Study on companion care needs of inlmtients at four tertiary hospitals in Wuhan
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2012.07.013
- VernacularTitle:武汉市四所三级医院住院患者陪护需求调查
- Author:
Xiuyun LI
;
Min XU
;
Jing WANG
;
Yanxiang CHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inpatients;
Companion care;
Needs
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2012;28(7):519-522
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the companion care needs of inpatients at four tertiary hospitals in Wuhan,for providing targeted quality of care.Methods A questionnaire was customized according to Maslow＇s theory to survey 526 inpatients at four tertiary hospitals in Wuhan.Resnlts The companion care needs of inpatients were found high.Fore example,the esteem needs were the highest(2.41±0.39)yet with the lowest extent of satisfaction(2.59±0.43),followed by love and belonging needs(2.35±0.40)and safety needs(2.34±0.35)respectively.The physiological needs were the lowest(2.08±0.32)yet with the highest extent of satisfaction(2.63±0.44).Conclusion Nursing staff should change their mindset to respect patients' esteem needs,improve their nursing skills and service for safer care.Multimodel companion care needs should also be provided to meet patients' diversified needs.
