Table 2

- Respondents’ average satisfaction levels concerning healthcare workers’ services in hospitals’ outpatient departments and primary healthcare facilities in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

VariablesThe average level of satisfaction
OPDPHC
Satisfaction with nursing services
How well the nurses listened to the client82.7391.99
Concern the nurses showed for the client’s problems81.5390.48
Nurses’ friendliness and politeness82.9891.56
Total82.4191.34
Satisfaction with physicians’ services
The physician’s response to the client’s questions and concerns82.8587.21
Explanations the physician gave the client regarding problems or conditions82.9287.55
Physician’s efforts to include clients in decisions on treatment81.8986.53
Physician’s discussion of proposed treatments (namely, options, risks, and benefits)80.8286.98
Likelihood of client recommending physician to others81.4281.79
Total81.9886.01
Satisfaction with personal issues and experiences
Concerns for client’s privacy85.9691.91
How well the medical staff protected client’s safety (sanitizing hands and wearing gloves)83.0389.01
Cleanliness of clinics84.592.97
Parking77.3291.53
Total82.7091.35
  • Values are presnted as mean scores. OPD: outpatient department, PHC: primary healthcare