Socioeconomic profile and degree of satisfaction of patients attending Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinics of a University Institution^*

Perfil socioeconômico e grau de satisfação de pacientes que são atendidos em clínicas externas de gastrenterologia de uma instituição universitária

Perfil socioeconómico y grado de satisfacción de pacientes atendidos en clínicas externas de gastroenterología de un centro universitario

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To evaluate the degree of satisfaction and the socioeconomic profile of patients attending Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinics at a University institution linked to the Brazilian Unified Health System.

Method:

A researcher-administered questionnaire was applied during a structured interview in outpatient clinics.

Results:

Two hundred and forty (240) patients were included in the study (mean age of 53 years, 55% women). About 30% of the patients had incomplete elementary education, 25% had complete secondary education, and 53% were active workers. Approximately 87% attending the outpatient clinics were from the B2, C1 and C2 socioeconomic classes with an estimated family income of USD$275.00 to USD$825.00/month. Ninety-two percent (92%) of patients were satisfied with the care received; the items associated with a lower degree of satisfaction were facilities/comfort, cleanliness, and waiting time for consultation. No relationship was observed between socioeconomic profile and degree of satisfaction.

Conclusion:

Satisfaction surveys are important to identify opportunities for improving healthcare services, and it is incumbent upon managers, health professionals and even users to promote compliance with laws and decrees that seek to improve healthcare.

DESCRIPTORS:
Patient Satisfaction; Socioeconomic Factors; Health Services; Unified Health System; Brazil

RESUMO

Objetivo:

Avaliar o grau de satisfação e o perfil socioeconômico de pacientes que são atendidos em Clínicas Externas de Gastrenterologia de uma instituição universitária vinculada ao Sistema Único de Saúde brasileiro.

Método:

Um questionário administrado por pesquisador foi aplicado durante uma entrevista estruturada em clínicas externas.

Resultados:

Duzentos e quarenta (240) pacientes foram incluídos no estudo (idade média de 53 anos, 55% mulheres). Aproximadamente 30% dos pacientes tinham ensino fundamental incompleto, 25% tinham ensino médio incompleto e 53% eram trabalhadores na ativa. Cerca de 87% dos que eram atendidos nas clínicas externas se encontravam nas classes econômicas B2, C1 e C2 com renda familiar estimada entre 275,00 e 825,00 dólares americanos por mês. Noventa e dois por cento (92%) dos pacientes estavam satisfeitos com o atendimento recebido; os itens associados a baixo grau de satisfação foram as instalações/conforto, limpeza e tempo de espera para consulta. Nenhuma relação foi observada entre perfil socioeconômico e grau de satisfação.

Conclusão:

Pesquisas de satisfação são importantes para identificar oportunidades para melhorar os serviços de saúde e para que seus gerentes responsáveis, profissionais da saúde e até mesmo usuários possam promover o cumprimento às leis e decretos que visam melhorar o atendimento em saúde.

DESCRITORES:
Satisfação do Paciente; Fatores Socioeconômicos; Serviços de Saúde; Sistema Único de Saúde; Brasil

RESUMEN

Objetivo:

Evaluar el grado de satisfacción y el perfil socioeconómico de pacientes atendidos en Clínicas Externas de Gastroenterología de un centro universitario vinculado al Sistema Único de Salud brasileño.

Método:

Un cuestionario administrado por investigador fue aplicado durante entrevista estructura en clínicas externas.

Resultados:

Doscientos cuarenta (240) pacientes fueron incluidos en el estudio (edad media de 53 años, el 55% mujeres). Un 30% de los pacientes tenían educación básica incompleta, el 25% tenían el bachillerato/secundaria incompleto/a y el 53% eran trabajadores activos. Cerca del 87% de los que eran atendidos en la clínicas externas se hallaban en las clases económicas B2, C1 y C2 con ingresos familiares estimados entre 275,00 y 825,00 dólares estadounidenses por mes. El noventa y dos por ciento (92%) de los pacientes estaban satisfechos con la atención recibida; los puntos asociados con bajo grado de satisfacción fueron las instalaciones/comodidad, limpieza y tiempo de espera para consulta. Ninguna relación fue observada entre perfil socioeconómico y grado de satisfacción.

