SATISFACTION OF TOURISTS ON HEALTH CARE SERVICE QUALITY AT THREE GENERAL HOSPITALS IN KHANH HOA PROVINCE

Tấn Phùng Lê , Xuân Hùng Lê , Nghiệp Trần, Nguyễn Thị Nhật Lệ Trần, Đức Tuấn Nguyễn

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Objectives: To examine satisfaction of tourists on health care service quality at three general hospitals in Khanh Hoa province. Methods: A cross-sectional design was applied to a sample of 133 tourists who were treated at three general hospitals in Khanh Hoa province in 2023. The 26-item SERVPERF scale was administered to the tourists for evaluating the quality of health care and related factors. Mean comparisons and logistic regression were used to analyze data. Results: The general satisfaction percentage was 84.2%. The mean of Response dimension was at the dissatisfaction level. The significantly higher satisfaction was observed among elderly (60+ years of age) and among tourists who had more than three members in the family. There were no differences in satisfaction by gender, groups of religion and education levels. Logistic regression model showed three significant factors: age group, number of family members and tourism purpose. Conclusions: General satisfaction with health care quality at three hospitals in Khanh Hoa province was high (84.2%). There was still a dissatisfaction in the dimension of Response of SERVPERF scale.  

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