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  • Health Services Research
  • Patient Experience Studies

Background:

  • Patient satisfaction is a critical indicator of healthcare quality.
  • Understanding influencing factors is essential for policy improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key factors affecting patient satisfaction.
  • To provide data-driven recommendations for health policy enhancement.

Main Methods:

  • A large-scale questionnaire survey was conducted in Wuhan, China.
  • Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, Gamma coefficient, and binary logistic regression.
  • 2,626 valid responses were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Medical staff's service attitude emerged as the most significant factor influencing patient satisfaction.
  • Medical staff's technical skills and hospital convenience also played crucial roles.
  • Patients reported higher satisfaction with hospital convenience, facilities, and staff attitude, but lower satisfaction with medical expenses and reimbursement.

Conclusions:

  • Medical staff's service attitude, technical skills, and hospital convenience are paramount for improving patient satisfaction.
  • Health managers should prioritize these areas in policy and management decisions.
  • Demographic factors showed no significant impact, while service utilization had a moderate effect.