Effective interventions on service quality improvement in a physiotherapy clinic.

نویسندگان

  • Farid Gharibi
  • JafarSadegh Tabrizi
  • MirAli Eteraf Oskouei
  • Mohammad AsghariJafarabadi
چکیده

BACKGROUND Service quality is considered as a main domain of quality associ-ated with non-clinical aspect of healthcare. This study aimed to survey and im-proves service quality of delivered care in the Physiotherapy Clinic affiliated with the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. METHODS A quasi experimental interventional study was conducted in the Physiotherapy Clinic, 2010-2011. Data were collected using a validated and reli-able researcher made questionnaire with participation of 324 patients and their coadjutors. The study questionnaire consisted of 7 questions about demographic factors and 38 questions for eleven aspects of service quality. Data were then analyzed using paired samples t-test by SPSS16. RESULTS In the pre intervention phase, six aspects of service quality including choice of provider, safety, prevention and early detection, dignity, autonomy and availability achieved non-acceptable scores. Following interventions, all aspects of the service quality improved and also total service quality score improved from 8.58 to 9.83 (P<0.001). CONCLUSION Service quality can be improved by problem implementation of appropriate interventions. The acquired results can be used in health system fields to create respectful environments for healthcare customers.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Health promotion perspectives

دوره 4 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014