Assessment the satisfaction of the in- patients and their relatives at Cai Nuoc General Surgical Hospital - Ca Mau province from September to November 2002. The rate of satisfaction of the patients included: procedure of hospitalization (95.8%); facilities (89.9%); technical speciality (90.4%), medical equipments (98.7%). The common rate of satisfaction of the patients to the doctors, nurses, accoucheurs was 92.0%. Professsion, education, the time of hospitalization all were related factors to the satisfaction of the patients.
Personal Satisfaction ; Inpatients ; Epidemiology

No abstract available.
Aged* ; Humans ; Personal Satisfaction

Objectives: This study aims to assess caregiver satisfaction with the use of telemedicine in the evaluation of children referred for neurodevelopmental evaluation at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics Clinic. Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted on caregivers of pediatric patients aged 3 months to 18 years and 11 months old for neurodevelopmental evaluation. A questionnaire to determine the demographic and clinical data and Parent/Caregiver-Reported Satisfaction Form were administered via email, Facebook messenger or phone call. Results: Seventy-three caregivers completed the questionnaire. Most (95.9%) were mothers, 47.9% were college graduates with one parent working and 43% have an income of 10,000-20,000. Almost half (47.9%) of the children they care for were ages 3-months to 2-year 11 -months, predominantly males, with 35.6% diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and 69.9% were new patients. Caregivers were very highly satisfied with telemedicine in all domains (technical functioning, comfort and perceived privacy, access to care and overall satisfaction) as it obtained a mean of 4.51 and median of 5.00. There was no significant difference in the responses based on the age of the child and type of visit. Conclusion: Caregivers showed very high level of satisfaction with the use of telemedicine in the neurodevelopmental evaluation of children at PCMC and holds a significant promise for its use both within the context of the pandemic and beyond. Recommendations Further studies on caregivers’ satisfaction with the use of telemedicine over a sustained period and comparing telemedicine and in-person assessment are recommended.
Telemedicine ; Personal Satisfaction

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

Humans need constant interaction for a better well-being. It is advisable to actively participate socially to acquire psychological support and elicit satisfaction. In fact, social participation is a key driver of life satisfaction among the elderly. This study aims to describe social participation and life satisfaction among employees of a premier university in Manila, Philippines and infer their relationship through activity theory.

Seventy-one participants ages fifty years and older as of June 30, 2020 representing various employee categories participated in the online survey: a) faculty; b) research extension and professional staff; and c) administrative staff. Ten key informant interviews (KIIs) were likewise conducted to determine their opinions and perceptions on social participation in campus.

Social media usage and “malling” ranked the highest, contributing to 76% and 48% of the activities for indoor and outdoor activities, respectively. In terms of membership, professional organizations comprised 69%. On the other hand, 68% of organization members were elected officers. The relationship between social participation and life satisfaction were observable as indicated by the high rate of social participation and low percentage of participants who reported life dissatisfaction (4%).

High levels of social participation in terms of indoor and outdoor activities; membership including activeness in organizations; as well as positions held in organizations may indicate high levels of life satisfaction. Further research on a large sample size may explore statistical analysis on the longitudinal effects of social participation and life satisfaction.

BACKGROUND

Hospitals in the Philippines have been a workhorse even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. Risk of burnout is high among healthcare providers and it can have a significant impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Identification of employee burnout is important since it is usually overlooked and it is presumed to be related to a lower level of life satisfaction.

To correlate the Level of Life Satisfaction and Work-Related Burnout among the Hospital Operation and Patient Support Service Employees of a tertiary government gospital in 2023.

A cross-sectional study was used to evaluate the correlation of work-related burnout and level of life satisfaction using self-administered questionnaires to regular HOPSS employees. Data gathered was then analyzed to get the descriptive statistics and to test the Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r).

Most of the respondents are of the male gender and belonged in the 31 to 40 years age group. The average age of the respondents is marked at 40.3 years old and the average stay in the institution is 7.8 years. Burnout assessment revealed a majority of low burnout levels across the three dimensions of burnout, whereas level of life satisfaction was generally high. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was -0.46578 with a p-value of 0.00305.

The study has shown a statistically significant negative correlation between the level of work-related burnout and the level of life satisfaction, wherein there is a higher level of life satisfaction among those with lower levels of work-related burnout.

Personal Satisfaction ; Maternal-Child Nursing

No abstract available.
Adolescent ; Humans ; Personal Satisfaction ; Smoke* ; Smoking*

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify correlations in hospital nurses' work environment, emotional labor and happiness index to provide basic resources for nurses' happiness at work. METHODS: Resources were gathered from 291 nurses who agreed to participate. Random sampling of nurses in nine hospitals in G-do was done between July 15 and August 14, 2014. Data were analyzed using chi2 tests, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple hierarchical regression with SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS: Mean scores (scale of 5) were nurses' work environment, 2.81, emotional labor, 3.24, and happiness index, 2.94. There were significant differences on the happiness index for: age, marriage, children, clinical experience, position, payment, and future work plans and a negative correlation between work environment and emotional labor, emotional labor and happiness index but a positive correlation between happiness index and work environment. Happiness index was influenced by work environment, emotional labor, future work plans. Explanatory power of these variables was 26%. CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, so it is necessary to improve the work environment and reduce the frequency of emotional labor in order to increase the happiness index of hospital nurses.
Child ; Happiness* ; Humans ; Marriage ; Personal Satisfaction

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare nursing professionalism between diploma students and bachelor students and to identify differences in factors affecting nursing professionalism according to nursing educational system. METHODS: The participants were 462 nursing students who had completed all clinical practicum courses. Of these students, 255 were from one of 2 diploma degree colleges and 207 were from one of 3 bachelor degree universities. Collected data included general characteristics, professionalism, nursing image, self-efficacy, satisfaction with nursing as a major, and satisfaction with clinical practice. RESULTS: Age, religion, grade point average, motivation for admission, nursing professionalism and satisfaction with clinical practice were significantly different between diploma and bachelor students. Image of nurse, satisfaction with nursing as a major and satisfaction with clinical practice were common factors influencing nursing professionalism in both groups. Self-efficacy was a significant factor only for diploma degree students and religion was a significant factor only for bachelor degree students. CONCLUSION: For more positive nursing professionalism by students, more attention should be paid to enhancing positive nurse images, satisfaction with nursing as a major and satisfaction with clinical practice during the students' period of study.
Humans ; Motivation ; Personal Satisfaction ; Students, Nursing

Life for the Filipino psychiatrist living and practicing in the Philippines has been multi-faceted in its scope, its demands and its possibilities. Despite countless hours helping our patient live examined-lives, Filipino psychiatrists have not collectively analyzed their own. A qualitative analysis was done of data gathered from the responses of 57 (11.3%) pyschiatrists who were given a questionnaire, conversations with colleagues and the author's reflections on her own experiences. (Appendix 1) The salient points of this paper are: 1) How do we see ourselves? How do others (colleagues, community) see us, and how does their view influence the Filipino psychiatrist?; 2)What work do we do among Filipinos? Does our work help us find meaning and personal satisfaction?; 3) Why and how do these personal and professional challenges i.e. patients who die, legal and internal revenue concerns, overlapping responsibilities, stigmatized field of practices, affect our personhood?