Journal of Health Policy and Management
Vol. 10 No. 3 (2025)

The The Relationships between Reliability, Tangible Evidence, Responsiveness, Empathy, and Gender with Outpatient Satisfaction at Mitra Delima General Hospital, Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Rela Hastuti (Master’s Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Didik Gunawan Tamtomo (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Argyo Demartoto (Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Sep 2025

Abstract

Background: Patient satisfaction is a patient's feeling received from the health service performance felt by patients in their services and compared with what is expected. This study aims to analyze the variables that influence patient satisfaction. Subjects and Method: This study is an observational analytical study with a cross-sectional design. This study was conducted at Mitra Delima General Hospital, Malang, in August-September 2024. A sample of 200 patients was selected using simple random sampling. The dependent variable in this study was patient satisfaction. The independent variables in the study were reliability, assurance, tangible evidence, responsiveness, empathy, and gender. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire and analyzed using path analysis. Results: Patient satisfaction in hospitals is influenced by reliability (b= 0.60; 95% CI= 0.47 to 0.73; p<0.001), tangible evidence (b= 0.43; 95% CI= 0.29  to 0.58; p<0.001), responsiveness (b= 0.33; 95% CI= 0.15 to 0.52; p<0.001), empathy  (b= 0.72; 95% CI= 0.56 to 0.88; p<0.001), and gender  (b = 0.14; 95% CI= 0.01 to 0.27; p =0.025). Conclusion: Patient satisfaction is positively influenced by reliability, tangibles, responsiveness, empathy, and gender.

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thejhpm

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Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Journal of Health Policy and Management (JHPM) is an electronic, open-access, double-blind and peer-reviewed international multidisciplinary and integrative journal, focusing on health policy, health system, and healthcare management. It began its publication on October 21, 2015. The journal is ...