Audiologists' preferences for patient-centredness: a cross-sectional questionnaire study of cross-cultural differences and similarities among professionals in Portugal, India and Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patient-centredness has become an important aspect of health service delivery; however, there are a limited number of studies that focus on this concept in the domain of hearing healthcare. The objective of this study was to examine and compare audiologists' preferences for patient-centredness in Portugal, India and Iran.

Design

The study used a cross-sectional survey design with audiologists recruited from three different countries.

Participants

A total of 191 fully-completed responses were included in the analysis (55 from Portugal, 78 from India and 58 from Iran).

Main outcome measure

The Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS).

Results

PPOS mean scores suggest that audiologists have a preference for patient-centredness (ie, mean of 3.

SUBMITTER: Manchaiah V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4201997 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature