[Study of physician satisfaction as a quality criterion in Nuclear Medicine].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the perception and satisfaction level of referring physicians requesting scans as final users of the Nuclear Medicine Department.


METHODS
A self-administered questionnaire was designed; it was composed of 10 closed questions (5 categorised and 5 with numerical scale) and 3 open questions. The indicators evaluated were: physician's information about available tests, test indications and diagnostic information, accessibility, delay in the examination and reception of the diagnostic report, usefulness of diagnostic information and overall satisfaction with the department. Two hundred and fifteen questionnaires were sent.


RESULTS
Seventy eight questionnaires were returned, so the response index was 36.3 %. The 44.6 % of physicians surveyed considered that they had sufficient information about the tests and 59.5 % were satisfied with the indications and diagnostic information. The accessibility was 7 or more out of 10 for 78.5 %. The 64.9 % of physicians considered the delay in performing examinations to be correct but the satisfaction was lower in the delay between performance and reception of the diagnostic report. The diagnostic information was considered useful by 81.9 % and relevant in the management of patients by 70.5 % of the participants surveyed. The overall satisfaction was > or = 7 out of 10 in 86.8 %.


CONCLUSIONS
Overall satisfaction was high, although the level of knowledge about available tests and the delay between test performance and report reception could be improved.
García Vicente
A M
AM
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Spain. amgarcia@sescam.jccm.es
Soriano Castrejón
A
A
Martínez Delgado
C
C
Ruíz Solís
S
S
Talavera Rubio
M P
MP
Poblete García
V M
VM
Palomar Muñoz
A
A
Cortés Romera
M
M
Rodríguez Alfonso
B
B
D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D009684:Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires