Different Degrees Of Satisfaction Research Articles

Basic psychological needs satisfaction of stroke patients: a qualitative study

BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs is related to psychological well-being. Improving satisfaction will increase personal well-being, promote positive health outcomes, and improve disease recovery. However, no research has focused on the basic psychological needs of stroke patients. Therefore, this study aims to determine the basic psychological needs experience, satisfaction, and its influencing factors of stroke patients.Methods12 males and 6 females in the non-acute phase with stroke were recruited in the Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital. The individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted in a separate room. The data were imported to Nvivo 12 and analyzed using the directed content analysis approach.ResultsThree main themes consisting of 9 sub-themes were derived from the analysis. These three main themes focused on the needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness of stroke patients.ConclusionParticipants have different degrees of satisfaction of their basic psychological needs, which may be related to their family environment, work environment, stroke symptoms, or other factors. Stroke symptoms can significantly reduce the patients’ needs for autonomy and competence. However, the stroke seems to increase the patients’ satisfaction of the need for relatedness.

Managing customer satisfaction with Metropolitan Public Transport Services based on perceived quality assessments

The purpose of this research is to study consumer satisfaction with the perceived quality of ground public transport (GPT) services in the Moscow metropolitan area. The methodology used includes identification of the quality attributes of GPT services relevant to consumers which affect consumer satisfaction, the choice of alternative transport modes, and the competitiveness of GPT services. Study reliability is ensured by a representative sample which included the results of an online survey of 1517 respondents, cluster analysis and the employment of the CHAID decision tree method. The authors formulated and confirmed 4 hypotheses. Thirty-two attributes influencing consumer satisfaction with GPT services were obtained; clusters with different degrees of satisfaction were identified; and attributes of perceived quality that are important for consumers when choosing transportation modes were revealed. Recommendations for marketing and management solutions to improve the competitiveness of urban GPT services in relation to substitutes in order to increase the mobility of the population and reduce the environmental pollution of the metropolis were proposed.

Features of different severities of reduced working capacity states as an indicator of the self-regulation in students of different courses

IntroductionThe relevance of studying of self-regulation styles of young people who face various difficulties at a stage of vocational training has increased in the situation of a pandemic.ObjectivesThe purpose of our work is to describe the functional states of students at different stages of education, characterized by different degrees of satisfaction with educational and professional activities and different levels of self-regulation, to substantiate programs of psychological support for students during the formation of their professional identity.MethodsThe sample consisted of 153 students enrolled in 1 and 3 courses in Moscow higher educational institutions. They were asked to fill out a package of methods aimed at diagnosing self-regulation styles (Morosanova, 2020), the severity of states of reduced performance (Leonova, Velichkovskaya, 2002).Results Indicators of reduced working capacity among third-year students are statistically significantly higher (p≤0.05) and are in a critical range of severity than among freshmen. Despite a similar level of satisfaction, third-year students demonstrate a whole palette of states of reduced performance, characterized by the experience of monotony of activity with high tension associated with the requirements of the educational situation. The absence of significant differences in the diagnostic indicators of self-regulation obtained in these two groups does not give grounds to assert that the general self-regulation of senior students is higher than that of first-year students.ConclusionsThe data obtained confirm the “painfulness” of the crisis of the “middle” of education and necessarily raise the question of developing a targeted program for mastering the means of conscious self-regulation by students.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

Exploring the motivation-based typology of religious tourists: A study of Welcome Royal Lord Festival

Religious tourism plays an important part in the history of tourism development. People visit religious sites with different motivations. Previous studies have examined different experiences of tourists from pilgrims to secular tourists and this pilgrim-tourist debate is built upon a specifically eurocentric construction of the pilgrim. Limited studies have examined the religious tourist typology in polytheistic society. To address this issue, this study explored the rites of the Welcome Royal Lord Festival in the town of Donggang, Taiwan as the research context. The findings support the proposition that different types of visitors, who are predominantly pilgrims and secular tourists exist. Significantly, the study revealed four distinct tourist groups in a polytheistic context; namely, “Sacred Pilgrims,” “Believers,” “Experience Companion” and “Secular Polytheists.” In addition, these four types of tourists have differences in terms of satisfaction, participation behaviors, perception of cultural authenticity, and sacred place attachment. Conflicts between tourism development and religious sustainability may occur among different types of tourists. The findings may have a significant value for event management as it offers a reference for seeking to sustain religious culture and develop tourism attraction in a destination. • Different visitors, mostly pilgrims and secular tourists exist in the Welcome Royal Lord Festival. • Four types of participants were identified: Sacred Pilgrims, Believers, Experience Companion, and Secular Polytheists. • These vary in satisfaction, participation behaviors, perception of cultural authenticity, and sacred place attachment. • Religious tourists may have different degrees of satisfaction because of the extent of different tourism motives. • Conflicts between tourism development and religious sustainability may occur among different types of tourists.

Análisis de la calidad de los servicios de la Biblioteca en la Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica de la Universidad Veracruzana en Poza Rica Veracruz, México

Evaluating the quality of the services provided by the Library is important for any educational institution as this allows knowing the degree of satisfaction of the users and the needs required under demand of opinion with the objective of subsequently carrying out a planning with strategies and actions that support the improvement of them. The present research work is an analysis study made to the services provided by the Library to users of the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Universidad Veracruzana in Poza Rica Veracruz, Mexico, using an opinion survey applied to a sample. of 150 people (students and academics). The opinion survey allows the identification of attention and orientation indexes, security in shelters, shelving services, bibliographical stock, comfortable spaces and equipment, application of regulations, virtual library support and the conservation of bibliographies, among others. The results obtained from the study provide different degrees of satisfaction of the services provided by the library and also show aspects that require planning and implementation of strategies and actions to improve the quality of the same.

A Survey on Satisfaction of Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Different Demographic Variables to Medical Services.

Taking Type 2 diabetes as the research object, and through questionnaire interviews, this study sought to determine the degree of satisfaction of patients with different attributes with medical services according to the distribution of demographic variables. Finally, the statistical results were taken as the reference basis for medical personnel to provide care to patients. Regarding the questionnaire survey, the questionnaire items were designed through face-to-face interviews aiming at their medical treatment process, thus, patients could truly reflect their feelings. This study used the SPSS statistical software (IBM, Armonk, New York, NY, USA) for analysis, and the results show that: (1) Patients of different genders had different degrees of satisfaction with medical services. (2) The difference in age, monthly disposable income, occupational category, and education level had no significant effect on service satisfaction. (3) The research subjects were all on the high side regarding their satisfaction with the service provided by medical facilities. This study is a pilot study, and it is hoped it will be used as a guideline for improving patient care quality in the future, thus, reducing the occurrence of diabetic complications through better medical care. The long-term goal is to continuously improve care and medical service quality, thus, reducing the waste of medical resources.

Feasibility of local anesthesia for treatment of uncomplicated umbilical hernia in patients with ascitic cirrhosis

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of local anesthesia in umbilical herniorrhaphy in patients having cirrhosis with controlled ascites. Background Umbilical hernia is a common abdominal wall complication of liver cirrhosis. The prevalence of umbilical hernia in patients having cirrhosis with ascites is up to 20%. Local anesthesia often provides maximum comfort for patients when it is accurately performed in open repairs. However, convincing evidence is lacking. Patients and methods This prospective study was carried out on 40 patients at Menoufia University Hospital and Damanhour Medical National Institute during the period from June 2016 till October 2017. All patients with cirrhosis with controlled ascites and uncomplicated umbilical hernia were included in this study. Exclusion criteria were complicated hernia, huge hernia, and local anesthesia hypersensitivity. All patients underwent elective umbilical herniorrhaphy under local anesthesia. Patients were followed up for 1 year. The complications and the outcome of the operation were recorded. Results Overall, 87.5% of patients passed without any complications, and 2.5% of them converted from local anesthesia to general anesthesia owing to omental injury (one patient). We inserted a surgical drain in 10% of patients. Most of patients (92.5%) were satisfied by this technique with different degrees of satisfaction, with 2.5% recurrence rate. Conclusion Umbilical herniorrhaphy under local anesthesia in patients with cirrhosis is feasible and safe, with a high success rate in experienced hands and results in minimal perioperative morbidity.

