Satisfaction of in-patients concerning patient care in a tertiary care hospital in Punjab.
Patient satisfaction is defined as a patient's personal evaluation of health care services and providers and thus a vital component of health care outcome and remains an area of interest and need in health care. Hence to assess in-patient satisfaction a study was conducted in a private tertiary care hospital on a stratified random sample of 100 in-patients drawn from four different general wards using a structured questionnaire. Overall the patients were found to be generally satisfied with care and services provided with a score of 87.12%.
Mammen
Sheena Ann
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Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Varghese
S R
SR
Isaac
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction