Vol 85, No 1 (2014)
ARTICLES
Patient satisfaction with primary health care rendered by community midwives in the area of Poznań
Tomasz Niewiadomski, Maria Biskupska, Jacek Wysocki
DOI: 10.17772/gp/1688
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Ginekol Pol 2014;85(1).
Vol 85, No 1 (2014)
ARTICLES
Abstract
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to examine the level of patient satisfaction with the care rendered by community midwives in the area of Poznań. Material and methods: A patient survey was distributed using face-to-face recruitment and with mail collection. Eight hundred new mothers were asked to participate in the study by filling out the questionnaire after eight weeks of the postpartum period. One hundred seventy seven (22.12%) returned completed questionnaires which were then analyzed. Results: This paper provides information on the high level of patient satisfaction with the services provided by community midwives and the important role community midwives play in caring for and supporting women in the post partum period. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that women in the area of Poznań, are satisfied with the care they receive from midwives. They also indicate a lack of association of patient satisfaction scores between groups of patients based on demographic data and reason for using community midwife services. It was also found that the overall patient satisfaction score depends most heavily on the time frame of receiving community midwife services.
Abstract
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to examine the level of patient satisfaction with the care rendered by community midwives in the area of Poznań. Material and methods: A patient survey was distributed using face-to-face recruitment and with mail collection. Eight hundred new mothers were asked to participate in the study by filling out the questionnaire after eight weeks of the postpartum period. One hundred seventy seven (22.12%) returned completed questionnaires which were then analyzed. Results: This paper provides information on the high level of patient satisfaction with the services provided by community midwives and the important role community midwives play in caring for and supporting women in the post partum period. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that women in the area of Poznań, are satisfied with the care they receive from midwives. They also indicate a lack of association of patient satisfaction scores between groups of patients based on demographic data and reason for using community midwife services. It was also found that the overall patient satisfaction score depends most heavily on the time frame of receiving community midwife services.
Keywords
Midwifery, patient satisfaction, primary health care
Title
Patient satisfaction with primary health care rendered by community midwives in the area of Poznań
Journal
Ginekologia Polska
Issue
Vol 85, No 1 (2014)
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DOI
10.17772/gp/1688
Bibliographic record
Ginekol Pol 2014;85(1).
Keywords
Midwifery
patient satisfaction
primary health care
Authors
Tomasz Niewiadomski
Maria Biskupska
Jacek Wysocki
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