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Quality Assessment of the Oncology Health Service in a Public Hospital

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  • Monica Palma

    (Università del Salento)

  • Veronica Distefano

    (Università del Salento)

  • Alessandra Spennato

    (Università del Salento)

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Quality assessment is a crucial issue in the strategic management of the public health sector. The objective of this study is to investigate the patients’ perception of the health system quality and explore the relationships between doctors and long-term cancer patients. The data under study have been collected during a survey conducted with long-term cancer patients who follow an oncological therapy in a Public Hospital. In the study, exploratory factorial analysis is developed and two structural equation models are proposed. The first model describes the service quality as perceived by the patients, which is influenced by four important factors, namely tangible aspects, reliability, empathy (doctor–patient human relations) and hospital organization. The second model describes the relationship between doctors and long-term cancer patients, which is influenced by three factors, that is reliability, empathy and hospital organization. The discussion highlights the contribution that the results of the study may make to the investigation of the possible strategies for improving health care service quality.

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  • Monica Palma & Veronica Distefano & Alessandra Spennato, 2019. "Quality Assessment of the Oncology Health Service in a Public Hospital," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 146(1), pages 327-343, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:146:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s11205-018-1889-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-018-1889-0
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