Relationship between the service quality perception and service satisfaction : a case study of internal customers at health care and occupational service unite, faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to 1) study the service quality perception level,
2) study customers service satisfaction level, 3) compare the service satisfaction of customers
with different background, and 4) study the relationship between the service quality perception
and service satisfaction.
The sample consisted of 336 internal customers at the Health Care and Occupational
Service Unit, Siriraj Hospita, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. The
research data were collected through questionnaire and analyzed in percentage, mean, standard
deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearsons product moment correlation
coefficient.
The research revealed that
1. the service quality perception was at a moderate level,
2. the service satisfaction of internal customers was at a high level,
3. the service satisfaction of internal customers with different income was statistically
significant at .05, but that of the customers with different sex, age, tenure, or employment was not
significant at .05, and
4. the service quality perception was positively correlated with the service satisfaction
(r= .843) at statistically significant level of .01.