a comparative study on patient satisfaction with hospital services in amol

a comparative study on patient satisfaction with hospital services in amol     nazari r* [1] , babaalipour mouziraji f [2] , sharif nia sh [3] , amini j [4] , akbari s [5]     received: 5 april, 2011 accepted: 19may, 2011    abstract:  background & aims: patient satisfaction is one of the main indicators for measuring effectiveness of health system. patient satisfaction in different areas is influenced by various factors. this study aimed to investigate patient satisfaction from hospital services in amol.  materials & methods: this cross sectional study was performed on 300 admitted and discharged patients that were selected randomly. data were collected by the researcher made questionnaire. the data were analyzed by spss statistical software and descriptive statistics, pearson correlation, chi-square and t-test.  results: the satisfaction rate was as follows: 69 . 3 % of patients were satisfied with hospital services, 75.94% with nursing services, 69.1% to medical services, and 64.06% with general services. there was a significant relationship between age, and education level with patient satisfaction rate. (p<0.001)  conclusion: the satisfaction rate in most participating patients was desirable because nursing care, communication skills of staff, physical profile of wards increased patients satisfaction. it is necessary that officials measure patients satisfaction rate at discharge from hospitals.  keywords: patient satisfaction, hospital services, nursing care     address : amol nursing and midwifery school, babol university of medical sciences , babol, iran   tel : (+98) 9111256405   email : [email protected]   [1] instructor of nursing, amol nursing and midwifery school, babol university of medical sciences , babol, iran (corresponding author)   [2] bs student in nursing, member of amol research committee, babol university of medical sciences, babol, iran  [3] instructor of nursing, amol nursing and midwifery school, babol university of medical sciences, babol, iran  [4] bs student in nursing, member of amol research committee, babol university of medical sciences, babol, iran  [5] bs in nursing, emam ali hospital, amol, iran