Public confidence in Ireland's Health Service Executive, Mid-West region: Findings from a 2024 regional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public confidence is a cornerstone of effective healthcare delivery and the legitimacy of healthcare reform. In Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) Mid-West (MW), Regional Health Area (RHA) E, ongoing concerns about access to care at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and the wider responsiveness of the system highlight the need for a deeper understanding of public trust in this region.

Methods

This study conducted an online cross-sectional survey of 358 participants from RHA E using convenience sampling and fully anonymised data. It assessed Emergency Department (ED) utilisation and developed a novel Overall Confidence Index (OCI), capturing five dimensions of healthcare trust across 15 Likert-scale items. Statistical analyses included Ordinal Logistic Regre

SUBMITTER: Madden SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12648847 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature