Perceived Service Quality and Its Influence on Behavioral Intention in South Korean Public Dental Hospitals

South Korean national university dental hospitals (NUDHs) face unprecedented challenges in maintaining primary function as public hospitals and surviving in intensified competition. The aim of the study was to evaluate the perceived service quality of NUDH patients and its influences on behavior and...

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Published in:Asia-Pacific journal of public health 2012-03, Vol.24 (2), p.391-405
Main Authors: Kim, Yukyoung, Kim, Soungmin, Myoung, Hoon, Lee, Hyung Ryong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Dental Facilities - standards
Dentist-Patient Relations
Female
Hospitals, Public - standards
Hospitals, University - standards
Humans
Intention
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data
Quality of Health Care
Republic of Korea
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:South Korean national university dental hospitals (NUDHs) face unprecedented challenges in maintaining primary function as public hospitals and surviving in intensified competition. The aim of the study was to evaluate the perceived service quality of NUDH patients and its influences on behavior and to gain managerial implications. Perceived service quality, value, satisfaction, and behavioral intention were measured in 438 NUDH patients from 3 NUDHs. With demographic analyses, the authors used structural equation models to test the validity to prove the relationship between dimensions. Results showed that the dimension of dentist concern directly influenced satisfaction and behavior, and tangibles was the only significant antecedent factor of value that had a significant positive effect on satisfaction. Based on demographic characteristics, highly educated, self-motivated patients who underwent multiple treatments had lower perceptions of value and satisfaction. NUDHs need to maintain their public image and to improve the dimensions of communication and tangibles to gain competitiveness.
ISSN:1010-5395
1941-2479
DOI:10.1177/1010539510379393