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Table 3 Satisfaction of patient by each item of the patient satisfaction questionnaire (n = 206)

From: Patient satisfaction and their determinants in outpatient department of a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Item

Question

No (strongly disagree + disagree) %

Uncertain %

Yes (strongly agree + agree) %

Mean score

S.D

Accessibility and convenience

1.

Location of the hospital

41 (19.99)

28 (13.6)

137 (66.5)

3.78

1.21

2.

Registration procedure

23 (11.2)

29 (14.1)

154 (74.8)

4.03

1.10

3.

Waiting time

52 (25.2)

36 (17.5)

118 (57.3)

3.49

1.28

4.

Waiting area

40 (19.4)

33 (16.0)

133 (64.6)

3.73

1.21

5.

Information accessibility

28 (13.6)

25 (12.1)

153 (74.3)

3.97

1.20

Physical environment

6.

Cleanliness of hospital area

37 (18.0)

32 (15.5)

137 (66.5)

3.72

1.15

7.

Level of noise in hospital

35 (17.0)

38 (18.4)

133 (64.6)

3.69

1.11

8.

Cleanliness of checkup room

11 (5.3)

27 (13.1)

168 (81.6)

4.21

0.93

Interpersonal relationship

9.

Behavior of hospital staff

19 (9.2)

22 (10.7)

165 (80.1)

4.18

1.05

10.

Doctors’ behavior

18 (8.7)

12 (5.8)

176 (85.4)

4.36

0.99

11.

Doctors time

28 (13.6)

25 (12.1)

153 (74.3)

4.08

1.17

Communication and decision making

12.

Communication with doctor

29 (14.1)

41 (19.9)

136 (66.0)

3.87

1.13

Financial aspect

13.

Cost paid for medicine

40 (19.4)

43 (20.9)

123 (59.7)

3.59

1.19

14.

Cost paid to health institution

28 (13.6)

40 (19.4)

138 (67.0)

3.77

1.12

15.

Fee paid vs quality of care

23 (11.2)

32 (15.5)

151 (73.3)

4.02

1.075

Technical quality

16.

Availability of drugs

33 (16.0)

36 (17.5)

137 (66.5)

3.83

1.20

17.

HR quality and hospital

27 (13.1)

39 (18.9)

140 (68.0)

3.81

1.083

18.

Treatment procedure

21 (10.2)

21 (10.2)

164 (79.6)

4.14

1.04