Table 4

- A comparison of the association between clients’ satisfaction with access across various hospitals’ outpatient departments and primary healthcare facilities in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

GroupsMean±SDt-testdfP-values
Access
OPD81.51±32.281.791520.074
PHC89.83±32.38
Ease of navigation
OPD78.61±19.953.053740.008*
PHC86.64±14.66
General issues experienced
OPD83.14±1.332.436720.036*
PHC85.47±1.43
Services rendered by nurses
OPD82.41±0.6014.08402<0.001*
PHC91.34±0.61
Services rendered by physicians
OPD81.98±0.833.526940.004*
PHC86.01±5.71
Personal issues
OPD82.70±14.314.182130.003*
PHC91.35±2.82
Laboratory services
OPD87.2±1.010.536520.310
PHC87.99±5.61
Radiological services
OPD82.88±0.0025.89801<0.001*
PHC87.36±0.06
Pharmacy services
OPD84.50±2.154.674430.005*
PHC91.30±4.20
  • * Statistically significant. SD: standard deviation, df: degree of freedom