Open AccessPatient Satisfaction and it′s Relation to Diabetic Control in a Primary Care Setting
Author(s) -
Abeer Al Shahrani,
Muneera A. Baraja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.130254
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , patient satisfaction , family medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , cross sectional study , nursing , pathology , endocrinology
Patient satisfaction is of increasing importance and recognized as an important indicator for quality of care. It is influenced by the patients, physicians and practice's characteristics. The literature on diabetes has increasingly focused on the quality of care and its measurement. The relationship between the quality of diabetes care and patient satisfaction is poorly understood and it requires further elaboration.