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Determinants and influencing mechanism of outpatient satisfaction: a survey on tertiary hospitals in the People's Republic of China.

ObjectiveMost patients in the People’s Republic of China prefer tertiary hospitals when seeking medical services. The aim of this study was to assess outpatient satisfaction with tertiary hospitals in the People’s Republic of China, test overall and subscale satisfaction, and explore whether sociodemographic characteristics lead to different degrees of satisfaction and whether subscale outpatient satisfaction contributes to overall satisfaction.MethodsA closed questionnaire was given out to investigate outpatients’ sociodemographic characteristics, overall satisfaction, and various subtypes of satisfaction, and a 5-point Likert scale was employed to measure the degree of outpatient satisfaction. Descriptive analysis, Kruskal–Wallis test, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and logistic regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis.ResultsResponse rate was 92.48% (971/1,050). Outpatients’ sociodemographic characteristics (including sex, age, occupation, monthly income, residence, and marital status) were related to various subtypes of satisfaction to varying degrees. Outpatients who were male, older, married, with low or middle incomes, living in Shanghai or other areas of the People’s Republic of China, medical staff, or students were more satisfied with various subtypes of satisfaction than those without these characteristics. In further analyses, satisfaction with their medical needs being met by doctors had the strongest relation to overall satisfaction, followed by satisfaction with doctors’ service attitudes, medical costs, waiting time, prescription, and diagnosis and treatment time. Satisfaction with environment had the weakest contribution to overall satisfaction.ConclusionThis study gave some suggestions for tertiary hospitals in advanced areas of the People’s Republic of China. Outpatient sociodemographic characteristics should be paid more attention by medical staff to improve the degree of satisfaction. Tertiary hospitals in the People’s Republic of China should provide more support on the management of doctors, medical costs, and time.

Histochemical Detection of Collagen Fibers by Sirius Red/Fast Green Is More Sensitive than van Gieson or Sirius Red Alone in Normal and Inflamed Rat Colon.

Collagen detection in histological sections and its quantitative estimation by computer-aided image analysis represent important procedures to assess tissue localization and distribution of connective fibers. Different histochemical approaches have been proposed to detect and quantify collagen deposition in paraffin slices with different degrees of satisfaction. The present study was performed to compare the qualitative and quantitative efficiency of three histochemical methods available for collagen staining in paraffin sections of colon. van Gieson, Sirius Red and Sirius Red/Fast Green stainings were carried out for collagen detection and quantitative estimation by morphometric image analysis in colonic specimens from normal rats or animals with 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (DNBS) induced colitis. Haematoxylin/eosin staining was carried out to assess tissue morphology and histopathological lesions. Among the three investigated methods, Sirius Red/Fast Green staining allowed to best highlight well-defined red-stained collagen fibers and to obtain the highest quantitative results by morphometric image analysis in both normal and inflamed colon. Collagen fibers, which stood out against the green-stained non-collagen components, could be clearly appreciated, even in their thinner networks, within all layers of normal or inflamed colonic wall. The present study provides evidence that, as compared with Sirius Red alone or van Gieson staining, the Sirius Red/Fast Green method is the most sensitive, in terms of both qualitative and quantitative evaluation of collagen fibers, in paraffin sections of both normal and inflamed colon.

Materialistic Inclination, Values, and Life Satisfaction

This study was conducted to explore the relationship between materialistic inclination and owned values and life satisfaction, as held by 560 respondents in Turkey. Richins and Dawson's (1992) Materialism Scale was used to measure materialistic inclination and owned values were questioned by Kahle's (1983) List of Values (LOV). The participants were separated into two groups with either low or high materialistic tendencies, and the differences between the owned values and life satisfaction of both groups were investigated. The results showed that the group with higher materialistic tendency had higher mean scores in six values of LOV than the group with lower materialistic tendency. Higher materialist group also reported different degrees of satisfaction with various domains of life.

