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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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A descriptive study of marketing practices among community health agencies in the midwest a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /

Joosten, Kathleen L. Alfaro, Connie. January 1985 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1985.
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Emotions and Cognitions in Consumer Health Behaviors: A Model of Hope and Control Applied to Chronic Illnesses

Chehayeb Makarem, Suzanne January 2010 (has links)
This dissertation examines the effects of hope and perceptions of control on compliance and satisfaction with medical regimens recommended to patients living with a chronic illness. The present research advances a model that attempts to predict compliance health behaviors and satisfaction with health treatments by incorporating perceptions of control conceptualized using locus of control and self-efficacy, and hope as identified by appraisal theories of emotions and measured using the Herth Hope Index. The proposed model is empirically tested in the context of a lifestyle changing chronic illness: Diabetes Type II. The concept of `perceptions of control' constitutes a central component of most social cognition models and its positive effects on health have been well documented in the literature. However, in health care services, customers experience illness, pain, uncertainty, fear and mainly perceived lack of control. What happens when patients experience loss of control? Does this explain the low compliance levels that we witness today? What if patients experience loss of control, but have high levels of hope? Hope has been associated with higher medical regimen adherence and higher levels of satisfaction. People need hope and manage to have it even in the worst circumstances. In an attempt to answer these questions, the basic premise of the formulation offered here is that the emotion of hope can play an important mediating role between perceptions of control and health behavior and health service evaluation. The empirical findings of this dissertation are mainly based on cross-sectional panel survey data from 222 Diabetes Type II patients, multiple regression analyses, and structural equation procedures following mediation analysis guidelines. The data analyses results from testing three competing models about the dynamics between hope and control support the role of hope as a mediator between perceptions of control dimensions and compliance and satisfaction with the medical treatment. In particular, the results revealed that hope mediates the effects of self-efficacy and doctors health locus of control on compliance and satisfaction. It appears that individuals have higher levels of hope only to the extent that they believe they are capable of performing the actions required by their Diabetes Type II treatment, and/or that their health outcomes are under the control of powerful doctors. These two dimensions of control lead to higher levels of compliance and satisfaction with the treatment regimen through hope. The developed model contributes to transformative consumer research by assisting in solving the challenge of patient compliance with recommended health behaviors. The low levels of compliance across various medical conditions and the increasing rate of people suffering from chronic illnesses constitute pressing research concerns in consumer research. The current research enhances the understanding of compliance behaviors and satisfaction with health services by exploring two of their potential antecedents: hope and perceptions of control; and it represents a step towards enhancing consumer health and well-being. / Business Administration/Marketing
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Encontros de serviço e satisfação de clientes em hospitais

