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. 2008 Oct 25;1(1):22.
doi: 10.1186/1755-7682-1-22.

Patient satisfaction with cataract surgery

Ehab I Wasfi  1 , P Pai, Alaa A Abd-Elsayed
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Patient satisfaction with cataract surgery

Ehab I Wasfi et al. Int Arch Med. .

Abstract

Introduction: Measuring the patient satisfaction is a very important issue that will help very much in improving the service provided to patients and improve the level of satisfaction.

Aim: To evaluate patient satisfaction with the cataract surgery service and identify any areas for improvement, determination of patient satisfaction with referral, out-patient consultation, pre-assessment clinic, surgery and post-operative care, also to report patients' comments relating to improvement in service provision.

Methodology: A retrospective study was undertaken for 150 patients underwent cataract surgery at Barrow General Hospital, UK, the survey sample was by postal questionnaires. We collected our data from the theatre lists for a period of 4 month.

Results: This study included 150 patients; the response rate was (72%) 108 patients, Most patients were referred from their general practitioner 86.1%, 93 (86.1%) patients were happy with the time interval from seeing their GP to eye clinic. In the eye out patient department many factors significantly affected the level of patient satisfaction, in general the more information provided for the patient the more the satisfaction.

Conclusion: Patient satisfaction is on important health outcome old understanding both the domains of satisfaction as well as their relative importance to patients is necessary to improve the overall quality of patient care. Meeting the doctor, presenting all relevant information and giving printed information are very important factors in improving the patient's satisfaction with cataract surgery.

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Out-patient consultation.
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Patient satisfaction with staff.
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