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Introduction: Over the last few decades, the interest of healthcare professionals is increasingly centered on patient satisfaction with the healthcare provided. Aim: The aim is to assess the parents'/guardians' satisfaction with the services/conditions of the children who have been hospitalized in a General Hospital providing health services in the prefecture of Attica. Method-Sample: The sample consists of 100 parents/guardians of children hospitalized during the period June- November 2017. Sampling was performed randomly. For the needs of the study, a questionnaire with closed type questions was used. The statistical package SPSS 20.0 was used for the statistical analysis of the data. Results: The average rate of hospital evaluation was 8.02. As far as the medical services were concerned (being shown kindness, being listened to carefully, being explained to and being kept informed), the parents expressed a fairly high level of satisfaction, an average of 83.7%. The mean medical staff rating score was 3.27 (standard deviation 0.54, median 3.5, minimum 1.75 and maximum 3.75) and the mean nursing staff rating score was 3.13 (standard deviation 0.84, median 3, minimum 1 and maximum 4).The parents/guardians who experienced long waiting times in the emergency department before the child was examined, rated the nursing staff with a lower score(p = 0.037) and rated the hospital as a whole with a lower score (p = 0.002). Other analyzed parameters included speed of admission, examination room cleanliness, waiting time for emergency medical examination, child's isolation during the medical examination so he/she could not be seen or heard by people, who should not have been able to do so, kindness shown by the administrative staff, with satisfaction results of 68%, 91%, 59%, 75%, 62% respectively. Conclusions: This research has shown that, overall, satisfaction with the hospital services being provided was satisfactory, however, improvement is needed. The results showed weaknesses in the long waiting time for the medical examination in the pediatric emergency department. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Publication bias is a term used to refer to a tendency towards the preparation, submission and publication of research findings based on the nature and direction of the research results. It is a phenomenon reflected in increased publication rates among studies that show a statistically significant effect of treatment, leading to a higher prevalence of false positive published results.The subjective component of publication bias involves the "biased" opinion of the investigator and is often reflected in the tone of the presentation, while the objective component is more subtle and depends on the fact that the decision to publish is often influenced by positive results of a study. The primary causes of objective publication bias are author and editorial preferences, in addition to selective analytical maneuvers and other subjective influences. The present review explores several statistical methods that have been developed to identify and quantify the impact of publication bias on meta-analyses. Basic strategies are discussed that if widely adopted would go a long way towards alleviating publication bias, including the search for, and inclusion of "gray" literature and prospective registration of studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was a review of the current situation and strategic policies on matters relating to the reception and delivery of health services to immigrants. In the year 2012 as more and more people come to Cyprus from abroad or seeking a better future, or trying to escape war, persecution and natural disasters, migration has become the best alternative to becoming top issue on the political agenda of most states States of the European Union. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]