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. 2004 Aug 4;2:43. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-43

Table 2.

Association between overall satisfaction scale, intended behaviors and global satisfaction item from the first validation study (n = 1007) and replication study (n = 248)

First validation phase First study (n = 1007) Replication phase Second study (n = 248)


n Score (sd) (1) P n Score (sd) (2) P
Overall satisfaction item (3)
1 (not at all satisfied) 13 58.0 (21.6)
2 12 68.7 (17.7)
3 18 56.0 (13.5) <0.001 (4) - na -
4 39 59.4 (14.0)
5 125 72.1 (11.5)
6 285 80.3 (10.0)
7 (completely satisfied) 496 90.6 (7.6)
To recommend to relatives or friends
certainly not 13 52.7 (18.2) <0.001 (4) - na -
probably not 30 57.3 (16.7)
yes probably 272 75.4 (13.1)
yes certainly 665 87.6 (9.5)
To consult again
certainly not 10 58.7 (24.2) <0.001 (4) - na -
probably not 20 57.3 (17.9)
yes probably 213 72.5 (14.5)
yes certainly 756 86.6 (10.3)
To consult again 9
Do not agree - na - 46 57.8 (14.4) <0.001
agree 18 64.2 (12.4)
Fully agree 1 84.3 (11.7
Content of the open-ended question
negative comment 303 76.1 (14.7) 85 72.1 (14.9)
mixed comment 110 78.4 (13.5) <0.001 8 81.0 (12.4) <0.001
no comment 442 85.4 (12.1) 91 82.0 (15.8)
positive comment 152 91.2 (8.2) 42 85.5 (11.1)

na: non available (1) Overall satisfaction score (26 items scale extracted from the first study) (2) Overall satisfaction score (27 items final scale extracted from the second study) (3) 7-point scale from 1 'not at all satisfied' to 7 'completely satisfied' (4) ANOVA test regrouping the responses 1,2 and 3