title: Soldiers' experience with medical hold: the case of Fort Bragg.
abstract: Soldiers' treatment in medical hold has been controversial due in part to a series of articles that appeared in the popular press. The purpose of this study was to explore soldiers' satisfaction as an indicator of the quality of health and treatment care received while in medical hold at Womack Army Medical Center (Fort Bragg, North Carolina). Data came from a survey of 17 questions that was administered on a point prevalence date and analyzed using descriptive statistics. A total of 47 of 164 soldiers on medical hold on March 1, 2007 responded. The overall patient satisfaction averaged 81.57%, based on a 5-point Likert rating scale for the soldier case sample. However, the survey also showed areas where Womack can improve.
authors.affiliation: Information Management Division, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28310, USA.
authors.forename: Cristóbal S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Berry-Cabán
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D009657:North Carolina; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States