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. 2013 Jan 24;13:13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-13

Table 2.

Service delivery and hospital reputation perceptions – doctors, nurses and administrators

Doctors Absolutely disagree Strongly disagree Somewhat disagree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat agree Strongly agree Absolutely Agree Total t-value p-value Significance
Patient waiting times for admissions have decrease
2
3
1
3
3
6
0
18
-0.0914
0.9283
 
Patient waiting times to be seen by a doctor or nurse are decreased
1
4
2
0
6
4
0
17
-0.4756
0.6412
 
Patient overall satisfaction with care received is higher
1
2
1
3
4
5
2
18
0.9382
0.3621
 
I am treating more patients per shift in the outpatient/ward/where I work
2
4
2
3
4
4
1
20
-0.7749
0.4484
 
There is increased satisfaction with the overall working conditions in the hospital
1
1
1
3
5
6
3
20
1.7130
0.1039
 
The hospital has enjoyed improved service delivery
1
2
1
3
1
9
2
19
1.6998
0.1074
 
Nurses
Patient waiting times for admissions have decrease
0
4
3
3
4
15
8
37
2.7761
0.0088
+
Patient waiting times to be seen by a doctor or nurse are decreased
1
0
1
5
10
17
4
38
1.9725
0.0563
 
Patient overall satisfaction with care received is higher
1
0
1
1
12
18
6
39
2.9657
0.0053
+
I am treating more patients per shift in the outpatient/ward/where I work
0
3
2
6
8
10
8
37
2.1513
0.0384
+
There is increased satisfaction with the overall working conditions in the hospital
0
1
7
2
9
14
7
40
2.2247
0.0321
+
The hospital has enjoyed improved service delivery
1
1
2
1
12
15
6
38
2.6109
0.0131
+
Administrators
Patient waiting times for admissions have decrease
1
1
1
2
2
10
8
25
2.6938
0.0130
+
Patient waiting times to be seen by a doctor or nurse are decreased
0
1
1
2
3
11
5
23
3.3013
0.0034
+
Patient overall satisfaction with care received is higher
0
0
0
5
5
10
2
22
2.1914
0.0404
+
I believe more patients are treated per shift as a result of the system
0
1
0
2
2
9
10
24
4.8093
0.0001
+
There is increased satisfaction with the overall working conditions in the hospital
0
3
0
1
4
10
10
28
3.5554
0.0015
+
The hospital has enjoyed improved service delivery 0 1 0 2 2 18 6 29 5.3258 0.0000 +