Table 1

Univariate results: overall patient satisfaction, patient-reported experiences and fulfilment of expectations

n (%)Mean (SD)
Patient satisfaction*4.2 (0.76)
 Not at all78 (0.7)
 To a small extent208 (2.0)
 To some extent979 (9.2)
 To a large extent5242 (49.2)
 To a very large extent4145 (38.9)
Assessment of hospital versus expectations*3.7 (0.97)
 Much poorer than expected166 (1.5)
 Somewhat poorer than expected616 (5.7)
 As expected4798 (44.3)
 Somewhat better than expected2518 (23.3)
 Much better than expected2721 (25.2)
Assessment of health effects of hospital stay versus expectations*3.4 (0.97)
 Much poorer than expected294 (2.8)
 Somewhat poorer than expected841 (8.0)
 As expected5817 (55.4)
 Somewhat better than expected1623 (15.5)
 Much better than expected1928 (18.4)
Patient-reported experience scales
 Doctor services10 815 (–)76.1
 Nursing services10 856 (–)79.9
 Information examinations10 793 (–)68.7
 Information about future complaints10 372 (–)47.1
 Contact with next of kin7575 (–)75.8
 Hospital and equipment10 726 (–)72.2
 Organisation10 738 (–)66.2
 Health personnel in general10 763 (–)67.3
  • * Scored on a scale of 1–5, where 5 represents the best score (item).

  • Scored on a scale of 0–100, where 100 represents the best possible experiences (scale).