title: Effective interventions on service quality improvement in a physiotherapy clinic.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Service quality is considered as a main domain of quality associ-ated with non-clinical aspect of healthcare. This study aimed to survey and im-proves service quality of delivered care in the Physiotherapy Clinic affiliated with the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi experimental interventional study was conducted in the Physiotherapy Clinic, 2010-2011. Data were collected using a validated and reli-able researcher made questionnaire with participation of 324 patients and their coadjutors. The study questionnaire consisted of 7 questions about demographic factors and 38 questions for eleven aspects of service quality. Data were then analyzed using paired samples t-test by SPSS16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the pre intervention phase, six aspects of service quality including choice of provider, safety, prevention and early detection, dignity, autonomy and availability achieved non-acceptable scores. Following interventions, all aspects of the service quality improved and also total service quality score improved from 8.58 to 9.83 (P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Service quality can be improved by problem implementation of appropriate interventions. The acquired results can be used in health system fields to create respectful environments for healthcare customers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gharibi
authors.affiliation: Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: JafarSadegh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tabrizi
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiotherapy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: MirAli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eteraf Oskouei
authors.affiliation: Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: AsghariJafarabadi
keywords: Intervention; Physical therapy; Quality improvement
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