Moura, Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de January 2006 (has links)
A presente tese aborda o tema dos encontros de serviço e a satisfação de clientes investigados no contexto hospitalar. Os encontros de serviço são aqueles momentos em que o cliente interage com a empresa prestadora de serviços, através dos seus funcionários de linha de frente. A literatura pertinente aponta esses eventos como influenciadores da satisfação de clientes, pois é no momento da interação que os clientes avaliam os serviços. A investigação realizada buscou verificar a relação dos encontros de serviço com a satisfação de clientes em hospitais. Para tanto foi realizada uma pesquisa composta por uma etapa exploratória e outra descritiva. A survey teve como participantes pacientes diferenciados submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. Os dados foram submetidos à análise estatística utilizando a técnica de modelagem de equações estruturais. Os resultados evidenciaram a influência dos encontros de serviço na satisfação dos clientes, observados ao longo de todo o processo de atendimento hospitalar, bem como a relação entre a satisfação desses clientes com a intenção de recomendação do serviço. Concluindo o trabalho, são apresentados os principais achados, as implicações gerenciais, limitações do estudo e sugestões para futuras pesquisas. / The present thesis discusses service meetings and customer satisfaction investigated in a hospital context. Service meetings are moments at which the customer interacts with the company that supplies services, through its front-line employees. Literature on the subject indicates that these events influence customer satisfaction, since it is at the time of interaction that customers evaluate the services. This investigation attempted to look at the relationship between service meetings and customer satisfaction in hospitals. For this purpose, a survey was performed with an exploratory stage and a descriptive one. The survey participants were patients who had health insurance and undergone surgical procedures. The data were submitted to statistical analysis using the structural equation modeling technique. The results showed the influence of service meetings on customer satisfaction, observed throughout the hospital care process, as well as the relationship between the satisfaction of these customers and the intention to recommend the service. Finally, the main findings, managerial implications, study limitations and suggestions for future research are presented. / La presente tesis aborda el tema de los encuentros de servicio y la satisfacción de los clientes investigados en el contexto hospitalario. Los encuentros de servicio son aquellos momentos en que el cliente interactúa con la empresa que le brinda servicios, a través de los funcionarios que los atienden. La literatura pertinente destaca esos eventos porque ellos influyen en la satisfacción de pacientes, pues es en ese momento de interacción en el cual los pacientes evalúan sus servicios. La investigación realizada buscó evidenciar la relación de los encuentros de servicio con la satisfacción de clientes en hospitales. Con este fin, fue realizada una investigación compuesta por una etapa de exploración y otra descriptiva. La survey tuvo la participación de pacientes diferenciados sometidos a procedimientos quirúrgicos. Los datos fueron sometidos a un análisis estadístico utilizando la técnica del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados demostraron la influencia de los encuentros de servicio en la satisfacción de los clientes, observados a lo largo de todo el proceso de atención hospitalaria, así como la relación entre la satisfacción de esos clientes con la intención de recomendación del servicio. Concluyendo el trabajo, serán presentadas las principales manifestaciones, las implicaciones gerenciales, limitaciones de estudio y sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.
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Encontros de serviço e satisfação de clientes em hospitais

Moura, Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de January 2006 (has links)
A presente tese aborda o tema dos encontros de serviço e a satisfação de clientes investigados no contexto hospitalar. Os encontros de serviço são aqueles momentos em que o cliente interage com a empresa prestadora de serviços, através dos seus funcionários de linha de frente. A literatura pertinente aponta esses eventos como influenciadores da satisfação de clientes, pois é no momento da interação que os clientes avaliam os serviços. A investigação realizada buscou verificar a relação dos encontros de serviço com a satisfação de clientes em hospitais. Para tanto foi realizada uma pesquisa composta por uma etapa exploratória e outra descritiva. A survey teve como participantes pacientes diferenciados submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. Os dados foram submetidos à análise estatística utilizando a técnica de modelagem de equações estruturais. Os resultados evidenciaram a influência dos encontros de serviço na satisfação dos clientes, observados ao longo de todo o processo de atendimento hospitalar, bem como a relação entre a satisfação desses clientes com a intenção de recomendação do serviço. Concluindo o trabalho, são apresentados os principais achados, as implicações gerenciais, limitações do estudo e sugestões para futuras pesquisas. / The present thesis discusses service meetings and customer satisfaction investigated in a hospital context. Service meetings are moments at which the customer interacts with the company that supplies services, through its front-line employees. Literature on the subject indicates that these events influence customer satisfaction, since it is at the time of interaction that customers evaluate the services. This investigation attempted to look at the relationship between service meetings and customer satisfaction in hospitals. For this purpose, a survey was performed with an exploratory stage and a descriptive one. The survey participants were patients who had health insurance and undergone surgical procedures. The data were submitted to statistical analysis using the structural equation modeling technique. The results showed the influence of service meetings on customer satisfaction, observed throughout the hospital care process, as well as the relationship between the satisfaction of these customers and the intention to recommend the service. Finally, the main findings, managerial implications, study limitations and suggestions for future research are presented. / La presente tesis aborda el tema de los encuentros de servicio y la satisfacción de los clientes investigados en el contexto hospitalario. Los encuentros de servicio son aquellos momentos en que el cliente interactúa con la empresa que le brinda servicios, a través de los funcionarios que los atienden. La literatura pertinente destaca esos eventos porque ellos influyen en la satisfacción de pacientes, pues es en ese momento de interacción en el cual los pacientes evalúan sus servicios. La investigación realizada buscó evidenciar la relación de los encuentros de servicio con la satisfacción de clientes en hospitales. Con este fin, fue realizada una investigación compuesta por una etapa de exploración y otra descriptiva. La survey tuvo la participación de pacientes diferenciados sometidos a procedimientos quirúrgicos. Los datos fueron sometidos a un análisis estadístico utilizando la técnica del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados demostraron la influencia de los encuentros de servicio en la satisfacción de los clientes, observados a lo largo de todo el proceso de atención hospitalaria, así como la relación entre la satisfacción de esos clientes con la intención de recomendación del servicio. Concluyendo el trabajo, serán presentadas las principales manifestaciones, las implicaciones gerenciales, limitaciones de estudio y sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.
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Encontros de serviço e satisfação de clientes em hospitais

