• Josh Davis, James F Burrows, Bertha Ben Khallouq, and Paul Rosen.
• 1 Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA.
• J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2017 Nov 1; 34 (6): 435-438.

ObjectiveTo understand key drivers of patient satisfaction in pediatric hematology/oncology.MethodsThe "top-box" scores of patient satisfaction surveys from 4 pediatric hematology/oncology practices were collected from 2012 to 2014 at an integrated Children's Health Network. One item, "Likelihood of recommending practice," was used as the surrogate for overall patient satisfaction, and all other items were correlated to this item.ResultsA total of 1244 satisfaction surveys were included in this analysis. The most important predictors of overall patient satisfaction were cheerfulness of practice ( r = .69), wait time ( r = .60), and staff working together ( r = .60). The lowest scoring items were getting clinic on phone, information about delays, and wait time at clinic.ConclusionFamilies bringing their children for outpatient care in a hematology/oncology practice want to experience a cheerful and collaborative medical team. Wait time at clinic may be a key driver in the overall experience for families with children with cancer. Future work should be directed at using this evidence to drive patient experience improvement processes in pediatric hematology/oncology.

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