Influence of waiting time on the satisfaction of users attended in the facilities of the Ministry of Health and Social Health Insurance
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Abstract
The objective of the research is to determine the incidence of waiting time for consultation
and appointment scheduling on the satisfaction of users of the facilities of the Ministry of
Health (MINSA) and Social Health Insurance (ESSALUD). The research methodology is
quantitative of causal type, using the Ordered Logit model, with a sample of 3,644 users of
the Ministry of Health and 1,211 users of the Social Health Insurance from the National
Household Survey (ENAHO). The probability of satisfaction among MINSA users is 82%
with an average waiting time of 41 minutes and 0.7 days to schedule an appointment, while
for ESSALUD satisfaction is 75% with 56 minutes of waiting time for a consultation and 6.8
days to obtain a medical appointment. The probability of satisfaction in both facilities
decreases for every 10 minutes of waiting time for consultation and for every additional day
of waiting time to obtain a medical appointment. Dissatisfaction is even worse after 60
minutes, and it is also observed that patients in the extreme poor and non-extreme poor groups
reveal greater satisfaction than those in the non-poor groups. Patients spend more time
waiting to be attended in the doctor's office and to obtain a medical appointment than
consulting with health professionals.
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