. 2014 Jan 14;7(4):260–269. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p260

Table 1.

Patient satisfaction percent with Iranian hospitals emergency departments according to studies entered to meta-analysis and pooled estimation

ID	First author	publication year	Location of study	Average or range of age	Sample size			Satisfaction level

					Male	Female	Total
1	Omidvari	2008	Tehran	47.3±16.39	84	69	153	41.8
2	Sarchami	2000	Ghazvin	NA^*	343	650	993	98.4
3	Ansari	2004	Tehran	1-75	37	365	402	80.7
4	Ebrahimnia	2007	Tehran	NA^*	227	132	360	82.4
5	Khashjan	2005	Tehran	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	759	80.7
6	Dirkavand	2010	Ilam	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	100	78
7	Peyrovi	2009	Tehran	45.32±16.06	NA^*	NA^*	20	67.4
8	Zahmatkesh	2006	Golestan	35.5±15.6	NA^*	NA^*	2400	24
9	Roodbari	2008	Zahedan	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	300	80.5
19	Entezari Asl	2000	Ardabil	NA^*	60	40	600	78.1
11	Nooralsana	2012	Fasa	36.4±12.1	235	235	470	77.5
12	Nasiriani	2008	Yazd	38	53	47	100	67.5
13	Golafrooz	2001	Sabzevar	1-90	NA^*	NA^*	193	95.3
14	Kianmehr	2008	Tehran	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	638	62
15	Seydi	2006	Ghom	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	180	71.14
16	Sheykhi	2000	Ghazvin	15-24	42	29	71	59
17	Shojaii	2008	Kerman	31.3±14.3	257	133	390	75.3
18	Soleimanpour1	2008	Tabriz	NA^*	175	128	303	62
19	Saadati	2004	Mashhad	NA^*	406	326	732	61.7
20	Soleimanpour2	2011	Tabriz	NA^*	296	204	500	63.2
21	Jalili	2006	Tehran	42.5	NA^*	NA^*	317	56.61
22	Kazemifard	2011	Jahrom	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	526	80.2
23	Abrakht	2011	Booshehr	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	483	35
24	Janati	2011	Tabriz	NA^*	NA^*	NA^*	178	76
Total	Pooled estimate	-	-	-	2215	2385	11168	68.9(57.2-80.7)
	Heterogeneity test	Chi- square(Q)	-	-	-	-	-	7272(P<0.001)
	Heterogeneity test	I-Square	-	-	-	-	-	99.7%(P<0.001)
Total(after removal of the outlier data)	Pooled estimate	-	-	-	-	-	-	70.9(66.1-75.6)
	Heterogeneity test	Chi- square(Q)	-	-	-	-	-	314.7(P<0.001)
	Heterogeneity test	I-Square	-	-	-	-	-	95.2%(P<0.001)

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