients’ needs and their opinions of the services received [19]. This study also indicated areas for improvement from the respondents’ perspectives. Patient dissatisfaction can lead to poor treatment compliance and result in poor health outcomes [20]. As a recommendation, an increase in community participation activities by clinical staff should be implemented to learn patients’ expectations and opinions about hospital services.

One limitation of this study was that it was conducted in only two RHs of Kyrgyzstan. This is the first study focusing on patient dissatisfaction with medical services of hospital in Kyrgyzstan and authors had no possibility to compare the results to previous studies.

Patients often have high expectations of the services from clinical staff. Therefore, proper training of codes of conduct and courtesy should be provided to both clinical and office staff. Incentives and negative consequences should be completed based on regular performance reviews. It is also strongly suggested that necessary and adequate amounts of medications, dressing materials should be available in the hospitals [20].

 In conclusion, patients receiving hospital services are responsible for conveying a hospital’s good image. Securing high patient satisfaction is equally important for a hospital management team.

Acknowledgements

We would like to honestly express our gratefulness to Dr. Bokchubaev Ernis, from Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Advanced Qualification, for his significant guidance and recommendations. We thank the administrations and relevant staff of Ton and Issyk-Kul RHs who ably assisted in survey completion and data collection. In addition, we are gratefully indebted to all survey participants, whose responses helped us conduct this study.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Received date: August 28, 2016
Accepted date: October 27, 2016
Published date: October 31, 2016

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Shayahmetov B, Yoshida Y, Bokchubaev E, Yamamoto E, Reyer JA (2016) The Study on Patient Dissatisfaction with Medical Services to define an Indicator of the Healthcare Management in the Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan. Health Edu Care, 1: DOI: 10.15761/HEC.1000109.

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Yoshitoku Yoshida

Faculty of Nursing, Shubun University, 6 Nikko-cho, Ichinomiya, 491-0938, Japan. Tel: +81-586-45-2101 (Ext: 10502); Fax: +81586454410

Table 1. Characteristics of the Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital

Hospital location

Village in southern Kyrgyzstan

Resort in northern Kyrgyzstan

Regional population

53,245

76,450

Number of beds

90

95

Number of wards

11

12

Number of staff

116

141

 Physicians

15

27

 Nurses

64

75

 Nurse assistants

23

25

 Other workers

14

13

Inpatient number (2013)

Mortality rate

3,146

0.7%

4,067

1.4%

Annual budget (USD)

300,000 USD

490,000 USD

Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of patients in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital n (%)

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value

Total

230 (100)

270 (100)

500 (100)

 0.194

Age groups

 

 

 

 

 18-29

15 (6.5%)

19 (7.0%)

34 (6.8%)

 

 30-39

57 (24.8%)

62 (23.0%)

119 (23.8%)

 

 40-49

75 (32.6%)

88 (32.6%)

163 (32.6%)

 

 50-59

44 (19.1%)

71 (26.3%)

115 (23.0%)

 

 >60

39 (17.0%)

30 (11.1%)

69 (13.8%)

 

Gender

 

 

 

0.172

 Male

84 (36.5%)

83 (30.7%)

167 (33.4%)

 

 Female

146 (63.5%)

187 (69.3%)

333 (66.6 %)

 

Education

 

 

 

0.859

 High school/University

33 (14.3%)

35 (13.0%)

68 (13.6%)

 

 Special school/College

112 (48.7%)

130 (48.1%)

242 (48.4%)

 

 Secondary school

85 (37.0%)

105 (38.9%)

190 (38.0%)

 

Social status

 

 

 

0.003

 Servant

21 (9.2%)

37 (13.7%)

58 (11.6%)

 

 Worker, business owner

73 (31.7%)

68 (25.2%)

141 (28.2%)

 

 Retiree, disabled

86 (37.4%)

73 (27.0%)

159 (31.8%)

 

 Unemployed

50 (21.7%)

92 (34.1%)

142 (28.4%)

 

Marital Status

 

 

 

0.005

 Married

80 (34.8%)

122 (45.2%)

202 (40.4%)

 

 Unmarried

22 (9.5%)

39 (14.4%)

61 (12.2%)

 

 Divorced

71 (30.9%)

67 (24.8%)

138 (27.6%)

 

 Widowed

57 (24.8%)

42 (15.6%)

99 (19.8%)

 

a: Chi-squared test

Table 3. Patient dissatisfaction with organizational aspects in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital

(n=230)

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital (n=270)

p-valuea

Dissatisfiedb

Dissatisfiedb

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Waiting period for hospitalization

182 (79.1%)

197 (73.0%)

0.109

Organization of reception

170 (73.9%)

183 (67.8%)

0.133

Timely observation by doctors

182 (79.1%)

184 (68.1%)

0.006

Securing dressing materials, syringes

172 (74.8%)

200 (74.1%)

0.856

Securing nutrition, food quality

175 (76.1%)

212 (78.5%)

0.517

Lab and medical equipment, test completeness

163 (70.9%)

197 (73.0%)

0.603

Provision of linen

156 (67.8%)

203 (75.2%)

0.068

Drug security

160 (69.6%)

166 (61.5%)

0.059

Hospital sanitation, regular unit cleaning

148 (64.3%)

191 (70.7%)

0.127

Availability of shower, hot water, conditioner

169 (73.5%)

196 (72.6%)

0.824

Accessibility of specialty consultants

165 (71.7%)

189 (70.0%)

0.670

a: Chi-square test

b: 1-completely dissatisfied, 2-somewhat dissatisfied, 3-neutral (average), 4-somewhat satisfied, 5-completely satisfied. Therefore, we categorized 1-3 points as”dissatisfied” for each characteristic.

Table 4. Patient dissatisfaction with aspect of competency in Ton and Issyk-Kul Regional Hospitals of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Characteristics

Ton Regional Hospital

(n=230)

Issyk-Kul Regional Hospital (n=270)

 p-valuea

Dissatisfiedb

Dissatisfiedb

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Quality and completeness of primary medical check

160 (69.6%)

218 (80.7%)

0.004

Trust in competence of doctor

133 (49.3%)

164 (60.7%)

0.508

Trust in competence of nurses

153 (66.5%)

180 (66.7%)

0.973

Friendliness and attentiveness of doctors

147 (63.9%)

195 (72.2%)

0.046

Friendliness and attentiveness of nurses

123 (53.5%)

193 (71.5%)

< 0.001

Accessibility of doctor explanation

129 (56.1%)

147 (54.4%)

0.713

Securing of rights and confidentiality

132 (57.4%)

155 (57.4%)

0.997

Courtesy of medical staff to family

113 (49.1%)

128 (47.4%)

0.701

Patient’s participation in treatment decision-making

164 (71.3%)

196 (72.6%)

0.749

a: Chi-square test

b: 1-completely dissatisfied, 2-somewhat dissatisfied, 3-neutral (average), 4-somewhat satisfied, 5-completely satisfied. Therefore we categorized 1-3 points as”dissatisfied” for each characteristic.