Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study

Most previous studies have portrayed patient satisfaction as a rather simple outcome based solely on patient perceptions. The goal of this pilot study was to determine if evidence could be found to support the view that patient evaluation is a more complex process better explained by drawing on t...

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Main Author: Newsome PRH, Wright GH
Format: Koleksi Audio Visual
Language: Bahasa Inggris
Published: Blackwell Synergy 2000
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spelling oai:lib.umy.ac.id:930302021-06-16T13:12:32ZQualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot studyNewsome PRH, Wright GH Most previous studies have portrayed patient satisfaction as a rather simple outcome based solely on patient perceptions. The goal of this pilot study was to determine if evidence could be found to support the view that patient evaluation is a more complex process better explained by drawing on the theories of ‘disconfirmation of expectations’ and ‘attribution’. Methods: A qualitative methodological approach was chosen with data collection being achieved by means of four focus group interviews comprising a total of 25 participants (16 women and 9 men, mean age 43.8 years, standard deviation of 14.45) representing a wider population of adults (over the age of 18) who had attended for dental treatment within the previous 12 months.Blackwell Synergy2000Koleksi Audio Visual Bahasa Inggrishttp://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=93030
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Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
description Most previous studies have portrayed patient satisfaction as a rather simple outcome based solely on patient perceptions. The goal of this pilot study was to determine if evidence could be found to support the view that patient evaluation is a more complex process better explained by drawing on the theories of ‘disconfirmation of expectations’ and ‘attribution’. Methods: A qualitative methodological approach was chosen with data collection being achieved by means of four focus group interviews comprising a total of 25 participants (16 women and 9 men, mean age 43.8 years, standard deviation of 14.45) representing a wider population of adults (over the age of 18) who had attended for dental treatment within the previous 12 months.
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author Newsome PRH, Wright GH
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title Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
title_short Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
title_full Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
title_fullStr Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
title_sort qualitative techniques to investigate how patients evaluate dentists: a pilot study
publisher Blackwell Synergy
publishDate 2000
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