A cross sectional study to assess the satisfaction level among people living with HIV/AIDS in a hilly state of northern India

Authors

  • Sunita . Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • D. S. Dhadwal Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Anmol Gupta Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Anjali Mahajan Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Amit Sachdeva Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182161

Keywords:

HIV, AIDS, Satisfaction level, PSQ18

Abstract

Background: Patient satisfaction is the patient’s perception of care received compared with the care expected.Measurement of patient satisfaction helps in understanding patients’ experiences of health care, identifying problems and evaluation of health care. Increased patient satisfaction leads to increased patient retention and decreases medical malpractice claims. Dissatisfied patients may have worse outcomes as they may not follow treatment plans. The objective of the study was to determine the satisfaction level among people living with HIV/AIDS visiting ART Centre IGMC Shimla.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among >15 years from September 2016 to August 2017 in ART Centre IGMC Shimla and satisfaction level was assessed by using the PSQ18 instrument.

Results: Total 160 participants were enrolled in study among which 71.9% were males while 92.5% were above 30 years of age. Most of the patients were asymptomatic (currently not ill) at the time of consultation and their mode of disease transmission was sexual. The mean scores of PSQ-18 domains i.e. general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal manner, communication, financial aspects, time spent with doctor, accessibility and convenience was calculated. Highest score in interpersonal manner, time spent with doctor (3.99±0.12) and lowest score in general satisfaction (3.77±0.54). There was no statistically significant difference between overall satisfaction in relation to different socio demographic and clinical variables found in our study.

Conclusions: Our study reflects that patients were much satisfied with the way health care providers were treating them and spent time with them while they were dissatisfied with something about the health care they were receiving.

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Author Biographies

Sunita ., Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

JUNIOR RESIDENT

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE

IGMC,SHIMLA

D. S. Dhadwal, Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
IGMC,SHIMLA

Anmol Gupta, Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE IGMC,SHIMLA

Anjali Mahajan, Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE IGMC,SHIMLA

Amit Sachdeva, Department of Community Medicine, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

SENIOR RESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE IGMC,SHIMLA

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2018-05-22

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., S., Dhadwal, D. S., Gupta, A., Mahajan, A., & Sachdeva, A. (2018). A cross sectional study to assess the satisfaction level among people living with HIV/AIDS in a hilly state of northern India. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 5(6), 2373–2379. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182161

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