SATISFACTION OF USERS AND COMPANIONS WITH THE BRAZILIAN PUBLIC HOSPITAL CARE

• Autor(a) principal: Silva Junior, Danyllo do Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Noro, Luiz Roberto Augusto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/2991
• topic: Avaliação em saúde; Satisfação dos usuários; Assistência hospitalar; Evaluación en salud; Satisfacción de los usuarios; Asistencia hospitalaria; Health evaluation; Consumer behavior; Hospital care

The evaluation of user satisfaction with the quality of health services has become an essential practice. In this sense, our work sought to evaluate the satisfaction of users and accompanying persons with the quality of care in public hospitals in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. An exploratory and descriptive case study with a qualitative approach, based on the use of the IRaMuTeQ software and the Bardin content analysis, was conducted in four public hospitals of the state. The interviews of 46 users and accompanying persons originated six categories: Negative Aspects; Inefficiencies; The burden of hospitalization; Rights, duties and standards; Public service recommendation; and Positive Aspects. The results of our study showed that users and accompanying persons were generally satisfied with the care provided by public hospitals within the Unified Health System, especially regarding aspects related to the humanization of health teams and the effectiveness of the process care. Respondents also raised negative aspects that affect the quality of care, such as the conditions of the facilities, the lack or insufficiency of material resources and bureaucracies that delay the therapeutic path. We hope that the findings of our study contribute to the debate about the quality of care of Brazilian public hospitals. We also stress the need for further studies with this perspective.