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Table 2 Survey response rates, mean satisfaction scores, and Pearson correlations between response rate and mean satisfaction for 717 surveys in 164 Swiss hospitals, 2011–2015

From: Patient satisfaction and survey response in 717 hospital surveys in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

 

Response ratea (%)

Mean satisfactionb

Pearson rb

Mean (SD)

P value

Mean (SD)

P value

Overall

47.3 (8.8)

 

9.14 (0.24)

 

0.61

Year:

 

0.001

 

0.001

 

 2011

48.9 (8.6)

 

9.15 (0.25)

 

0.72

 2012

47.9 (9.7)

 

9.16 (0.21)

 

0.66

 2013

48.3 (9.3)

 

9.14 (0.24)

 

0.59

 2014

45.6 (8.2)

 

9.12 (0.25)

 

0.56

 2015

46.1 (7.6)

 

9.15 (0.23)

 

0.57

Language:

 

0.049

 

< 0.001

 

 German

47.7 (9.1)

 

9.19 (0.20)

 

0.67

 French

47.0 (8.0)

 

8.99 (0.30)

 

0.62

 Italian

42.8 (6.4)

 

9.11 (0.21)

 

0.64

Hospital type:

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

 University hospital

40.0 (6.1)

 

8.92 (0.17)

 

−0.06

 Large general (level 2–3)

47.1 (7.7)

 

9.11 (0.21)

 

0.53

 Small general (level 4–5)

50.3 (8.5)

 

9.27 (0.20)

 

0.54

 Specialized clinic

69.3 (9.0)

 

9.41 (0.22)

 

0.53

Insurance status (majority of patients)

 

< 0.001

 

0.008

 

 Basic insurance

46.2 (8.3)

 

9.11 (0.23)

 

0.56

 Private insurance

56.8 (7.4)

 

9.39 (0.12)

 

0.34

  1. aWeighted by sample size of patients contacted for survey
  2. bWeighted by sample size of respondents in survey