1. Evaluation of Inpatient Experience at Some Clinical Departments of Kien Giang General Hospital, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam, 2020: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study
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Phuoc Thao Nguyen Vo, Anh Tuan Tran, Hoat Van Nguyen, and Minh Van Hoang
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Medicine (General) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cross-sectional study ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,R5-920 ,0302 clinical medicine ,Health care ,Patient experience ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,General hospital ,healthcare staff’s care ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Original Research ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,environment—facilities ,general hospital ,Critical Issues in Health Services in Vietnam ,Vietnam ,Family medicine ,treatment information ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 ,Inpatient experience ,Kien Giang province ,business - Abstract
Patient experience is being widely considered in evaluating the quality of health care services. This is a cross-sectional study with 860 inpatients hospitalized in 4 clinical departments (General Internal Medicine; Cardiology; General Surgery; Surgery, and Orthopedic Trauma) of the Kien Giang General Hospital, from April to June 2020. Data was collected through a two-part questionnaire used to evaluate the inpatient experience during hospital treatment, using the Likert scale 5 points. The patient’s experience is classified into 3 aspects (environment—facilities, healthcare staff's care, treatment information). In total, 815 participants responded to the interview (94.8%). The rates of patients having a positive experience on the environment and facilities, the care of health workers, and treatment information are 31.7%, 85.9%, and 74.2%, respectively. The patient’s positive overall experience rate is 65.5%. Factors related to the patient's overall experience are the department of treatment, residential area, age, and employment status ( P
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- 2021