Gap Analysis of Service Quality from Bedridden Patient’s Point of view at Hospitals of Tehran Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University
Subject Areas : medical documentsfarhad adhami mogadam 1 , mohammad sahebalzamani 2 , masoumeh rouhafza 3
1 - Associate Professor, Determinants of Health Research Center, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - MSc of Nursing Education, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Perceptions, SERVQUAL, Expectations, Service Quality, Gap,
Abstract :
Introduction: Ever-increasing development of quality-oriented and customer orientation in health services, through continuous feedback of patients expectations and continual recovery of service presentation, is possible. Patient satisfaction can impact on compliance with suggested treatment and therefore impact on health outcomes. Methods: this correlation-descriptive study of 405 bedridden patients was done at 3 hospitals that are depending to Tehran medical sciences Islamic Azad University that were selected according to the available sampling. Information collecting tools was a questionnaire including of two parts demographic and questions measuring service quality (SERVQUAL). Results: The highest quality of hospital service in the perceptions of the reliability dimension was with 17.5 averages and the lowest percentage was related to tangibility dimension with the average of 12.84. The highest average of hospital services quality in the expectation part was related to Empathy dimension with the average of 21.12 and the lowest percentage was related to tangibility dimension with the average of 17.23. The gap between patients’ perceptions and expectations at hospitals depending to Tehran medical sciences Islamic Azad University equal to -19.9 units. The lowest gap with -2.52 unit related to service Assurance dimension and the most gap with -4.6 units related to Empathy expectations. Conclusion: For promotion of treatment health service quality, it’s necessary to establish a balance between services presenting and patient expectations. Suitable quality control is was to decrease of quality gap.
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1- Tabibi SJ, Gohari MR, SHahri S, Agababa S. Assessment Health Care Services In Outpatient Clinics Based On SERVQUAL Model In Hospitals Of Tehran. Faculty of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012; 5(4): 49-56. [Persian]
2- Ravichandran K, Prabhakaran S, Arun Kumar S. Application of Seroquel Model Measuring Services Quality. A Bayesian Approach. Enterprise Risk Management, (2010); 1(1).
3- Davis BA, Kiesl CK, Mc Farland J, Collard A, Coston K, Keeton A. Evaluating instruments for quality: testing convergent validity of the consumer emergency care satisfaction scale. J Nurs Care Qual, 2005; 20(4): 364-68.
4- Hassan Ismail K. Satisfaction of inpatient in Erbil teaching hospitals. Zanco J. Med, Sci, 2012; 16(2): 98-105.
5- Hekmatpo D, Sorani M, Farazi A, Fallahi Z, Lashgarara B. A survey on the quality of medical services in teaching hospitals of Arak University of Medical Sciences with SERVQUL model in Arak. Arak Medical University Journal (AMUJ), 2012; 15(66): 1-9. [Persian]
6- Abbasian M, Chaman R, Mousavi SA, Amiri M, Gholami Taromsari M, Maleki F, Raei M. Gap Analysis between Students' Perceptions and Expectations of Quality of Educational Services Using Servqual Model. Qom Univ Med Sci J, 2013; 7(1): 2-9. [Persian]
7- Ajam M, Sadeghifar J, Anjomshoa M, Mahmoudi S, Honarvar H, Mousavi SM. Assessing Quality of Healthcare Service by the SERVQUAL Model: A Case Study of a Field Hospital. Journal of Military Medicine, 2014; 15(4): 273-279. [Persian]
8- Abolghasem Gorji H, Tabatabaei SM, Akbari A, Sarkhosh S, Khorasani S. Using the Service Quality Gap's Model (SERVQUAL)in Imam Khomeini Teaching Hospital. Journal of Health Administration, 2013; 16(51): 7-18. [Persian]
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15- Razlansari M , Teimouri B, Alipour Shirsavar H R, Taleghani M, Ashtarian H. Patients’ views on perceived services quality using SERVQUAL Model at educational and medical centers of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2013, Journal of clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences, 2013; 1(3). [Persian]
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