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  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Experience Research
  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Long waiting times in Chinese hospitals lead to decreased patient satisfaction.
  • Current methods to shorten actual waiting time (AWT) are insufficient.
  • This study investigates improving satisfaction by managing expected waiting time (EWT).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if extending EWT can enhance patient satisfaction.
  • To explore the impact of unfavorable information (UI) on EWT.
  • To compare satisfaction levels under different AWT scenarios with adjusted EWT.

Main Methods:

  • 257 first-grade students were divided into control and experimental groups.
  • The experimental group received unfavorable information (UI) to influence EWT.
  • Six questionnaires assessed EWT and satisfaction, with 233 valid responses.

Main Results:

  • Unfavorable information (UI) significantly extended EWT from 121.0 to 180.0 minutes.
  • Females extended EWT more than males.
  • Extended EWT (2.5h vs 1.5h) improved satisfaction when AWT was 2.0h and reduced "very dissatisfied" rates when AWT was 3.0h.

Conclusions:

  • Unfavorable information (UI) effectively extends expected waiting time (EWT).
  • An extended EWT can significantly improve patient satisfaction scores.
  • Managing patient expectations regarding waiting times is a viable strategy for enhancing healthcare satisfaction.