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International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access originally published online on February 20, 2007
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2007 19(2):120-124; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzm001
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Society for Quality in Health Care; all rights reserved

Electronic questionnaires for measuring parent satisfaction and as a basis for quality improvement

Jette Ammentorp1,2, Anne Mette Rasmussen1, Betty Nørgaard1, Edel Kirketerp1 and Poul-Erik Kofoed1,2

1 Department of Paediatrics, Kolding Hospital, Denmark
2 Research Initiative of Health Services, Kolding Hospital, Denmark

Background. Using paper questionnaires to measure quality of care from the perspective of the patient is a time consuming procedure resulting in very slow feedback. Response rates are low and patients who cannot read the local language are usually excluded.

Objective. To investigate the applicability of an electronic questionnaire by evaluating the response rate. To study whether computer-based continuous monitoring could elucidate reasons for parents being less satisfied with care and treatment and to compare parent satisfaction with the results of a study performed in 2003.

Methods. Parents were asked to assess the quality of care and treatment by answering questions on a touch-screen computer. The questions, which were translated into seven languages, corresponded to the indicators selected by the department for monitoring parents' satisfaction. The system was developed in cooperation with a software company.

Results. A total of 780 parents answered (69%). Of these, 2% parents answered in a foreign language. The main reasons for being less satisfied were perceived difficulties in getting in contact with the staff, having experienced unnecessary long waiting time and having the impression that the nurses did not have enough time. Significant improvements in satisfaction had occurred as compared to a study from 2003.

Conclusion. By using electronic questionnaires, it was possible to focus on the small percentage of parents not satisfied, to identify reasons for being less satisfied and to respond immediately to the feedback from the parents. Electronic surveys produce a satisfactory response rates.

Keywords: electronic assessment, electronic data capture, patient satisfaction

Address reprint requests to: Jette Ammentorp. E-mail: ammentorp{at}tdcadsl.dk

Accepted for publication January 3, 2007.


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