The influence of hospitable design and service on patient responses
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2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. A study of 216 respondents examined a medical center environments influence on patient responses. A stimulusorganismresponse (S-O-R) model was adapted to the theory that more hospitable healthcare servicescape elements will affect patients overall satisfaction with healthcare experience, loyalty intentions, and willingness to pay out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare services. Servicescape elements included atmospherics of the healthcare environment, service delivery by healthcare staff, physical design of the healthcare environment, and wayfinding. Results of structural equation modeling confirmed that the four servicescape elementshad a significant impact on patients overall satisfaction with the healthcare experience. Furthermore, overall satisfaction with the healthcare experience predicted patients loyalty intentions and willingness to pay out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare services. The study makes a significant contribution to the empirical modeling of patients behavioral responses to hospitable healthcare environments.
