Abstract:
The purpose of this study were compare service quality between expectation and perception of patients in Health Science Center, Burapha University. The sample were one thousand one hundred and ten patients by purposive sampling (OPD = 316, Dental, Dental department = 350, General ward Impatient = 176 and Privare ward = 268 samples) during August 2003 - March 2004. The four tools were the expectative and perceive questionnaires. (r = .9200, .9850, .9400, .9800) Statistics employed were means, percentage, standard deviation, t-test, one way ANOVA, Correlation and Step wise multiple regression.
The study were found that:
1. The expectation on quality of services were in high level. The expectation on quality of OPD service were the most of assurance , dental service and general ward inpatient were the most of reliability and private ward were the most of empathy. Otherwise the expectation on quality of service in tangibles were atleast.
2. The perception on quality of services were the most level in dental service, high level in OPD service and medium level in private and general ward.
3. The comparative of service quality between expectation and perception of dental patients were difference with the statistical significance. (p<.01) The comparative of service quality between expectation and perception of OPD patients, general and private ward patients were difference with the statistical significance. (p<.05)
4. Sex were not difference with the statistical significance (p<.05) by comparative of service quality between expectation and perception of patients.
5. Status were difference with the statistical (p<.01) in OPD and dental service.
6. A ge and Education were difference with the statistical significance (p <.05) in OPD service.
7. As the whole vocation were not difference with the statistical significance but were difference with the statistical significance (p <.05) in reliability and Aaaurance at general ward.
8. Income were difference with the statistical significance (p <.01) in dental service and tangibles were difference with the statistical significance (p<.001), Reliability and Assurance were difference with the statistical significance (p<.01) and empathy were difference with the statistical significance (p<.05)
9. As the whole welfare were not difference with the statistical significance (p<.05_ but in general ward service found that tangibles, reliability and assurance were difference with the statistical significance (p<.05)
10. At general and private ward found that relative of service quality and age, income and during time of admission were not difference with the statistical significance. (p<.05)
11. The effect that predicted negative quality of OPD service were status, age and education.
12. The effect that predictd negative quality of general ward service was vocation (employee).
13. The effect that predicted negative quality of private ward service was welfare (self payment).