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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
Patient satisfaction with obstetric care was studied in a cohort of postpartum women from a rural midwestern county. Birth certificate data defined the population, and satisfaction data were acquired through a mailed questionnaire. An indirect measure (satisfaction scale) was derived with acceptable construct validity and internal consistency. A direct measure (open-ended questions) elicited specific comments about each woman's recent experience with obstetric care. Satisfied women, as described by the scale, were more likely to have had good physician continuity and to have attended childbirth classes. The open-ended responses most frequently described problems relating to the physician-patient relationship. In comparing the indirect and direct measures, women with high satisfaction scores were more likely to make no critical comments about their obstetric care (chi 2 = 9.16, P less than .003). The patient's perception of the physician's attitude of concern emerged as an important issue in both measures. The data demonstrate that perceived physician concern is an important component of patient satisfaction with obstetric care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0094-3509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient satisfaction with obstetric care.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't