Selecting indicators of acupuncture service quality using analytic hierarchy process

IF 1.9 4区 医学 Q3 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Chao-Chan Wu , Chiung-Chen Ho , Kai-Chun Yang
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Abstract

Introduction

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) services, formulating management strategies and policies to improve service quality is essential for maintaining competitive advantages. The purpose of this study is to select key indicators of acupuncture service quality to assist in the development of relevant strategies in order to guide service management in TCM clinics.

Methods

This study uses analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to identify key indicators of acupuncture service quality. A hierarchical architecture comprising four main criteria and twelve sub-criteria was established based on a solid theoretical foundation. Next, the judgements of experts in pairwise comparisons were used to calculate the weight of each criterion and determine the critical criteria for acupuncture service quality. Furthermore, fuzzy AHP was utilized to validate the effectiveness of AHP.

Results

Of all the main criteria, “outcome quality” was the most important, followed by “interaction quality”. Among the twelve sub-criteria, “patient satisfaction” was deemed as the most important, with “expertise” and “waiting time” ranking second and third, respectively. “Interactional justice” and “process quality” were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.

Conclusions

The key findings indicate outcome quality, interaction quality, and the five sub-criteria are key indicators of acupuncture service quality. Therefore, time-saving strategies for operating procedures and human resource policies should be developed to improve acupuncture services.

利用层次分析法选择针灸服务质量指标
引言在传统中医(TCM)服务中,制定提高服务质量的管理策略和政策对于保持竞争优势至关重要。本研究旨在选择针灸服务质量的关键指标,以帮助制定相关策略,指导中医诊所的服务管理:本研究采用层次分析法(AHP)确定针灸服务质量的关键指标。在坚实的理论基础上,建立了由四个主要标准和十二个次级标准组成的层次结构。然后,利用专家在配对比较中的判断来计算各标准的权重,并确定针灸服务质量的关键标准。此外,还利用模糊 AHP 验证了 AHP 的有效性:在所有主要标准中,"结果质量 "最为重要,其次是 "互动质量"。在 12 个次级标准中,"患者满意度 "被认为是最重要的,"专业知识 "和 "等待时间 "分别排在第二和第三位。"互动公正 "和 "过程质量 "分别排在第四和第五位:主要研究结果表明,结果质量、互动质量和五个次级标准是针灸服务质量的关键指标。因此,应制定节省时间的操作程序策略和人力资源政策,以改善针灸服务。
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European Journal of Integrative Medicine
European Journal of Integrative Medicine INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE-
CiteScore
4.70
自引率
4.00%
发文量
102
审稿时长
33 days
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Integrative Medicine (EuJIM) considers manuscripts from a wide range of complementary and integrative health care disciplines, with a particular focus on whole systems approaches, public health, self management and traditional medical systems. The journal strives to connect conventional medicine and evidence based complementary medicine. We encourage submissions reporting research with relevance for integrative clinical practice and interprofessional education. EuJIM aims to be of interest to both conventional and integrative audiences, including healthcare practitioners, researchers, health care organisations, educationalists, and all those who seek objective and critical information on integrative medicine. To achieve this aim EuJIM provides an innovative international and interdisciplinary platform linking researchers and clinicians. The journal focuses primarily on original research articles including systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, other clinical studies, qualitative, observational and epidemiological studies. In addition we welcome short reviews, opinion articles and contributions relating to health services and policy, health economics and psychology.
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