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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 559-565.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20230013

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Survey on satisfaction of external quality assessment among tuberculosis laboratory network in China

Song Yuanyuan, Xia Hui()   

  1. National Center for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2023-02-07 Online:2023-06-10 Published:2023-06-06
  • Contact: Xia Hui E-mail:xiahui@chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    Central Government Funds for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Project-Daily Operation(232811)

Abstract:

Objective: To identify the problems in the external quality assessment (EQA) of tuberculosis laboratories diagnosis and improve the quality through a satisfaction survey among tuberculosis laboratories network in China. Methods: The National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) of Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention designed and distributed online questionnaires to personnel involved in EQA in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The questionnaires were anonymously filled by personnel and then collected and analyzed by NTRL. The difference of satisfaction between 2019 and 2021 was analyzed, and the difference between personnel form different levels of institutes (provincial, prefecture, and county) in 2019 was also compared. Results: One thousand six hundred and fifteen, 30 and 314 personnel responded to the questionnaire in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. Of the 25 questions in 2021, only psychological stress satisfaction (79.0%, 248/314) was less than 80%. Of the 26 questions in 2019, the satisfaction rate of four questions was below 80%, such as satisfaction of the impact on work load (69.3%, 1120/1615), satisfaction of the impact on economic burden (76.3%,1232/1615), satisfaction with psychological stress (66.1%, 1067/1615), and satisfaction of application for strains transportation permission (75.4%, 724/960). Among the 24 common questions in 2019 and 2021, the satisfaction rate of 22 questions in 2021 (79.0%-97.4%) was significantly higher than that in 2019 (66.1%-97.0%) except for the two questions related to results reporting time requirement that had no significant difference between 2019 and 2021. Conclusion: The satisfaction of respondents with most questions relevant with EQA is acceptable. Satisfactions with most questions has been improved after implementing of improvement measures. Some aspects, such as results reporting form and strain transportation still need further improvement, however.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Laboratories, Health care quality, access, and evaluation, Consumer satisfaction, Questionnaires

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