Patient satisfaction in specialized versus nonspecialized adult sickle cell care centers: the PiSCES study.
Aisiku IP, Penberthy LT, Smith WR, Bovbjerg VE, McClish DK, Levenson JL, Roberts JD, Roseff SD. Patient satisfaction in specialized versus nonspecialized adult sickle cell care centers: the PiSCES study. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2007, 99: 886-90. PMID: 17722665, PMCID: PMC2574305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonspecialized centersPatient satisfactionSpecialized centersSCD careSCD patientsCare centerInterpersonal mannerSatisfaction scoresHighest mean satisfaction scoreSickle cell disease patientsProspective cohort studyGeneral satisfactionPatient satisfaction surveyMean satisfaction scoreQuality of careHigher satisfaction scoresSatisfaction surveySCD specialistsCohort studySignificant group differencesPotential confoundersDisease patientsAmbulatory carePatientsPractice style