Factors associated with patients’ satisfaction in brazilian dental primary health care

• Autor(a) principal: Muath Abdullah Aldosari
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Mary Angela Tavares, Antônio Thomaz Gonzaga Matta Machado, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187993; http://hdl.handle.net/1843/57547; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2200-2408; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-9801; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-8529; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-5725
• topic: Patient satisfaction; Primary health care; Oral health; Brazil; Saúde bucal; Assistência odontológica; Atenção primária à saúde; Satisfação do paciente; Relações dentista-paciente; Odontólogos; Brasil; Pesquisas sobre atenção à saúde

Objective: To assess factors associated with patients’ satisfaction with the treatment by dentists in pri mary health care (PHC) in Brazil. Materials and methods: The dataset was part of a nationwide cross-sectional survey for evaluating PHC teams conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Patients from each of 16,202 oral health teams were interviewed. In addition to sociodemographic information, the questionnaire included information about patient experience domains: access and booking of dental appointments, bonding and accountability, welcoming of the patient, and their perception of dental facilities. Statistical analysis: The dependent variable was the answer to the question ‘From 0 to 10, how would you grade your satisfaction with treatment received from the dentist?’ Negative binomial regression models were used to estimate the unadjusted and adjusted rate ratios and corresponding 95% confidence interval. Results: The mean patient satisfaction was 9.4 (±2.3). Higher patient satisfaction with PHC was associated with lower education and the patient’s perception of the clinic conditions. More over, higher satisfaction was associated with positive reception and hospitality, enough time for treatment, and instructions that met patients’ needs. Lower satisfaction with PHC was associated with patients who have jobs compared to those who do not work. Conclusion: Patient satisfaction is increased with friendly and understanding PHC staff. Moreover, meeting patient expectations by taking time to understand the needs and giving the right instructions is associated with higher satisfaction.