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Table 3 Determining and comparing the average perceptions, expectations, importance and trusting nurses in university and non-university hospitals

From: Hospital service quality based on HEALTHQUAL model and trusting nurses at Iranian university and non-university hospitals: a comparative study

Quality of Service

Dimensions

University Hospital

M ± SD

Non-University Hospital

M ± SD

P Value

Perceptions

Environment

3.57 ± 0.93

3.90 ± 0.72

<  0.001

Empathy

3.62 ± 0.89

3.92 ± 0.74

<  0.001

Efficiency

3.48 ± 0.80

3.82 ± 0.76

<  0.001

Effectiveness

3.56 ± 0.81

3.91 ± 0.72

<  0.001

Total

3.54 ± 0.77

3.89 ± 0.62

<  0.001

Expectations

Environment

4.07 ± 0.95

4.61 ± 0.52

<  0.001

Empathy

4.07 ± 1.03

4.55 ± 0.51

<  0.001

Efficiency

3.87 ± 1.19

4.47 ± 0.62

<  0.001

Effectiveness

3.95 ± 1.10

4.57 ± 0.50

<  0.001

Total

4.02 ± 0.94

4.55 ± 0.47

<  0.001

Importance

Environment

0.26 ± 0.04

0.25 ± 0.02

<  0.001

Empathy

0.27 ± 0.05

0.29 ± 0.02

<  0.001

Efficiency

0.24 ± 0.05

0.22 ± 0.03

<  0.001

Effectiveness

0.23 ± 0.05

0.24 ± 0.02

<  0.001

Total

1.00

1.00

Trusting Nurses

10.34 ± 5.81

8.71 ± 4.05

<  0.001