Conclusión:

Encuestas de satisfacción son importantes para identificar oportunidades de mejorar los servicios sanitarios y para que sus gerentes responsables, profesionales sanitarios e incluso los mismos usuarios puedan promocionar el cumplimiento a la leyes y decretos a fin de mejorar la atención sanitaria.

DESCRIPTORES:
Satisfacción del Paciente; Factores Socioeconómicos; Servicios de Salud; Sistema Unico de Salud; Brasil

INTRODUCTION

The search for healthcare quality in the Brazilian health system started with the introduction of the Federal Constitution of Brazil in 1988¹, which established the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS in Portuguese - Sistema Único de Saúde). The SUS was regulated by Law No. 8.080 of September 19, 1990², which changed the concept and trajectory of public health in Brazil.

Measuring healthcare quality is not an easy task, especially in the public sector. No standardization exists for the techniques and parameters to be evaluated, in addition to variations in values, customs and ideologies. The Federal Government established the first norms that regulated the quality standards for public health services with Decree No. 3.507, dated June 13, 2000³. After repeal of this decree and the implementation of the Citizen Services Charter⁴, the search for healthcare quality extended to all public, federal, state and municipal, administration bodies. The purpose of the Charter was to improve the relationship between the public administration and citizens in order to disseminate the services provided by public organizations, to strengthen the trust and credibility of the public administration, and to guarantee the right of citizens to receive services according to their needs⁴.

In order to promote and consolidate attitude changes in all healthcare practices, the Ministry of Health, through the Decree No. 675 of March 30, 2006⁵, instituted the Charter of Rights of Health System Users⁶, based on the six basic principles of citizenship: 1) Every citizen has the right to orderly and organized access to health systems; 2) Every citizen has the right to appropriate and effective treatment; 3) Every citizen has the right to humanized treatment free from any discrimination; 4) Every citizen has the right to care that respects his/her person, values and rights; 5) Every citizen also has responsibilities for their treatment to occur properly; 6) Every citizen is entitled to the commitment of healthcare managers so that the cited principles are met. Thus, citizens must know their rights as users of the health system and contribute to improving healthcare quality. The document also suggests managers, health professionals and civil organizations to promote respect for these rights.

Knowledge about the patient’s perception of the care received has been a matter of concern for researchers and healthcare professionals and is used by both public and private services. Some authors^7)-(8 consider this perception to be synonymous with satisfaction, and although different conceptual approaches to patient satisfaction exist, they agree that its definition is complex and subjective, and must start from the perspective of the patient. This definition should also take into consideration that people may differ in the judgment of their satisfaction because, in addition to beliefs and values, they have individual experiences of the care received.

Patient satisfaction has been used as a criterion for measuring healthcare service quality over the past decades. Thus, knowing the degree of patient satisfaction with the care received and the factors that affect this perception is important for the healthcare team since it will contribute to improving the provided care and treatment, and is the basis for the team to plan care and to provide quality service⁹.

Since the population attended at the outpatient clinics of an academic hospital is highly heterogeneous, the objective of this study was to characterize the perception of healthcare quality by evaluating the degree of satisfaction and the socioeconomic profile of patients attending Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinics of our university hospital.

METHOD

STUDY DESIGN

A clinical, prospective and descriptive study.

SCENARIO

Was conducted at the Outpatient Clinics of the Gastroenterology Division (Universidade Federal de São Paulo/UNIFESP - Hospital São Paulo) between February 10 and June 3, 2014.

DATA COLLECTION

Data were collected at the outpatient clinic of each subspecialty over a period of 4 weeks.

Two hundred and forty patients (240) were interviewed, corresponding to approximately 20% of patients that attended each outpatient clinic during the established period. The outpatient clinics of the following subspecialties were evaluated: Stomach, Hepatitis I and II, Pancreas, Oncology, Digestive Motility, Cirrhosis, Schistosomiasis, and Intestine. These clinics were chosen because they concentrate the largest number of patients of the Clinical Gastroenterology Division of the hospital.

The patients were selected randomly and consecutively. The questionnaire was applied personally by structured interviews¹⁰. The interviewer read the questions and alternatives out loudly and the participants chose the most adequate alternatives without any interference from the interviewer.

