Patients’ satisfaction with the care provided by nurse practitioners in primary care settings of a remote region of Canada: A cross-sectional study

Safa Regragui, Frances Gallagher, Manon Lacroix, Guylaine Leblond, Sylvie Cardinal, Lyne Fecteau, Anaïs Lacasse

Abstract


Objective: A cross-sectional correlational design was used to describe patients’ satisfaction with primary healthcare nurse practitioners and identify factors associated with their satisfaction regarding the services received in a remote region of Quebec, Canada.
Methods: Patients who received care from eight primary healthcare nurse practitioners were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. STROBE checklist was adhered.
Results: A total of 574 patients were recruited (participation rate: 76.6%). Patients were very satisfied with the healthcare services received, relationship with the practitioner, information received, duration of the consultation, and the overall consultation (89.6%-93.3%). The only variable associated with a higher likelihood of being very satisfied with the overall consultation was a longer duration of the consultation (adjusted OR: 1.029; CI: 1.005-1.054; p = .018).
Conclusions: The high level of patients’ satisfaction and trust with healthcare nurse practitioners is a potential contributing factor to past and future success of their integration in primary healthcare services.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/cns.v7n3p79

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Clinical Nursing Studies
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