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. 2022 Jan 22;19(3):1232.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031232.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Health Services Provided by Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Departments in the Opinion of Patients: Pilot Study

Piotr Konrad Leszczyński  1 , Paulina Sobolewska  2 , Bożena Muraczyńska  1 , Paulina Gryz  1 , Adam Kwapisz  2
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Health Services Provided by Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Departments in the Opinion of Patients: Pilot Study

Piotr Konrad Leszczyński et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of assistance provided by emergency medical service (EMS) and hospital emergency department (ED) staff in the opinion of patients.

Methods: Simple random sampling was performed to select the responders. A group of 131 people who correctly completed the questionnaire form was included in the study. The questionnaire was directed only to patients receiving EMS and/or ED assistance during the time period when the pandemic was announced in Poland.

Results: Problems in the ED were reported by 38 people (31.15%), and calling EMS was reported as generating problems by 7 people (16.67%). Dissatisfaction with the help provided in EDs was reported by 33 patients (27.05%), and dissatisfaction with the help by EMS was reported by eight people (19.05%). The assessment of the patient's satisfaction level significantly correlated with the waiting time in the ED (Spearman = 0.217; p = 0.016) as well as with the waiting for EMSs (Spearman = 0.403; p = 0.008).

Conclusions: Patients of the ambulance service and hospital emergency departments during the pandemic positively assessed the actions of medical services, despite significant delays in providing health services.

Keywords: COVID-19; emergency department; emergency medical service; health services; patients’ opinion.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Patients’ satisfaction with the help provided in the ED during the pandemic (Likert scale).
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Patient satisfaction depending on the waiting time in the ED.
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Correlation of the level of patient satisfaction with the waiting time in the ED.
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Patients’ satisfaction with the help provided by EMSs during the pandemic (Likert scale).
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Correlation of the level of patient satisfaction with the waiting time for EMSs.
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