Customer Quality in People With Myocardial Infraction at the Shahid Madani Cardiology Clinic of Tabriz -
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Customer Quality (CQ) refers to customer.s
characteristics and related to the consumer knowledge, skills and confidence to be
actively participating with health team in right decision making, appropriate
activities and changing environment and their health related behaviors. The
purpose of this study is measuring customer quality in People With Myocardial
Infraction after dismissed from hospital.
Materials ans Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted with 164 people with
myocardial infraction. All participants were selected randomly . Customer Quality
based on the modified questionnaire Patient ActivationMeasure (PAM) will be
measured. Questionnaire content validity was reviewed and confirmed by 10
experts and its reliability was confirmed based on Cronbach's alpha index (á =
0/194).spss was used for data analysis.
Results: Only 6/3%of participant reported the highest Customer Quality score and
ability to change the action by changing health and environment and the mean
costumer quality score of participation was equal 57/77 (±11/29).
Conclusion: The poor score of customer quality in current study demonstrates the
low capabilities of patients in self-care activities. Training services provider to
empower patients and use of their capabilities in improving quality of care and
attention to patient-centered care can be helpful in this regard.