TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of patient satisfaction with telephone nursing services
AU - Moscato, Susan Randles
AU - Valanis, Barbara
AU - Gullion, Christina M.
AU - Tanner, Christine
AU - Shapiro, Susan E.
AU - Izumi, Shigeko
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - Patient satisfaction has been shown to be a factor in clinical outcomes, health care quality, and patient follow-through. Thus, a high level of satisfaction is a desired outcome of patient care. This article examines predictors of patient satisfaction with telephone nursing services among a sample of 1,939 respondents, using a conceptual model derived from the literature and preliminary work. The study was conducted in medical offices and call centers of a large national health maintenance organization. Calls were taped and content coded and then matched with caller questionnaire data. In the final multivariate predictive models, patient health status; caller ratings of expectations met by the nurse for listening, clarity, and collaboration; and nurse competence were the strongest predictors of satisfaction. Consistent with the literature, findings suggest that nurses should expand interpersonal communication skills, and systems should reduce barriers to effective listening, clarity, and collaboration with callers.
AB - Patient satisfaction has been shown to be a factor in clinical outcomes, health care quality, and patient follow-through. Thus, a high level of satisfaction is a desired outcome of patient care. This article examines predictors of patient satisfaction with telephone nursing services among a sample of 1,939 respondents, using a conceptual model derived from the literature and preliminary work. The study was conducted in medical offices and call centers of a large national health maintenance organization. Calls were taped and content coded and then matched with caller questionnaire data. In the final multivariate predictive models, patient health status; caller ratings of expectations met by the nurse for listening, clarity, and collaboration; and nurse competence were the strongest predictors of satisfaction. Consistent with the literature, findings suggest that nurses should expand interpersonal communication skills, and systems should reduce barriers to effective listening, clarity, and collaboration with callers.
KW - Patient satisfaction
KW - Predictive model
KW - Telephone nursing advice
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U2 - 10.1177/1054773806298507
DO - 10.1177/1054773806298507
M3 - Article
C2 - 17452431
AN - SCOPUS:34147193272
SN - 1054-7738
VL - 16
SP - 119
EP - 137
JO - Clinical Nursing Research
JF - Clinical Nursing Research
IS - 2
ER -