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Table 3 Scores and gaps in the expectation and perception of service quality for each item based on the SERVQUAL scale

From: Identification of quality gaps in healthcare services using the SERVQUAL instrument and importance-performance analysis in medical intensive care: a prospective study at a medical center in Taiwan

Expectation

Perception

gapa

p-value

Dimension/Item

Score

Dimension/Item

Score

  

Tangibles

3.99 ± 0.55

Tangibles

4.31 ± 0.63

0.32 ± 0.08

< 0.001

 E1

4.67 ± 0.57

P1

4.44 ± 0.70

−0.22 ± 0.09

0.011

 E2

3.63 ± 0.93

P2

4.09 ± 0.78

0.46 ± 0.12

< 0.001

 E3

4.12 ± 0.73

P3

4.56 ± 0.63

0.44 ± 0.09

< 0.001

 E4

3.55 ± 0.89

P4

4.14 ± 0.83

0.59 ± 0.12

< 0.001

Reliability

4.73 ± 0.39

Reliability

4.65 ± 0.51

−0.08 ± 0.06

0.186

 E5

4.83 ± 0.42

P5

4.68 ± 0.51

−0.15 ± 0.06

0.017

 E6

4.81 ± 0.41

P6

4.68 ± 0.57

−0.14 ± 0.04

0.045

 E7

4.73 ± 0.54

P7

4.64 ± 0.61

−0.09 ± 0.08

0.250

 E8

4.57 ± 0.58

P8

4.63 ± 0.58

0.05 ± 0.08

0.499

 E9

4.72 ± 0.57

P9

4.64 ± 0.56

−0.08 ± 0.08

0.293

Responsiveness

4.60 ± 0.43

Responsiveness

4.61 ± 0.52

0.01 ± 0.06

0.900

 E10

4.58 ± 0.53

P10

4.60 ± 0.57

0.02 ± 0.08

0.844

 E11

4.71 ± 0.49

P11

4.66 ± 0.57

−0.05 ± 0.07

0.467

 E12

4.69 ± 0.50

P12

4.65 ± 0.54

−0.05 ± 0.07

0.518

 E13

4.42 ± 0.67

P13

4.54 ± 0.59

0.12 ± 0.09

0.182

Assurance

4.66 ± 0.43

Assurance

4.64 ± 0.55

−0.02 ± 0.07

0.783

 E14

4.74 ± 0.53

P14

4.68 ± 0.55

−0.06 ± 0.07

0.430

 E15

4.79 ± 0.45

P15

4.68 ± 0.55

−0.11 ± 0.07

0.109

 E16

4.49 ± 0.62

P16

4.60 ± 0.65

0.11 ± 0.09

0.213

E17

4.64 ± 0.59

P17

4.63 ± 0.63

−0.02 ± 0.08

0.860

Empathy

4.44 ± 0.50

Empathy

4.59 ± 0.56

0.15 ± 0.07

0.050

 E18

4.36 ± 0.69

P18

4.56 ± 0.63

0.20 ± 0.09

0.030

 E19

4.25 ± 0.73

P19

4.61 ± 0.60

0.34 ± 0.09

< 0.001

 E20

4.35 ± 0.75

P20

4.54 ± 0.73

0.19 ± 0.10

0.069

 E21

4.77 ± 0.46

P21

4.63 ± 0.60

−0.14 ± 0.07

0.049

 E22

4.50 ± 0.58

P22

4.63 ± 0.56

0.13 ± 0.08

0.097

Overall

4.49 ± 0.36

Overall

4.56 ± 0.52

0.07 ± 0.06

0.219

Overall (weighted)

4.57 ± 0.81

Overall (weighed)

4.58 ± 0.52

0.01 ± 0.09

0.954

  1. agap = (perception score - expectation score)