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Table 8 Studies findings on factors influencing patient satisfaction: non-modifiable factors

From: Primer on adult patient satisfaction in perioperative settings

Author (year)

Number of participants

Study type

Main factors associated with higher satisfaction (unless stated otherwise)

   

Age

Gender

Education

Occupation

Health status

Other

Hawkins et al. (Hawkins et al., 2012) (2012)

–

Systematic review

Older (age not specified)

     

Capuzzo et al. (Capuzzo et al., 2005) (2005)

219

Cross-sectional

Older (> 55 years old)

     

Auquier et al. (Auquier et al., 2005) (2005)

874

Cross-sectional

Older (> 65 years old)

     

Martin et al. (Martin et al., 2017) (2017)

18,373

Retrospective

Older (age not specified)

     

Maurice et al. (Maurice-Szamburski et al., 2013) (2013)

390

Cross-sectional

Older (> 55 years old)

Males

    

Teunkens et al. (Teunkens et al., 2017) (2017)

5424

Cross-sectional

Older (age not specified)

Males

Higher education

   

Mira et al. (Mira et al., 2009) (2009)

23,438

Cross-sectional

Inpatient: older (age not specified), Outpatient: younger (age not specified)

Inpatient: males,

Outpatient: no difference

Lower education

   

Caljouw et al. (Caljouw et al., 2008) (2008)

307

Cross-sectional

Older (> 50 years old)

Males

 

Household duties or retired (compared to employed)

  

Capuzzo et al. (Capuzzo et al., 2007) (2007)

1290

Cross-sectional

Older (> 70 years old)

   

Higher health status

 

Lehmann et al. (Lehmann et al., 2010) (2010)

12,276

Cross-sectional

    

Lower health status

 

Danforth et al. (Danforth et al., 2014) (2014)

1340

Retrospective

Older (age not specified)

Males

  

Lower health status

Taking outpatient narcotics and ED admissions were less satisfied

Schoenfelder et al. (Schoenfelder et al., 2010) (2010)

2699

Cross-sectional

Not explained by age

Not explained by gender

    

Hamilton et al. (Hamilton et al., 2013) (2013)

4709

Cross-sectional

Not explained by age

Not explained by gender

  

Not explained by health status

 

Johnson et al. (Johnson et al., 1999) (1999)

1445

Cross-sectional

     

ED admissions were less satisfied

Abtahi et al. (Abtahi et al., 2014) (2015)

12,777

Retrospective

Older (age not specified)

    

Traveled a greater distance (> 50 miles)