Analysis on the utilization and satisfaction with clinical services for the elderly through hospital-at-home in Xuzhou City
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2021.11.019
- VernacularTitle:徐州市区家庭病床建床老年人对家庭病床服务的利用及满意度分析
- Author:
Zhaohui QIN
1
;
Sha LIU
;
Yajuan LU
;
Jing TANG
;
Zefang GAO
Author Information
1. 徐州医科大学管理学院 221000
- Keywords:
Family care bed service;
Bed occupancy;
Satisfaction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2021;40(11):1429-1434
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the utilization of clinical services provided through hospital-at-home to the elderly in Xuzhou City, and analyze patient satisfaction.Methods:The stratified cluster sampling method was used to select community elderly people aged 60 and above in Xuzhou city to conduct a face-to-face questionnaire survey.Descriptive analysis was used to examine the utilization and evaluation of home-based clinical services for the elderly.Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze associated factors for the satisfaction of the elderly in this care setting.Results:A total of 203 elderly people who had received this type of services were investigated.The overall satisfaction of the elderly in Xuzhou City with home-based clinical services was 79.3%(161/203), and the average satisfaction score of the comprehensive evaluation was(4.11±1.03)points.Age( β=-0.011), marital status( β=0.164), informed consent for service( β=0.162), doctors' bed-side services( β=0.146), service fee( β=0.346), and the home hospital bed assembling process( β=0.257)were the influencing factors for satisfaction with family hospital bed services, according to the patients involved in the comprehensive evaluation(all P<0.05). Conclusions:The utilization and evaluation with clinical services by elderly people in the hospital-at-home setting in downtown Xuzhou is relatively good, with relatively high satisfaction.Comprehensive measures should be taken in response to factors related to satisfaction to promote sustainable development of clinical services through hospital-at-home in China.