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Table 4 User experience related to satisfaction with outpatient consultation (n = 6713)

From: User experience and satisfaction with specialty consultations and surgical care in secondary and tertiary level hospitals in Mexico

TYPE OF ANALYSIS

Bivariable analysis

Simple double-weighted Poisson regression analysis

Multiple double-weighted Poisson regression analysis

VARIABLES

Satisfied

n = 5738

Dissatisfied

n = 975

Crude PR

(95% CI)

Adjusted PR

(95% CI)

Weighted %

Weighted %

Users experience with outpatient consultation

 I. Client focus

  Wait time*

    ≤ 30 min

87.8

12.2

1.15 (1.11; 1.90)

1.11 (1.07; 1.14)

    > 30 min

76.1

23.9

Ref.

Ref.

 II. Respect

  Specialist greeted patient at the beginning of the consultation*

   Yes

85.8

14.2

1.21 (1.15; 1.28)

1.04 (0.99; 1.09)

   No

70.7

29.3

Ref

Ref.

  Specialist gave the patient an opportunity to talk about health-related concerns*

   Yes

85.1

14.9

1.25 (1.17; 1.34)

1.11 (1.03; 1.19)

   No

67.8

32.2

Ref.

Ref.

  Specialist listened to the patient with attention and without interruptions*

   Yes

85.8

14.3

1.44 (1.32; 1.56)

1.16 (1.05; 1.29)

   No

59.7

40.3

Ref.

Ref.

  Specialist answered clearly patients’ questions*

   Yes

85.5

14.5

1.46 (1.34; 1.59)

1.17 (1.04; 1.31)

   No

58.6

41.4

Ref.

Ref.

  Specialist resolved patients´ doubts about the health-related self-care*

   Yes

86.5

13.5

1.27 (1.20; 1.34)

1.16 (1.11; 1.22)

   No

68.3

31.7

Ref.

Ref.

 III. Competent care

  Specialist performed clinical examination*

   Yes

58.5

14.5

1.13 (1.09; 1.18)

1.06 (1.02; 1.11)

   No

75.6

24.4

Ref.

Ref.

 IV. Quality of basic amenities

  Hospital’s cleanliness*

   Good, very good

87.1

12.9

1.28 (1.21; 1.34)

1.19 (1.14; 1.26)

   Regular, bad or terrible

68.2

31.8

Ref.

Ref.

 V. Quality impact on financial risk protection

  Patients received all prescribed medicines in the hospital pharmacy*

   Yes

83.5

16.4

1.16 (1.03; 1.31)

1.09 (0.97; 1.21)

   No

71.8

28.2

Ref.

Ref.

   Did not have any prescription to fulfill

83.2

16.8

1.16 (1.03; 1.30)

1.11 (0.99; 1.23)

Covariates

 Patients’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

  Men

83.6

16.4

0.99 (0.96; 1.02)

1.00 (0.97; 1.03)

  Women

82.8

17.2

Ref.

Ref.

  Age groups*

    ≤ 35 years

82.9

17.1

Ref.

Ref.

    > 35 & ≤ 44 years

81.3

18.7

0.98 (0.93, 1.03)

1.00 (0.97; 1.04)

    > 44 & ≤64 years

82,1

17.9

0.99 (0.95, 1.03)

1.01 (0.97; 1.05)

    ≥ 65 years

86.2

13.8

1.04 (0.99, 1.08)

1.04 (0.99; 1.09)

  Schooling

   Incomplete elementary school or without formal education

85.3

14.7

1.04 (0.99; 1.08)

1.02 (0.98; 1.06)

   Compete elementary school

84.1

15.9

1.02 (0.99; 1.06)

1.01 (0.97; 1.05)

   Complete secondary school or higher

82.2

17.8

Ref.

Ref.

  Region of residence*

   Stratum 1

87.2

12.8

1.07 (1.01; 1.13)

1.09 (1.01; 1.17)

   Stratum 2

83.3

16.7

1.02 (0.97; 1.07)

1.00 (0.95; 1.05)

   Stratum 3

82,6

17.4

1.01 (0.95; 1.07)

1.03 (0.98; 1.08)

   Stratum 4

83.8

16.2

1.02 (0.97; 1.08)

1.06 (1.01; 1.12)

   Stratum 5

79.1

20.9

0.97 (0.91; 1.03)

1.03 (0.96; 1.10)

   Stratum 6

81.8

18.2

Ref.

Ref.

   Stratum 7

85.9

14.1

1.05 (0.99; 1.10)

1.04 (0.99; 1.08)

  Level of healthcare*

   Secondary

81.8

18.2

Ref.

Ref.

   Tertiary

89.4

10.6

1.09 (1.07; 1.12)

1.08 (1.05; 1.11)

  Type of specialty consultation

   Medical-surgical consultation

82.1

17.9

1.03 (0.99; 1.05)

1.02 (0.99; 1.06)

   Clinical specialties consultation

84.2

15.8

Ref.

Ref.

  Cause of specialty consultation

   Neoplasms

83.8

16.2

1.04 (0.97; 1.13)

1.05 (0.98; 1.12)

   Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

87.3

12.7

1.09 (1.01; 1.17)

1.07 (0.99; 1.14)

   Mental, behavioural disorders and diseases of the nervous system

86.3

13.7

1.08 (0.99; 1.17)

1.08 (0.98; 1.19)

   Diseases of the eye and adnexa

81.2

18.8

1.01 (0.93; 1.10)

1.00 (0.93; 1.08)

   Diseases of the respiratory system and diseases of the ear

83.9

16.1

1.05 (0.98; 1.14)

1.04 (0.96; 1.13)

   Diseases of the circulatory system

83.6

16.4

1.04 (0.96; 1.13)

1.01 (0.93; 1.09)

   Diseases of the digestive system

81.1

18.9

1.01 (0.92; 1.11)

1.00 (0.91; 1.10)

   Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

78.9

21.1

0.98 (0.91; 1.07)

1.01 (0.93; 1.10)

   Diseases of the genitourinary system

84.6

15.4

1.05 (0.98; 1.13)

1.07 (1.004; 1.14)

   Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

85.2

14.8

1.06 (0.98; 1.15)

1.04 (0.97; 1.11)

   Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes

80.1

19.9

0.99 (0.93; 1.07)

1.02 (0.96; 1.09)

   Other diseases

85.5

14.5

1.06 (0.98; 1.16)

1.07 (0.98; 1.15)

   Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

83.6

16.4

1.04 (0.96; 1.12)

1.02 (0.95; 1.10)

   Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

80.2

19.8

Ref.

Ref.

  1. *p < 0.05 in bivariate analysis. PR: prevalence ratios; CI: confidence interval. The bold values highlight the statistically significant adjusted PR