Assessment of the Level of Satisfaction with Medical Care of Patients Treated in Osteoporosis Clinics as an Indicator of the Quality of Medical Care

Agnieszka Barańska, Urszula Religioni, Bartłomiej Drop, Magdalena Bogdan, Anna Kłak, Andrzej Warunek, Jolanta Herda, Ewelina Firlej and Piotr Merks
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Agnieszka Barańska: Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics with e-Health Lab, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 5 Street, 20-059 Lublin, Poland
Urszula Religioni: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Bartłomiej Drop: Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics with e-Health Lab, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 5 Street, 20-059 Lublin, Poland
Magdalena Bogdan: Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-007 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Kłak: Department of Environmental Hazards Prevention, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej Warunek: National Center for Healthcare Quality Monitoring, 30-347 Krakow, Poland
Jolanta Herda: Department of Public Health, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Ewelina Firlej: Department of Cosmetology and Aesthetic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Piotr Merks: Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: The aims of this research are to assess the level of satisfaction with medical care among patients treated in osteoporosis clinics and to determine the relationship among the frequency of visits to the doctor, the duration of treatment, socio-demographic factors, and patient satisfaction with the medical care they receive. The study was conducted from August 2016 to July 2018 at osteoporosis clinics in eastern Poland. The study participants were 312 patients treated for osteopenia or osteoporosis. The authors utilized two research instruments: the PASAT POZ questionnaire and their own questionnaire. The results indicate that the duration of osteoporosis treatment is a factor that significantly influences the level of satisfaction with medical care: the longer the treatment time, the poorer the assessment of the clinic, and therefore, the lower the patient degree of satisfaction. Our analysis shows that women assess clinics more positively overall. Additionally, the higher the study participants’ age, the lower the general assessment of the clinic. A further analysis showed that respondents in better financial situations and with higher levels of education tended to assess clinics more favorably. The Pareto-Lorenz analysis indicated that the key element in general assessments of specialist clinics is the doctor. It is advisable for health service providers to monitor the quality of health care they are providing and make improvements. Therefore, further research is needed, especially in relation to chronic diseases such as osteoporosis.

Keywords: satisfaction with medical care; osteoporosis; quality of medical care; osteoporosis clinics; medical entities; healthcare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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