Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling
The aim of this article was to determine which key indicators influence patient satisfaction with the Spanish NHS to provide useful information for policy decision-making. A total of 33 variables for each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities were collected from the statistical portal of the Span...
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| author | Valls Martínez, María del Carmen Ramírez Orellana, Alicia |
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| description | The aim of this article was to determine which key indicators influence patient satisfaction with the Spanish NHS to provide useful information for policy decision-making. A total of 33 variables for each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities were collected from the statistical portal of the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services, and Equality between 2005 and 2016. A cross-sectional study was applied using Partial Least Squares to a Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). The influence of expenditures, resource allocation, and safety were hypothesized about patient satisfaction. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and life expectancy were used as control variables. Moreover, the influence of resource allocation on use was tested. The model explained 57.1% of patient satisfaction with the Spanish NHS. It was positively influenced mainly by resource allocation and expenditures, followed by safety and life expectancy. Additionally, resources directly influenced the level of use. The number of hospital beds, hemodialysis equipment, rate of adverse drug reactions, and expenditure positively influenced patient satisfaction. In contrast, the number of posts in day hospitals, the hospital infection rate, and the percentage of pharmacy spending negatively influenced patient satisfaction. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-74542023-04-12T19:08:19Z Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Valls Martínez, María del Carmen Ramírez Orellana, Alicia National Health Service patient satisfaction health policy quality of healthcare partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) The aim of this article was to determine which key indicators influence patient satisfaction with the Spanish NHS to provide useful information for policy decision-making. A total of 33 variables for each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities were collected from the statistical portal of the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services, and Equality between 2005 and 2016. A cross-sectional study was applied using Partial Least Squares to a Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). The influence of expenditures, resource allocation, and safety were hypothesized about patient satisfaction. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and life expectancy were used as control variables. Moreover, the influence of resource allocation on use was tested. The model explained 57.1% of patient satisfaction with the Spanish NHS. It was positively influenced mainly by resource allocation and expenditures, followed by safety and life expectancy. Additionally, resources directly influenced the level of use. The number of hospital beds, hemodialysis equipment, rate of adverse drug reactions, and expenditure positively influenced patient satisfaction. In contrast, the number of posts in day hospitals, the hospital infection rate, and the percentage of pharmacy spending negatively influenced patient satisfaction. 2020-01-16T13:20:49Z 2020-01-16T13:20:49Z 2019-12-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7454 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/4886 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | National Health Service patient satisfaction health policy quality of healthcare partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) Valls Martínez, María del Carmen Ramírez Orellana, Alicia Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling |
| title | Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_full | Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_fullStr | Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_short | Patient Satisfaction in the Spanish National Health Service: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_sort | patient satisfaction in the spanish national health service: partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| topic | National Health Service patient satisfaction health policy quality of healthcare partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7454 |
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