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Patient Satisfaction and Perception on Nutritional Counseling Services Quality

영양 상담서비스 품질에 대한 환자의 만족도와 인식조사

  • Choi, Ki Bo (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Song Mi (Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Severance Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Seung Min (Department of Food & Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Eun (Department of Health Care Center, Konkuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Mi Sun (Department of Food and Nutrition Care, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Yoo Kyoung (Department of Medical Nutrition, Kyung Hee National University) ;
  • Cha, Jin A (Department of Korean Cuisine, Jeonju University) ;
  • Lyu, Eun Soon (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pukyong National University)
  • 최기보 (부경대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이송미 (세브란스병원 영양팀) ;
  • 이승민 (성신여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이은 (건국대학교병원 헬스케어센터) ;
  • 박미선 (서울대학교병원 급식영양과) ;
  • 박유경 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 의학영양학과) ;
  • 차진아 (전주대학교 한식조리학과) ;
  • 류은순 (부경대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2016.10.24
  • Accepted : 2017.01.12
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze patient satisfaction and perception of nutritional counseling services quality. A patient satisfaction and perception survey was conducted for 1,095 patients from 43 tertiary hospitals and 20 general hospitals. The number of returned questionnaires was 656 (response rate: 60.0%). Data from 633 questionnaires were analyzed after the questionnaires with unanswered items were excluded. Five domains were identified from the result of the factor analysis using the maximum likelihood and oblique rotation. The five domains were named empathy, responsiveness, tangibles, reliability, and skill and specialty. Patient perception mean score of nutritional counseling was 4.54/5.00. Patient satisfaction scores were significantly higher in empathy (P<0.001), responsiveness, and skill and specialty (P<0.01) with a college or graduate school education than in patients with a middle school education. There was no statistically significant difference between satisfaction scores in tertiary hospitals and those in general hospitals, but patients in capital hospitals reported significantly higher scores than their local counterparts in empathy, responsiveness, reliability, skill and specialty (P<0.001), and tangibles (P<0.05). In responsiveness, significantly higher (P<0.01) scores were observed in patients who received nutritional counseling only once compared to patients who received counseling two times. Patients perception of nutritional counseling services was significantly correlated with their satisfaction of five domains, reliability (r=0.721), responsiveness (r=0.697), empathy (r=0.690), skill and specialty (r=0.678), and tangibles (r=0.622).

전국의 43개 상급종합병원과 20개 상급병원의 환자 1,095명을 대상으로 환자의 영양 상담서비스에 대한 인식을 조사하고, 만족도는 서비스 품질 개념을 적용하여 분석하였다. 환자의 영양 상담서비스 인식 평균점수는 4.54/5.00점이었다. 환자의 영양 상담서비스 만족도를 요인 분석한 결과 서비스 품질 5개 영역으로 추출되었고, 각각 공감성, 반응성, 유형성, 신뢰성, 전문성으로 명명, 분류하였다. 5개 영역의 전체 평균 점수는 4.56점/5.00이었고 공감성 4.62점, 반응성 4.52점, 유형성 4.53점, 신뢰성 4.65점, 전문성 4.61점이었다. 학력에 따른 차이에서 영양 상담서비스 품질 만족도 총 평균은 대졸 이상이 중졸 이하보다 유의적(P<0.001)으로 높았다. 수도권 병원의 만족도 점수는 비수도권 병원보다 전체 평균 점수와 반응성, 공감성, 전문성, 신뢰성(P<0.001), 유형성(P<0.05)에서 유의적으로 높았다. 상담횟수에서는 반응성 영역에서 상담을 1회 받은 군이 2회보다 유의적(P<0.01)으로 높은 만족도를 보였다. 환자의 영양 상담서비스 인식과 만족도 간에 신뢰성(r=0.721), 반응성(r=0.697), 공감성(r=0.690), 전문성(r=0.678), 유형성(r=0.622)에서 양(+)의 상관관계를 보였다. 이상을 살펴볼 때 비수도권 병원에서는 임상영양사 수의 확보를 통해 환자의 영양 상담서비스 품질을 향상시키는 것이 필요하겠다. 또한, 영양 상담이 반복될수록 환자의 기대치가 높아질 수 있으므로 임상영양사는 영양 상담 내용 및 기법에 변화를 주고 다양한 자료를 활용하여 영양 상담서비스 품질을 향상시킬 수 있을 것이다. 영양 상담서비스 품질 만족도와 영양 상담 인식 간에는 높은 상관관계가 있는데 서비스 품질 만족도에서 유형성과 반응성은 다른 영역보다 상대적으로 낮은 점수를 보였으므로, 상담실 분위기를 쾌적하게 하고 다양한 교육매체를 활용하며 환자와의 여유 있는 상담시간 및 선택적 상담시간 확보 등 해당 영역에 대한 관리가 특히 필요할 것으로 여겨진다.

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