Mutiara Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan
Vol 24, No 1 (2024): January

The Impact of Healthcare Worker Safety Culture on Outpatient Patient Satisfaction in Public Hospitals

Ferry Fadzlul Rahman (Department of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur)
Susilo Nur Aji Cokro Darsono (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
Lisa Wahidatul Oktaviani (Department of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur)
Phanee Thipwong (College of Integrated Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna)



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Publish Date
03 Nov 2023

Abstract

Patient satisfaction and the safety culture of health workers are two important aspects that are interrelated in providing health services. Safety culture refers to attitudes, values, norms, and behaviors in an organization that focuses on patient safety. Meanwhile, patient satisfaction measures the extent to which patients are satisfied with the services they receive from health service providers. This study analyzes the impact of safety culture and factors related to outpatient patient satisfaction. Observational research was employed with stratified random sampling, and primary data was collected from a public hospital in Samarinda City. The bivariate test was performed for chi-square, then binary logistic for multivariate. Statistical test results of the variables clarity of information, communication of health workers, physical quality, empathy, and safety culture associated with outpatient satisfaction, multivariate regression showed safety culture (OR 13.44, p = 0.006) had a large influence, followed by communication (OR 12.460, p = 0.023) and empathy (OR 9.947 p= 0.025) on outpatient satisfaction. This research is expected to be a source of information, input, and material for preparing plans and as a basis for the initial stages of periodic evaluation of the quality of health services for patients.

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

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Jurnal Mutiara Medika Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan (MMJKK) Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting medical sciences generated from basic sciences, clinical, and community or public health research to integrate researches in ...