The Effects of Psychosocial Counselling on Patient Satisfaction Among Patients with Chronic Illness Attending the General Outpatients' Department (GOPD) of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Abstract

Background:
Patient satisfaction with health care services especially during consultation is considered an important health care index. This is more peculiar to patients with chronic illness, especially hypertensive and diabetics patients. Studies elsewhere have shown increased patient satisfaction ratings with psychotherapeutic interventions. There is however a paucity of literature on the use the use of