The relationship between satisfaction and knowledge about family-doctor program in Shahr-e-Kord

Masoumeh Alidoosti; elahe tavassoli; Masoumeh  Delaram; Arash Najimi; Gholamreza Sharifirad

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The relationship between satisfaction and knowledge about family-doctor program in Shahr-e-Kord

Author(s):

Masoumeh Alidoosti¹,

elahe tavassoli¹,

Masoumeh Delaram^2,*,

Arash Najimi¹,

Gholamreza Sharifirad³

1MSc of Health Education, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

2Assistant Professor of Midwifery, Shahr-e-Kord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e-Kord, Iran

3Associate Professor of Health Management, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 13, issue 6; e93834

Published online:May 23, 2011

Article type:Brief Report

Received:Sep 06, 2010

Accepted:Oct 06, 2010

How to Cite:Masoumeh Alidoostielahe tavassoliMasoumeh DelaramArash NajimiGholamreza SharifiradThe relationship between satisfaction and knowledge about family-doctor program in Shahr-e-Kord.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.2011;13(6):e93834.

Abstract

Background : Attention to the satisfaction of recipients of medical services is an important issue. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between satisfaction and awareness of villagers about family-doctor program.

Materials and Method : In this study, 1100 persons who were covered with the family-doctor program in rural area in Shahr-e-Kord. We used a self-made questionnaire and multi-stage sampling method . Data analyzed using chi-squared and Spearman correlation coefficient tests and p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant .

Results : Awareness to family-doctor program was weak in 37.6% of peoples and 48.1 percent of them were fairly satisfied . There was a significant correlation between the knowledge of people and their satisfaction (p= 0.04).

Conclusion : Informing people about the main goals of family-doctor program will help to promote the quality of program and increase people satisfaction

Keywords

Knowledge

family physician program

satisfaction

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