Service quality asymmetric effect on patient satisfaction for primary healthcare services
Authors: Goula, Aspasia 
Giovanis, Apostolos 
Pierrakos, George 
Sarris, Markos 
Latsou, Dimitra 
Yfantopoulos, John 
Tomaras, Petros 
Kyriakidou, Niki 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2014
Conference: 7th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business "The Future of Entrepreneurship", 18-19 September 2014, Kristiansand, Norway 
Book: Conference Readings Book Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business "The Future of Entrepreneurship" 
Keywords: Patient satisfaction, Service quality, Three-factor theory, Service process evaluation, Primary healthcare services
Abstract: 
Primary health care services delivery and its effects on patient satisfaction are very important for healthcare managers as it affects healthcare results and organizations operational expenses’ management. Patient satisfaction is typically view it as a multidimensional construct. The purpose of this study is to exploit the theoretical frameworks of three-factor theory in order to identify the service delivery factors affecting patient satisfaction formation and to investigate whether there is an asymmetric service quality-satisfaction relationship. Regression analysis with dummy variables was used to analyze the responses of 407 primary healthcare services’ users, which were collected via personal interviews using a properly designed questionnaire. The results showed empirical support to the three-factor theory in the context of primary health care services by confirming the asymmetric relationship between service delivery performance assessment and patient satisfaction. Implications for practice and directions for future research are then discussed.
ISBN: 978-9963-711-27-7
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2289
Type: Conference Paper
Department: Department of Business Administration 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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