Patient Satisfaction and Utilization of Ambulance Services in Prehospital Services at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Air Medical Journal · 2023-01-01 · Observational study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Patients reporting to emergency departments frequently use different ambulance services; therefore, the measurement of patient satisfaction is relevant to encouraging those services to meet patient expectations. The aim of this study was to determine the patients' satisfaction and utilization of different ambulance services at a tertiary health care hospital in Peshawar relating to prehospital services. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, from July 2019 to January 2020 using a consecutive sampling technique with a total sample size of 378. The patients reporting to the emergency department using any ambulance service were included in this study. Different types of ambulance services were used as an outcome variable. Proportions were compared for the categoric variables using the chi-square test, whereas the 1-way analysis of variance test was used to determine the mean response time and age. Results were considered significant at a P value ≤ .050. All analyses were completed using SPSS version 20 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY). RESULTS: Of the total 378 study participants, approximately 166 (43.9%) used Rescue 1122 services, 99 (26.2%) used private ambulance services, and 44 (11.6%) used public ambulance services. Road traffic accidents were the most common complaint by 98 (25.9%, P < .003) participants. The mean response time for Rescue 1122 was 13.2 ± 18 minutes followed by the Chippa Foundation (private) at 17.8 ± 20 minutes (P < .005). Males (n = 254) were the predominant users of all services. Participants from the urban region (n = 112) used Rescue 1122, whereas the public ambulance service was used only by 31 patients (P < .005). Among all the ambulance services, 19 (61.3%) participants were not satisfied with the Chippa service regarding vehicle cleanliness, whereas participants were highly satisfied with Rescue 1122. CONCLUSION: Overall, the patients were more satisfied with the services provided by the Rescue 1122 ambulances compared with all other ambulance services.
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Ambulance vehicle & crash safety · Patient experience · Time intervals · Urban
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