Determinants of patient satisfaction: A systematic review

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 89-101

  Batbaatar, Enkhjargal ^a,b   Dorjdagva, Javkhlanbayar ^a,c   Luvsannyam, Ariunbat ^d   Savino, Matteo Mario ^e   Amenta, Pietro ^b  

^a MONGOLIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Mongolia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

^e University of Sannioct Benevento   (Italy)

Author keywords

determinants; patient satisfaction; predictors; PRISMA; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENGLISH (LANGUAGE); HUMAN; MEDLINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOPUS; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SEX FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85015244104     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913916634136     Document Type: Review

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