The following categories were used to classify the degree of satisfaction with care: excellent, good, regular, fair, and poor. The care received at the outpatient clinics was evaluated by applying a structured questionnaire with 24 questions, which were elaborated according the Citizen Services Charter⁴. In order to classify the degree of patient satisfaction with the care received, some variables that directly influence the patient’s opinion were analyzed such as appointment waiting time, the care received from healthcare professionals, the language used by healthcare professionals, the physical environment (comfort/welfare, and hygiene/cleanliness), and waiting time for consultations.

The different parameters were analyzed by dividing the population into two categories according to socioeconomic profile (Ia: classes A and B; Ib: classes C, D and E)⁴ and satisfaction (IIa: excellent and good; IIb: regular, fair and poor). Satisfaction was also rated as present (yes) and absent (no). The socioeconomic profile of the participants was defined using the Economic Classification Criteria established by the Brazilian Association of Research Companies (ABEP)¹¹.

DATA ANALYSIS AND PROCESSING

ANOVA, chi-squared test and a test for equality of two proportions were used for data analysis and comparison. A 95% confidence interval was defined, considering a significance level of 5% (p<0.05).

ETHICAL ASPECTS

The patients who agreed to participate signed the free informed consent form approved by the Ethics Committee of HSP/UNIFESP (No. 458.252/2013), according to the norms of Resolution 466/2012, of the National Health Council. In the consent template, the signed patients answered questions about personal and family data, including name, gender, age, race, marital status, education level, occupation, and household income.

RESULTS

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE STUDIED

The sample was characterized by a slight predominance of females (55%) over males (45%) and the mean age (± SD) was 54 ± 13 years (Table 1). Among the 240 patients interviewed, 153 (64%) defined themselves as white, 133 (55%) were married, and 126 (53%) were active workers, including 30% in the private sector and 20% self-employed

Table 1
General characteristics of the studied sample - São Paulo, SP, Feb/Jun, 2014.

Age (years)
Mean	53.7
Range	16 - 80
Standard deviation	13.2
Gender	%	n
Male	45.0	108
Female	55.0	132
Race
White	63.7	153
Brown	20.4	49
Black	14.2	34
Yellow	1.7	4
Marital status
Married	55.4	133
Single	24.6	59
Divorced	5.8	14
Separated	5.4	13
Widowed	8.8	21
Occupation
Private sector	30.0	72
Public servant	2.1	5
Self-employed	20.4	49
Student	2.1	5
Retired/Pensioner	25.8	62
Others	19.6	47

• Note: (n = 240).

With respect to education level, 30% of the patients had incomplete elementary school, 27% had completed high school, 11% had higher education, and only 6% were illiterate (Table 2).

Table 2
Distribution of the patients according to education level - São Paulo, SP, Feb/Jun, 2014.

Education level	n	%
Illiterate	14	5.8
Incomplete elementary school	72	30.0
Complete elementary school	38	15.8
Incomplete high school	13	5.4
Complete high school	64	26.7
Incomplete higher education	10	4.2
Complete higher education	26	10.8
Post-graduation	3	1.3

According to the ABEP classification¹¹, most patients (87%) were found in B2, C1 and C2 socioeconomic classes, with an estimated household income of USD$275.00 to USD$825.00/month. There are classes A2 and B1 at the extremes, which accounted for only 6% of the studied sample, and classes D and E accounting for 8% (Table 3).

Table 3
Socioeconomic classification of the patients - São Paulo, SP, Feb/Jun, 2014.

Socioeconomic class	n	%
A1	0	0.0
A2	3	1.3
B1	11	4.6
B2	58	24.2
C1	87	36.3
C2	63	26.3
D	16	6.7
E	2	0.8

• A1: 42-46; A2: 35-41; B1: 29-34; B2: 23-28; C1: 18-22; C2: 14-17; D: 8-13; E: 0-7. Economic classification criteria11.

Regarding origin, most patients were referred from public hospitals, including São Paulo Hospital (48%), 25% were referred from health centers, and the remaining 27% were referred from other services or did not respond. Analysis of access to medical care showed that 80% of the patients had no health insurance, while the remaining 20% attending the public health service had health insurance.

Only 7% of the patients reported their first outpatient attendance, while the remaining 93% had already been under follow-up at the outpatient clinics. The mean follow-up time at the clinics was longer than 6 years (78 months).

