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Hospital Authority: a study of patient participation and patient satisfaction.

by Lo Pak Chuen. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-145). / Questionnaires in Chinese and English. / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.viii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.ix / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Rise of Consumerism --- p.1 / Consumerism and Health Care Reform --- p.2 / Recreation of Consumer --- p.2 / Consumer Rights - Patient Rights --- p.3 / Global Public Sector Reform --- p.3 / Redefining Citizens --- p.4 / Separation of Providers and Consumers --- p.4 / Participation - Public Participation --- p.5 / Hong Kong Health Care Reform --- p.5 / Establishment of Hospital Authority --- p.5 / Point of Contact: Hospital Authority and Patients --- p.6 / Rise of Patient Oriented Services and Total Quality Management Philosophy --- p.7 / Patients' Charter --- p.8 / Patient Satisfaction Measurement --- p.9 / Hospital Authority Complaint Channels --- p.9 / Public Participation --- p.10 / Purpose of the Study --- p.10 / Local Studies --- p.10 / Business Objectives --- p.11 / Research Objectives --- p.12 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.13 / Definition of Concepts --- p.13 / Patient Participation --- p.13 / Background --- p.13 / Different Meanings in Different Contexts --- p.14 / Active Process --- p.14 / Attributes of Patient Participation --- p.14 / Relationship --- p.15 / Information Gap --- p.15 / Surrendering of Degree of Power and Control --- p.15 / Intellectual and Physical Attributes --- p.16 / Patient Satisfaction --- p.17 / Background --- p.17 / Theoretical Models of Patient Satisfaction --- p.18 / "Stimuli, Value Judgements, and Reactions" --- p.18 / Perceptual Realities --- p.18 / Intervention in the Patient Satisfaction Process --- p.18 / Individual Differences --- p.19 / Survey Design --- p.20 / Design --- p.20 / Sampling Site --- p.21 / Time --- p.22 / Respondents --- p.22 / Field Work --- p.22 / Questionnaire - Operationalization of Concepts --- p.23 / Patient Participation --- p.23 / Patient Satisfaction --- p.24 / Demographic Data and Hospital Experience --- p.25 / Hypotheses --- p.25 / Chapter III. --- DATA ANALYSIS --- p.26 / Survey Summary --- p.26 / Overview of Patient Satisfaction --- p.26 / Accessibility --- p.27 / Process --- p.27 / Outcomes --- p.28 / Overview of Patient Participation --- p.30 / Relationship --- p.30 / "Narrowing of Information, Knowledge and Competence Gap" --- p.30 / Spend Time to Search for Information --- p.30 / Patient - Health Care Professional Relationship --- p.31 / Knowledge about Patient Resources --- p.33 / Patients' Charter --- p.33 / Familiarity with Complaint Channels --- p.36 / Engagement of Physical and Intellectual Activities --- p.37 / Use Patient Resources --- p.37 / Use Complaint Channels --- p.37 / Public Participation --- p.38 / Revisit Same Hospital and Doctor --- p.39 / Demographic Data --- p.39 / Hospital Experience --- p.42 / Hypothesis - Data Reduction --- p.43 / Factor Analysis --- p.43 / Patient Participation --- p.44 / Patient Satisfaction --- p.48 / Patient Satisfaction Equation --- p.49 / Hypothesis Testing --- p.51 / Patient Participation and Satisfaction --- p.51 / Patient Participation Knowledge --- p.51 / Patient Participation Use --- p.52 / Correlation Studies --- p.53 / Demographic Variables and Participation --- p.53 / Chapter IV. --- IMPLICATIONS --- p.58 / Patient Participation --- p.58 / Relationship --- p.58 / "Narrowing of Information, Knowledge and Competence Gap" --- p.58 / Information Sharing and Decision Making --- p.58 / Opening Channels of Communication --- p.60 / Role of Nurse --- p.60 / Engage in Physical and Intellectual Activities --- p.61 / Promotion of Patients' Charter and Patient Resources --- p.61 / Complaint Channels --- p.61 / Patient Satisfaction --- p.62 / Comparison and Benchmarking --- p.62 / Theoretical Framework Revisited --- p.63 / Participation: Modify Patients' Expectations --- p.65 / Patients as High-Involvement Customers --- p.65 / Modify the Stimuli --- p.66 / Quality --- p.66 / Customer Chain --- p.67 / Chapter V. --- CONCLUSION --- p.68 / Limitations of the Study --- p.69 / Hypothesis Testing --- p.65 / Reliability and Validity --- p.70 / Quantitative Methodology --- p.71 / Scope of Study --- p.71 / APPENDICES --- p.73 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.141

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322090
Date January 1998
ContributorsLo, Pak Chuen., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ix, 145 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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