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. 2022 Dec 22;22:1568. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08930-2

Table 6.

Number and percentage of positive and negative reviews on SERVQUAL’s five dimensions detailed questions

Dimension Items PN PN % NN NN% TN TN%
Tangibles (PN = 25/NN = 26/TN = 51) A1 Whether the public facilities of the hospital are complete 11 44.00% 8 30.77% 19 37.25%
A2 Whether the barrier-free facilities of the hospital are complete 1 4.00% 1 3.85% 2 3.92%
A3 Whether the hospital environment is clean, hygienic, and beautiful 4 16.00% 5 19.23% 9 17.65%
A4 Whether the hospital’s medical facilities are complete 16 64.00% 11 42.31% 27 52.94%
A5 Whether the clothing and appearance of medical staff are appropriate 0 0.00% 2 7.69% 2 3.92%
A6 Whether the other tangible services of the hospital are perfect 1 4.00% 6 23.08% 7 13.73%

Reliability

(PN = 40/NN = 38/TN = 78)

B1 Whether the medical staff can effectively treat the condition 28 70.00% 24 63.16% 52 66.67%
B2 Whether the doctor can provide information of the condition and treatment in detail 14 35.00% 6 15.79% 20 25.64%
B3 Whether medical staff provide medical services promptly 1 2.50% 10 26.32% 11 14.10%
B4 Other reliability issues 1 2.50% 2 5.26% 3 3.85%
Responsiveness (PN = 6/NN = 40/TN = 46) C1 Whether medical staff can address service requests quickly 4 66.67% 29 72.50% 33 71.74%
C2 Whether medical staff can provide information about the service process and wait time 1 16.67% 18 45.00% 19 41.30%
C3 Whether medical staff actively and willingly assist the patient 3 50.00% 6 15.00% 9 19.57%
C4 Other responsiveness issues 0 0.00% 2 5.00% 2 4.35%
Assurance (PN = 57/NN = 102/TN = 159) D1 Whether medical staff possess professional skills and knowledge 25 43.86% 35 34.31% 60 37.74%
D2 Whether medical staff possess professional service communication attitude and etiquette 39 68.42% 74 72.55% 113 71.07%
D3 Whether medical staff can provide medical services promptly 0 0.00% 1 0.98% 1 0.63%
D4 Other assurance issues 0 0.00% 9 8.82% 9 5.66%
Empathy (PN = 9/NN = 27/TN = 36) E1 Whether medical staff can meet individualized service demands 8 88.89% 11 40.74% 19 52.78%
E2 Whether the hospital’s consultation time can provide multiple time options 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
E3 Whether the hospital can pay attention to the personal privacy of patients 0 0.00% 1 3.70% 1 2.78%
E4 Other empathy issues 4 44.44% 12 44.44% 16 44.44%

(1) PN number of positive reviews, (2) NN number of negative reviews, (3) TN Total number of reviews