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. 2019 Nov 21;19(1):872.
doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4706-9.

User experience and satisfaction with specialty consultations and surgical care in secondary and tertiary level hospitals in Mexico

Svetlana V Doubova  1 , Claudia Infante-Castañeda  2 , Sanam Roder-DeWan  3   4 , Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas  5   6
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User experience and satisfaction with specialty consultations and surgical care in secondary and tertiary level hospitals in Mexico

Svetlana V Doubova et al. BMC Health Serv Res. .

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the association between user experience and satisfaction with specialty consultations and surgical care at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) secondary and tertiary level hospitals.

Methods: We conducted secondary data analysis of the cross-sectional 2017 IMSS National Satisfaction Survey. The dependent variables were user satisfaction with outpatient consultation and with surgery. The study's independent variables were user experience with these services. The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems in the Sustainable Development Era framework was used to guide the analysis. For each dependent variable a double-weighted Poisson regression model with robust variance was performed and considered clustering of the observations within 111 secondary level and 25 tertiary level hospitals.

Results: The study included 6713 outpatient consultation users and 528 surgery users. 83% of users attending outpatient consultations and 86.6% of users who underwent inpatient surgery at IMSS hospitals were satisfied with the service received. The common patient negative experiences with specialty consultations and surgical care were long waiting time (40%) and lack of hospital cleanliness (20%). An additional concern was the lack of clinical examination during the consultation (25%). Shorter waiting times, health provider courtesy, good communication, clinical examination, and hospital cleanliness were associated with patient satisfaction with specialty consultations. Having the surgery without prior postponement(s) and without complications increased the probability of patient satisfaction.

Conclusion: Patient satisfaction with hospital outpatient consultations and surgical care may be raised by focusing on improvement strategies to enhance positive patient experiences with care.

Keywords: México; Outpatient consultations; Surgical care; User experience; User satisfaction.

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Conflict of interest statement

One of the authors 'Svetlana Vladislavovna Doubova' is an Associate Editor of BMC Health Services Research.

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