Moura, Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de January 2006 (has links)
A presente tese aborda o tema dos encontros de serviço e a satisfação de clientes investigados no contexto hospitalar. Os encontros de serviço são aqueles momentos em que o cliente interage com a empresa prestadora de serviços, através dos seus funcionários de linha de frente. A literatura pertinente aponta esses eventos como influenciadores da satisfação de clientes, pois é no momento da interação que os clientes avaliam os serviços. A investigação realizada buscou verificar a relação dos encontros de serviço com a satisfação de clientes em hospitais. Para tanto foi realizada uma pesquisa composta por uma etapa exploratória e outra descritiva. A survey teve como participantes pacientes diferenciados submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. Os dados foram submetidos à análise estatística utilizando a técnica de modelagem de equações estruturais. Os resultados evidenciaram a influência dos encontros de serviço na satisfação dos clientes, observados ao longo de todo o processo de atendimento hospitalar, bem como a relação entre a satisfação desses clientes com a intenção de recomendação do serviço. Concluindo o trabalho, são apresentados os principais achados, as implicações gerenciais, limitações do estudo e sugestões para futuras pesquisas. / The present thesis discusses service meetings and customer satisfaction investigated in a hospital context. Service meetings are moments at which the customer interacts with the company that supplies services, through its front-line employees. Literature on the subject indicates that these events influence customer satisfaction, since it is at the time of interaction that customers evaluate the services. This investigation attempted to look at the relationship between service meetings and customer satisfaction in hospitals. For this purpose, a survey was performed with an exploratory stage and a descriptive one. The survey participants were patients who had health insurance and undergone surgical procedures. The data were submitted to statistical analysis using the structural equation modeling technique. The results showed the influence of service meetings on customer satisfaction, observed throughout the hospital care process, as well as the relationship between the satisfaction of these customers and the intention to recommend the service. Finally, the main findings, managerial implications, study limitations and suggestions for future research are presented. / La presente tesis aborda el tema de los encuentros de servicio y la satisfacción de los clientes investigados en el contexto hospitalario. Los encuentros de servicio son aquellos momentos en que el cliente interactúa con la empresa que le brinda servicios, a través de los funcionarios que los atienden. La literatura pertinente destaca esos eventos porque ellos influyen en la satisfacción de pacientes, pues es en ese momento de interacción en el cual los pacientes evalúan sus servicios. La investigación realizada buscó evidenciar la relación de los encuentros de servicio con la satisfacción de clientes en hospitales. Con este fin, fue realizada una investigación compuesta por una etapa de exploración y otra descriptiva. La survey tuvo la participación de pacientes diferenciados sometidos a procedimientos quirúrgicos. Los datos fueron sometidos a un análisis estadístico utilizando la técnica del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados demostraron la influencia de los encuentros de servicio en la satisfacción de los clientes, observados a lo largo de todo el proceso de atención hospitalaria, así como la relación entre la satisfacción de esos clientes con la intención de recomendación del servicio. Concluyendo el trabajo, serán presentadas las principales manifestaciones, las implicaciones gerenciales, limitaciones de estudio y sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.

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