TY - JOUR T1 - QUALITY GAP IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN URMIA HEALTH CARE CENTERS, 2009 TT - شکاف کیفیت خدمات بهداشتی اولیه ارائه شده در مراکز بهداشتی شهر ارومیه در سال 1388 JF - URMIAMJ JO - URMIAMJ VL - 21 IS - 4 UR - http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-788-en.html Y1 - 2010 SP - 347 EP - 353 KW - Quality gap KW - Primary health care KW - Health centers KW - Urmia N2 -   Received: 25 Aug, 2010 Accepted: 23 Oct, 2010   Abstract   Background &Aims : According to modern approaches to management, satisfactory quality must meet consumer’s requests . One of the first basic steps in improvement quality is recognizing consumers' perceptions and expectation. The aim of this study was to determine the quality gap in primary health care services in Urmia health care centers following consumers' perceptions and expectations.   Materials & Methods: This analytic-descriptive study (cross-sectional) covered 400 females that referred to Urmia health care centers the study population was selected with systematic random method. Data were gathered using a research questionnaire.   Results : It was indicated that there was a quality gap in all dimensions. Overall quality gap is (-0.61) and the largest gap was in reliability dimension (-0.78) and the smallest gap was observed in tangibility dimension (-0.23). There was no significant relation between age and education level of consumers with quality gap (P>0.05).   Conclusion : The results of this study show that there is a negative gap in most quality dimensions of Urmia health system and consumers' expectations are not granted.     Source: Urmia Med J 2010: 21(4):376 ISSN: 1027-3727  M3 ER -