An integrated inventory model of imperfect quality products with fuzzy chance constraints

In this paper, we consider a network of supplier, producer, retailer and customer which synchronizes a series of inter-related business process - in terms of integrated supply chain production inventory model. The whole system is considered for a finite time period with imprecise inventory costs. There are imprecise chance constraints on the transportation costs for both producer, retailer and also a fuzzy space constraint for producer is considered. The objective of the model is to minimize the total inventory related cost to find: (i) optimal collection rate incurred by the supplier for supplying raw materials to producer, (ii) the optimal procurement rate of the producer and (iii) the optimal replenishment of the retailer from the producer on the basis of the customer's demand. Rommelfanger method [28, 29] is used to handle fuzzy inequalities. The fuzzy model provides the decision maker with alternative decision plans for different degrees of satisfaction. This proposal is tested by using an illustrative numerical example.

PRM152 - SAT-Q questionnaire: Application of rasch measurement for selecting items and improving the assessment of patient satisfaction

In the last years, the assessment of patient satisfaction has become a field of interest for public authorities, researchers, and clinicians due to its implications specially, in the management of chronic diseases. To this purpose the SAT-Q is a questionnaire for measuring patient satisfaction which has been developed and validated from a Classical Test Theory (CTT) approach, resulting in a 18 item version. The objective of this research focuses on the application of the Rasch model in selecting and testing the most appropriate items for the assessment of the satisfaction related to pharmacological treatments. The sample consisted of a total of 202 patients diagnosed with chronic illness who were following a pharmacological regimen for at least one year. Data were analyzed using the Rasch Partial Credit Model. Parameter estimation, model-fit data and separation statistics were computed and compared to CTT validation, in order to select those items with better psychometrical properties. Misfiting items were deleted, resulting in a 10 items version. This short form of the SAT-Q showed good model fit and represented an accurate measure of the construct. Infit MNSQ ranged from 0.75 to 1.51 (SD=0.25) and outfit MNSQ ranged from 0.68 to 2.24 (SD=0.45). Person separation index and item reliability were 1.90 and 0.97 respectively. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) also distinguished a main component that accounted for 54.5% of total variance. Score correlation with CTT validation version was 0.83. On the other hand, item-person map showed that the test was off-target and didn’t cover the wide range of the ability scale. SAT-Q short form version has adequate psychometric properties in terms of goodness-of-fit-test, reliability and validity. Future research is recommended to improve discrimination between different degrees of satisfaction and reducing the ceiling effect associated with the satisfaction measures.

An interactive algorithm for multi-objective flow shop scheduling with fuzzy processing time through resolution method and TOPSIS

This paper develops a method for solving a multi-objective flow shop scheduling in a fuzzy environment where processing times are fuzzy numbers. The objective functions are designed to simultaneously minimize the makespan (completion time), the mean flow time, and the machine idle time. For each objective function, a fuzzy subset in the decision space whose membership function represents the balance between feasibility degree of constraints and satisfaction degree of the goal is defined. Then, technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) method finds the nondominated solution in a multiple objective state. The TOPSIS method and the interactive resolution method are integrated in the proposed method to solve the multi-objective flow shop scheduling problem. One of the new contributions of this research is combining these two methods in solving this problem. The proposed algorithm provides a way to find a crisp solution for the fuzzy flow shop scheduling in a multi-objective state. Also, the proposed method yields a reasonable solution that represents the balance between the feasibility of a decision vector and the optimality for an objective function by the interactive participation of the decision maker in all steps of decision process. Application of the proposed method to flow shop scheduling is shown with two numerical examples. The results show that the algorithm could be applied for determining the most preferable sequence by finding a nondominated solution for different degrees of satisfaction of constraints, and with regard to objective value, where processing time is fuzzy.

Surgical Treatments on Patients with Anterior Cervical Hyperostosis-Derived Dysphagia

Anterior cervical hyperostosis may be a cause of dysphagia. For anterior cervical hyperostosis, medical or surgical treatments can be adhibited in view of the causative mechanisms and intensities of dysphagia. We report 3 cases of cervical hyperostosis-derived progressive dysphagia that underwent operation. Radiologic diagnosis and Video Fluoroscopic Swallowing Study were performed on the three patients for evaluation. One had history of recurrent aspiration pneumonia accompanied by weight loss, another complained of dysphagia only when swallowing pills, and the third experienced recurrence symptom with reossification. All patients reported gradual improvement of dysphagia immediately after their cervical osteophytes were resected through the anterior approach. In relation to postoperative improvement, however, they expressed different degrees of satisfaction according to severity of symptoms. Surgical treatment, performed for the anterior cervical hyperostosis-derived dysphagia, can immediately relieve symptoms of difficulty in swallowing. This might especially be considered as an appropriate treatment option for severe dysphagia.

