Correlation between knowledge and satisfaction of patients from patient- physician relationship
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RG Vahidi , SH Kaffashi , MR Narimani , J Sadeghifar , M Raadabadi , A Nazari , M Heidari  |
, shahnaz.kaffashi@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (18860 Views) |
Introduction: Treatment of diseases is largely depended on the interaction between doctor and patient, and the result
of cooperation with clinicians is rapid and successful treatment.
Moreover, the relationship
is one of the critical factors of the patients`
satisfaction, especially next reference of patients.
This study is aimed to determine the correlation between knowledge and satisfaction
of patients from patient- physician relationship at the hospital
affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: This study has been done in descriptive-correlational
method on 309
people who referred to 11 teaching hospitals and medical which covered by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Data
was gathered through three questionnaires of "Knowledge of Physician-Patient Relationship", "Satisfaction of
Physician-Patient Relationship" and "Physician-Patient Relationship". Validity
of the questionnaires was approved by 3 experts and the reliability
by calculating Cronbach's alpha (α=0.87,
α=0.87, α=0.79). Data analysis was performed by SPSS/16 and using the Pearson correlation coefficient,
t-test and ANOVA. Findings: The mean score of knowledge and satisfaction of patients from physician-patient relationship was
respectively, 2.09 ± 10.5 and 6.58 ± 34.08. Also, the
average scores of correlation between physician and patient were 6.04 ± 35.86,
respectively. Significant correlation was observed between
satisfaction levels of physician - patient
relationship (P<0.01). On the other
hand, there wasn`t a significant correlation between knowledge of physician- patient relationship and physician- patient relationship. Conclusion: The
results of this study showed that patient’ knowledge and satisfaction of
physician–patients` relationship in Tabriz
hospitals were high. It is recommended that a system to be designed
to assess the relationship
between physician and patient correctly until it give
important information. |
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Keywords: Knowledge, Satisfaction, Physician-patient relationship |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
health services management Received: 2013/02/6 | Accepted: 2013/06/17 | Published: 2013/06/17
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