Abstract:
The research purposes were to study the level of expectation and satisfaction of clients, to compare the expectations and satisfaction of clients, and study the factors related to the expectation and satisfaction of the clients in the outpatient department. The sample group used in the research consisted of 400 people and systematic random sampling. The data collection was between 15-31 March 2021. The statistics used in the data analysis were: frequency, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, chi-square and Pearson's Product correlation coefficient.
The results of study showed gender factors, marital status, experience in receiving services, the travel time from residence to hospital with different expectations and satisfaction with the outpatient services system were significantly different at the .05 level. Gender factors and travel time from residence to hospital were correlated with expectation and satisfaction of outpatients with statistical significance at 0.05 level. Resource factor included personnel, technology/communication, facilities and overall had a positive correlation with the expectation and satisfaction of the patients in the outpatient department with a statistical significance of .01 level with a Pearson's correlation coefficient equal to 0.451, 0.417, 0.104 and 0.316, respectively. Factors in the service system include vital signs measurement, weighing and height measurement, screening and history examination, queue to see a doctor, being admitted to hospital, referring patients, overview had a positive correlation with patient expectations and satisfaction in the outpatient department statistically significant at the .01 level with Pearson's correlation coefficients were 0.281, 0.153, 0.336, 0.125, 0.294, 0.101, respectively. As for the factors of the medical record service system and the medical rights check there was a negative correlation with the expectations and satisfaction of the patients in the outpatient department. It was statistically significant at the 0.05 level with the Pearson correlation coefficient of -0.285.