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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
Patient satisfaction is an important aspect of dialysis care, only recently evaluated in clinical studies. We developed a tool to assess peritoneal dialysis (PD) customer satisfaction, and sought to evaluate and validate the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), quantifying PD patient satisfaction. The CSQ included questions regarding administrative issues, Delivery Service, PD Training, Handling Requests, and transportation. The study was performed using interviews in all Hungarian Fresenius Medical Care dialysis centers offering PD. CSQ results were compared with psychosocial measures to identify if patient satisfaction was associated with perception of social support and illness burden, or depression. We assessed CSQ internal consistency and validity. Factor analysis explored potential underlying dimensions of the CSQ. One hundred and thirty-three patients treated with PD for end-stage renal disease for more than 3 months were interviewed. The CSQ had high internal consistency. There was high patient satisfaction with customer service. PD patient satisfaction scores correlated with quality of life (QOL) and social support measures, but not with medical or demographic factors, or depressive affect. The CSQ is a reliable tool to assess PD customer satisfaction. PD patient satisfaction is associated with perception of QOL. Efforts to improve customer satisfaction may improve PD patients' quantity as well as QOL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0085-2538
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1325-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Depression, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Interviews as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Karnofsky Performance Status, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Kidney Failure, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Patient Satisfaction, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Peritoneal Dialysis, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Quality of Life, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Social Adjustment, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16900092-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Satisfaction with care in peritoneal dialysis patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Evaluation Studies