Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals

Muhammad Khalilur Rahman,1 Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan,2 Suhaiza Zailani3 1Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa, 16100, Malaysia; 2School of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Faculty...

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Main Authors: Rahman MK, Bhuiyan MA, Zailani S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2021-11-01
Series:Patient Preference and Adherence
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/healthcare-services-patient-satisfaction-and-loyalty-lessons-from-isla-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPA
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description Muhammad Khalilur Rahman,1 Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan,2 Suhaiza Zailani3 1Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa, 16100, Malaysia; 2School of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence: Miraj Ahmed BhuiyanSchool of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, 21 Luntou Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail ahmed.miraz@qq.comBackground: The study has aimed to investigate the Muslim patient’s psychological factors related to healthcare services that influence their loyalty intention for further treatment at private hospitals in Malaysia.Methods: Data were collected from private hospitals in Klang Valley. A total of 379 responses from patients were analysed using the structural equation modelling approach.Results: The findings revealed that administrative behaviour, nurse’s services and Shariah amenities have a highly significant impact on satisfaction. The healthcare technicality, hospital environment and physician’s services have a significant relationship with patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction has a significant impact on patient loyalty to healthcare services at the hospital. Administrative behaviour, physicians’ services and healthcare technicality have a direct and positive relationship with loyalty intention, while Shariah amenity has a negative significant relationship with loyalty.Conclusion: The results have important implications for product development and managerial considerations in hospitals. Service providers need to be mindful that all aspects, including Shariah amenities and generic healthcare service delivery, are important and need to be balanced and delivered satisfactorily to ensure customer satisfaction.Keywords: Shariah amenities, medical service, patient satisfaction, patient loyalty, hospital
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spelling doaj.art-01465fa876164a3eb533283e5ea14f2f2022-12-21T23:37:51ZengDove Medical PressPatient Preference and Adherence1177-889X2021-11-01Volume 152633264670792Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly HospitalsRahman MKBhuiyan MAZailani SMuhammad Khalilur Rahman,1 Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan,2 Suhaiza Zailani3 1Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa, 16100, Malaysia; 2School of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence: Miraj Ahmed BhuiyanSchool of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, 21 Luntou Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail ahmed.miraz@qq.comBackground: The study has aimed to investigate the Muslim patient’s psychological factors related to healthcare services that influence their loyalty intention for further treatment at private hospitals in Malaysia.Methods: Data were collected from private hospitals in Klang Valley. A total of 379 responses from patients were analysed using the structural equation modelling approach.Results: The findings revealed that administrative behaviour, nurse’s services and Shariah amenities have a highly significant impact on satisfaction. The healthcare technicality, hospital environment and physician’s services have a significant relationship with patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction has a significant impact on patient loyalty to healthcare services at the hospital. Administrative behaviour, physicians’ services and healthcare technicality have a direct and positive relationship with loyalty intention, while Shariah amenity has a negative significant relationship with loyalty.Conclusion: The results have important implications for product development and managerial considerations in hospitals. Service providers need to be mindful that all aspects, including Shariah amenities and generic healthcare service delivery, are important and need to be balanced and delivered satisfactorily to ensure customer satisfaction.Keywords: Shariah amenities, medical service, patient satisfaction, patient loyalty, hospitalhttps://www.dovepress.com/healthcare-services-patient-satisfaction-and-loyalty-lessons-from-isla-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPAshariah amenitiesmedical servicepatient satisfactionpatient loyaltyhospital
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Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals
Patient Preference and Adherence
shariah amenities
medical service
patient satisfaction
patient loyalty
hospital
title Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals
title_full Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals
title_fullStr Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals
title_full_unstemmed Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals
title_short Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals
title_sort healthcare services patient satisfaction and loyalty lessons from islamic friendly hospitals
topic shariah amenities
medical service
patient satisfaction
patient loyalty
hospital
url https://www.dovepress.com/healthcare-services-patient-satisfaction-and-loyalty-lessons-from-isla-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPA
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