Patient Satisfaction

"Patient Satisfaction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.

Descriptor ID	D017060
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.625 F01.145.488.887.625 N04.452.822.700 N05.300.150.800.625 N05.715.360.600
Concept/Terms	Patient Satisfaction Patient Satisfaction Satisfaction, Patient

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Satisfaction".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Patient Satisfaction [F01.100.150.750.625]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Patient Satisfaction [F01.145.488.887.625]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Public Relations [N04.452.822]
Patient Satisfaction [N04.452.822.700]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Patient Satisfaction [N05.300.150.800.625]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Patient Satisfaction [N05.715.360.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patient Satisfaction".

Patient Satisfaction
Patient Preference

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Satisfaction" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Satisfaction" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 592 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 40 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	5	5
1996	3	4	7
1997	2	2	4
1998	3	5	8
1999	2	4	6
2000	3	8	11
2001	3	9	12
2002	2	8	10
2003	4	8	12
2004	6	8	14
2005	4	11	15
2006	5	8	13
2007	11	18	29
2008	10	22	32
2009	4	16	20
2010	7	21	28
2011	5	16	21
2012	6	16	22
2013	7	22	29
2014	10	13	23
2015	15	18	33
2016	16	16	32
2017	12	24	36
2018	15	25	40
2019	10	26	36
2020	13	14	27
2021	15	9	24
2022	3	15	18
2023	1	5	6
2024	8	9	17
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Satisfaction" by people in Profiles.

Basch E, Schrag D, Jansen J, Henson S, Ginos B, Stover AM, Carr P, Spears PA, Jonsson M, Deal AM, Bennett AV, Thanarajasingam G, Rogak L, Reeve BB, Snyder C, Bruner D, Cella D, Kottschade LA, Perlmutter J, Geoghegan C, Given B, Mazza GL, Miller R, Strasser JF, Zylla DM, Weiss A, Blinder VS, Wolf AP, Dueck AC. Symptom monitoring with electronic patient-reported outcomes during cancer treatment: final results of the PRO-TECT cluster-randomized trial. Nat Med. 2025 Apr; 31(4):1225-1232.

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Boggan JC, Sankineni S, Dennis PA, Chen D, Sledge TW, Halpern D, Rushton S, Williams JW, Der T, Tabriz AA, Gordon AM, Jacobs M, Boucher NA, Colandrea M, Alexopoulos AS, Roman Jones J, Leflore-Lloyd N, Cantrell S, Goldstein KM, Gierisch JM. Effectiveness of Synchronous Postdischarge Contacts on Health Care Use and Patient Satisfaction : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Feb; 178(2):229-240.

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Uramatsu M, Andoh Y, Kojima T, Mishima S, Takahashi M, Uchida K, Wada J, Oto T, Ishikawa T, Barach P, Fujisawa Y. Five-year analysis of hospital complaints at a Japanese tertiary teaching hospital. Int J Qual Health Care. 2024 Dec 27; 36(4).

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Faldini C, Traina F, Pilla F, D'Agostino C, Brunello M, Morandi Guaitoli M, Di Martino A. For many but not for all: the bikini incision direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty. A narrative review. J Orthop Traumatol. 2024 Dec 18; 25(1):66.

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Gerken AT, ?ng?r D, Kim SJ, Ren B, Idiculla T, Stoklosa J. Patient-Centered Communication: Incorporating Principles of Dialogic Practice and Family Centered Rounds on an Inpatient Psychotic Disorders Unit. Community Ment Health J. 2025 Feb; 61(2):394-400.

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Sraj S, Farley BJ, Taras JS, Lese AB, Prud'homme BJ, Gross R, Vien Cheung WY, Cox S. Perioperative Patient Experience in Office-Based Wide-Awake Hand Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Sep; 50(9):1133.e1-1133.e7.

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Veet C, Careyva B, Kies J, Berman I, Stephens J. Primary Care Clinician Perspectives on Team-Based Welcome Video Visits. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Feb; 40(3):708-711.

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Clark KSB, Manohar N, Ahmad J, Oliver BJ. Positive Deviance Theory: Leveraging Compliments Data to Guide Strategic Planning for Patient Experience Improvement in a Large Rural Health Care System. Perm J. 2024 09 16; 28(3):223-233.

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Barfield M, Winokur R, Berland T, Davis S, Ralph V, Chatham N, Rockson S, Maldonado TS. Results from a comparative study to evaluate the treatment effectiveness of a nonpneumatic compression device vs an advanced pneumatic compression device for lower extremity lymphedema swelling (TEAYS study). J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2025 Jan; 13(1):101965.

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McCahon JAS, Cheesman QT, Radack TM, Ong AC, Post ZD, Deirmengian GK. Surprise Billing Is Common in Total Joint Arthroplasty and Negatively Impacts Patient Satisfaction. Orthopedics. 2024 Sep-Oct; 47(5):283-288.

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