OBJECTIVES Depression and depressive symptoms are common mental disorders that have a considerable effect on patients' health-related quality of life and satisfaction with medical care, but the prevalence of these conditions varies substantially between published studies. The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a precise estimate of the prevalence of...

Background: Patients’ waiting time for healthcare services is identified as one of the key measurements an effective health system. This factor has important role in patients’ satisfaction well. One that related to punctuality. Objectives: objective this study was assessing effect and physicians’ punctuality on outpatients’ time. Methods: a cross-sectional study. The population outpatients were...

background: for over 2 decades, ghana’s ministry of health (moh) has been resolved to continuously improve the quality of healthcare in a cost-effective manner. strategies have been adopted to enhance client satisfaction with healthcare services and delivery.objective: the current study examined patient satisfaction with the quality of healthcare in ghana by comparing healthcare services at the...

BACKGROUND Although patient satisfaction is a relevant outcome measure for health care providers, few satisfaction questionnaires have been generally available to physical therapists or have been validated in an Italian population for use in the outpatient setting. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Italian version of the Physical Therapy Outpatient Satis...

BACKGROUND It is globally agreed that a well-designed health system deliver timely and convenient access to health services for all patients. Many interventions aiming to reduce waiting times have been implemented in Chinese public tertiary hospitals to improve patients' satisfaction. However, few were well-documented, and the effects were rarely measured with robust methods. METHODS We condu...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains a common problem despite routine antiemetic prophylaxis. Therefore, the authors investigated the effect of administering 4 mg intravenous dexamethasone as an adjunct to a 5-HT3 antagonist (12.5 mg intravenous dolasetron) with respect to patient outcome. METHODS Outpatients (N = 140) were enrolled in this p...

Background: For over 2 decades, Ghana’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has been resolved to continuously improve the quality of healthcare in a cost-effective manner. Strategies have been adopted to enhance client satisfaction with healthcare services and delivery.Objective: The current study examined patient satisfaction with the quality of healthcare in Ghana...

OBJECTIVE Although many psychiatric patients experience various forms of pressure or leverage to participate in community treatment, the association between such experiences and treatment participation is controversial. This study evaluated the hypothesis that aspects of the treatment relationship, such as the working alliance, psychological reactance, and perceived coercion, could be important...

Objective: This study presents the psychometric properties of the Charleston Psychiatric Outpatient Satisfaction Scale—Hebrew Version adapted for use in Israel. Methods: Two sub-versions were constructed: one for adult clients—Mental Health Client Satisfaction Scale-Hebrew (MHCSS-H) and one for parents (or other caregivers) accompanying children with mental health problems—Mental Health Parent ...