Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ronald J. Degen Author-Email: rjdegen@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: International School of Management Paris Title: Satisfaction of Patients in Health Care: Some Critical Issues with Research Projects that Measure Satisfaction Abstract: This paper presents three critical issues that researchers need to consider when preparing a research project that measures the satisfaction of patients in health care. These issues are: the correct interpretation of the research objective and formulation of the research questions, selection the appropriate research design, and the credibility of the research project and its conclusions. Creation-Date: 2013-09-01 File-URL: https://globadvantage.ipleiria.pt/files/2012/08/Working_paper-95_globadvantage.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Number: 95 Classification-JEL: M0, M1 Keywords: virtual satisfaction of patients, formulating research questions, appropriate research design, credibility of research projects Handle: RePEc:pil:wpaper:95