Author : Allyson Ross Davies
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Development of a Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire for the Health Insurance Experiment by : Allyson Ross Davies
Download or read book Development of a Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire for the Health Insurance Experiment written by Allyson Ross Davies and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the development of a Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ) for use in the Health Insurance Experiment (HIE) and evaluates, against standard psychometric criteria, how well the DSQ met the goals outlined for its development and usefulness to the HIE. Scaling analyses resulted in construction of nine dental satisfaction measures: Access, Availability/Convenience, Cost, Pain Management, Quality, Continuity, General Satisfaction, Access Total, and an overall Dental Satisfaction Index. Results support scale reliability and validity, and use of the DSQ in general population studies that tap patients' opinions about dental care. The report provides scale scoring rules, and suggests areas for further research on the dental satisfaction concept and on the distinction between dental and medical satisfaction.