CLASSIFICATION OF THE PATIENTS REGARDING CARE RECEIVED

With respect to appointment waiting time, 73% of the patients classified it as excellent and good. Most participants reported the care received by professionals upon admission by nurses and during medical and nutritional treatment to be excellent and good. More than 70% of the patients did not receive nutritional treatment (Table 4).

Table 4
Classification of the degree of satisfaction of patients according to the healthcare professional - São Paulo, SP, Feb/Jun, 2014.

Professional	Excellent/Good (%)	Regular/Fair/Poor (%)	No attendance (%)
Receptionists	87.9	12.1	0
Nursing staff	75.4	5	19.6
Physicians	95.5	4.5	0
Nutritionists	28.8	0	71.2

More than 90% of the patients reported to have been treated with attention, respect and courtesy by the receptionists, nursing staff, doctors, and nutritionists. About 94% of the participants stated that their doubts had been clarified by the physician, classifying the care as excellent and good. With respect to the language used during the medical or nutritional consultation, 98% of the patients understood the instructions and explanations received.

The overall quality of care was classified as excellent and good by 87% of the patients. When asked if their expectations were met and if they were satisfied, 92% of the patients answered yes.

Comfort/welfare and hygiene/cleanliness of the care facilities were classified as excellent and good by 59% and 70% of the patients, respectively. However, the number of patients who classified these two items as regular, fair or poor was significant (41% and 30%, respectively).

Although satisfied with the care received, 55% of the patients were unsatisfied with the waiting time for consultation. About 80% of the patients were attended within 4 hours, while the remaining (20%) had to wait more than 4 hours for consultation (data not shown).

Regarding knowledge about which procedures should be adopted in the case of complaints or suggestions, more than 75% of the patients did not know how to proceed and were unaware of the ombudsman service.

Comparative analysis of the degree of satisfaction according to socioeconomic profile of the patients revealed no significant differences (Table 5).

Table 5
Comparative analysis of the degree of patient satisfaction according to socioeconomic profile - São Paulo, SP, Feb/Jun, 2014.

Satisfaction		Socioeconomic profile						p
		Ia		Ib		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Being satisfied	Yes	66	91.7	157	93.5	223	92.9	0.621
	No	6	8.3	11	6.5	17	7.1
Degree of satisfaction	IIa	63	87.5	145	86.3	208	86.7	0.804
	IIb	9	12.5	23	13.7	32	13.3

• Chi-squared test. Ia (classes A and B); Ib (classes C, D and E); IIa (excellent and good); IIb (regular, fair and poor).

DISCUSSION

Few studies have evaluated the degree of satisfaction of patients attending specialized public outpatient services. The Gastroenterology Division of UNIFESP was the first service in the institution to conduct a study associating socioeconomic profile with the degree of patient satisfaction at their subspecialty clinics.

The first step to provide client satisfaction is a broad understanding of their needs in order to build effective and consistent working methods. The organization must transform these needs into requirements to achieve this goal. This will require dedication and resources to systematically collect and analyze the data and information in an attempt to understand client demands and perceptions^{12)- (13}. Therefore, the present study aimed to obtain information about patients’ perception of the care received in order to understand their needs and to establish measures to improve healthcare quality.

The patients attending the outpatient clinics of the Gastroenterology Division generally did not differ from those seen at other public health services, including other sectors of the São Paulo Hospital^{14)- (16}. Most patients are treated within SUS and are referred from public hospitals and health centers. They are middle-aged and there is a slight predominance of females and patients with incomplete elementary school.

The predominant socioeconomic profile was class C (Table 3), and 20% of the evaluated sample had health insurance. Patients with private insurance sought a public health service in order to receive specialized care with physicians that are more qualified. Furthermore, the patients trust in the professionals, they have knowledge of the role of the University hospital as a referral center, and sometimes they need access to expensive medications such as those for autoimmune, viral hepatitis and intestinal inflammatory diseases, which are only delivered to the public through the public health system.

The main healthcare expectations of patients cited in different studies are attention, respect, sympathy and efficiency on the part of doctors and employees, an adequate physical structure, and a short waiting time^{14), (17)- (18}. The questionnaire implemented in the present study was elaborated to seek these points. The healthcare professionals (doctors and nutritionists) had an approval rate of about 100% in terms of instructions and explanations, using a concise and easy language during consultation, which satisfactorily contributed to treatment. Good adherence by the patient, including attendance to the service and rigorous compliance with the prescribed medical management, is fundamental for treatment success¹⁹. A study conducted at UNIFESP²⁰ also reported that 80% of the patients had their doubts about treatment fully clarified by the doctors.

We obtained an 87% rate of excellent and good satisfaction. However, the rate decreased to 59% for satisfaction with the physical structure of the facilities. A possible explanation for this lower rate are the large number of scheduled patients and the structure of the outpatient clinics that does not support the demand. The facilities are precarious and the number of patients increases steadily, since UNIFESP is a referral center for different areas in Gastroenterology.

The approval rate for hygiene and cleanliness of the health facilities was 70%. As any public service in Brazil, the São Paulo Hospital has basic resources, which are not always sufficient. Both professionals and patients must use these resources consciously to avoid the waste and misuse of public funds.

The average waiting time for consultation was 3 to 4 hours. This was one issue of dissatisfaction, but a certain tolerance on the part of the patients was noticed, who feel rewarded by the attention and respect received throughout the care process. This dissatisfaction with waiting times has also been reported by other authors^{21)- (22}.

Overall, we found a very positive evaluation by users, which was a somewhat unexpected finding. Such positive results obtained in the majority of studies are probably due to the low critical capacity of users since they have become accustomed and have learned to lower their expectations of health services²³.

We also compared the degree of satisfaction according to the number of patients/number of attending physicians (data not shown) and found no significant difference. Analysis of the degree of satisfaction according to the presence of undergraduate medicine students during treatment revealed a slight tendency towards the patients being less satisfied (data not shown). This result differs from those already reported¹⁵, which compared the care provided exclusively by doctors and that provided by medical students accompanied by a preceptor. In that study, the pattern of excellent quality was significantly more frequent for treatment provided by medical students and preceptors at primary healthcare units. A possible explanation for the dissatisfaction found in our study is the inadequate physical space, large number of patients, and the consequently longer waiting time because of discussion of the cases with the preceptor.

We found no differences in the degree of satisfaction according to the socioeconomic profile category. Most patients were satisfied with the care received, regardless of their socioeconomic class.

An item about complaints, claims and suggestions was included in the questionnaire. More than 75% of the patients did not know where and how to make complaints. These data agree with the study in which 68% of the patients did not know which procedures should be adopted in these cases²². Most patients are unware of the ombudsman service, indicating that this information has to be more present and disseminated to users. Registering satisfaction or dissatisfaction of health service users at ombudsman offices is an important indicator for institutional and professional improvement²⁴.

The lack of preparation on the part of healthcare users regarding technical evaluation and assessment of professional competence is well known, but attention, respect, courtesy, effective communication and punctuality are determinant variables for healthcare quality and satisfaction^25-26. Another study²⁷ highlighted the need of users to understand the use of health services as a right, demanding high-quality care and assuming a participatory role in the institutions and not as if they were receiving a favor, as is ensured in the Charter of Rights of Health System Users⁶.

The following improvements in the outpatient care at the Gastroenterology Division were proposed: organization of the consultations in order of arrival and improvement of the working conditions of employees and doctors by expanding the facilities and performing consultations by appointment. Moreover, adding standardization and computerization of scheduling appointments and the care process would greatly facilitate the work of the reception staff, generating pertinent statistics and reports for improvement in the sector.

Another problem raised by the respondents was related to the scheduling of diagnostic procedures such as upper digestive endoscopy, colonoscopy and ultrasonography and measures to facilitate the scheduling of these exams should be implemented.

There is one study stating that clients will raise their expectations with increasing quality of the services²⁸. Thus, the improvement of the services provided will promote an increase in the level of demand. Increased demands, in turn, encourage service providers to strive for continuous improvement. Finally, health service assessments emerge as an important tool that can promote changes and which should not be viewed as a threat, but rather as an incentive for health services to meet minimum quality standards²⁹.

CONCLUSION

It is important to emphasize the existence of laws and decrees designed to improve healthcare. It is up to managers, health professionals and users to promote respect for and compliance with these laws, and only then will we have a health system of better quality.

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  Study presented for the Gastroenterology course, as part of the requirements necessary to obtain the Master’s degree in Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2017

• Financial support Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  15 July 2019
• Date of issue
  2019

History

• Received
  08 Mar 2018
• Accepted
  15 Aug 2018