A Fuzzy Optimization Model For Supply Chain Production Planning With Total Aspect Of Decision Making

This paper models supply chain uncertainties by fuzzy sets and develops a fuzzy linear programming model for tactical supply chain planning in a multi-echelon, multi-product, multi-stage with different methods of manufacturing in each stage, multi-distribution centre and multi-period supply chain network. In this approach, the demand, process and supply uncertainties are jointly considered. The aim is to achieve the best use of the available resources and the best method of manufacturing at each stage for a product along the time horizon so that customer demands are met at a minimum cost. The fuzzy model provides the decision maker with alternative decision plans with different degrees of satisfaction.

A fuzzy linear programming based approach for tactical supply chain planning in an uncertainty environment

This paper models supply chain (SC) uncertainties by fuzzy sets and develops a fuzzy linear programming model for tactical supply chain planning in a multi-echelon, multi-product, multi-level, multi-period supply chain network. In this approach, the demand, process and supply uncertainties are jointly considered. The aim is to centralize multi-node decisions simultaneously to achieve the best use of the available resources along the time horizon so that customer demands are met at a minimum cost. This proposal is tested by using data from a real automobile SC. The fuzzy model provides the decision maker (DM) with alternative decision plans with different degrees of satisfaction.

FUZZY LINEAR PROGRAMMING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING UNDER UNCERTAINTY

A new fuzzy mathematical programming model for supply chain planning under supply, process and demand uncertainty is proposed in this paper. A tactical supply chain planning problem has been formulated as a fuzzy mixed integer linear programming model where data are ill-known and modeled by fuzzy numbers with modified s-curve membership functions. The fuzzy model provides alternative decision plans to the decision maker (DM) for different degrees of satisfaction. Finally, the proposed model is tested by using data from a real automobile supply chain.

I vantaggi del mentoring in organizzazione: alcune differenze tra mentee e non-mentee

- Organizational literature has described the advantages of mentoring for mentors and, above all, for mentees. A survey of 200 respondents employed in three organizations in northwestern Italy shows that mentees have higher mean scores for job satisfaction, self-efficacy on the job and positive emotions at work than non-mentees. Mentees also show lower mean scores for negative emotions at work than non-mentees. This last result, however, is not confirmed by the regression analysis. Mentees reporting different degrees of satisfaction with the mentoring experience show significant differences in selfefficacy on the job and in variables that investigate mentoring perceptions.Keywords: mentoring, mentoring advantages, developmental relationships.Parole chiave: mentoring, vantaggi del mentoring, relazioni di sviluppo.

Mejora de la información sanitaria contenida en los prospectos de los medicamentos: expectativas de pacientes y de profesionales sanitarios

Objective To report on patient and professional opinions and expectations concerning the information included in drug package leaflets and to determine their readability. Design Qualitative and quantitative study. Placement Primary Care and Specialized Centres from Andalusia, Catalonia, Basque Country, Navarra, Aragon and Extremadura. Participants Patients from Primary Care Health Centers, physicians, pharmacists and citizen associations, using intentional sampling. Method Qualitative interviews. Flesch Readability Test is used to determine the leaflet readability. Results There are different degrees of satisfaction between professionals and patients, concerning both quality and quantity of information leaflets. The use of technical language and a small lettering size was observed. The leaflet is considered an important source of information among professionals, but not among patients who prefer information from their physicians. The greatest comprehension difficulties appear in paragraphs on posology, secondary and adverse effects. Conclusions Health information must centre on practical aspects of the health-illness-care process. Leaflets must be adapted to the needs of the patients and professionals. Physicians are commonly consulted by patients, so it is important to ensure they have high communication skills. Patients have the need for constant information; therefore new information channels must be created.