Stroke patients’ satisfaction with their hospitalization

dc.contributor.author	Θεοφανίδης, Δημήτριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Φουντούκη, Αντιγόνη	el
dc.contributor.author	Πεδιαδιτάκη, Ουρανία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-16T00:07:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-16T00:07:31Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1350
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Cerebrovascular disease--Patients
dc.subject	Satisfaction
dc.subject	Primary nursing
dc.subject	Stroke
dc.title	Stroke patients’ satisfaction with their hospitalization	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine--Nursing
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005858
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88007928
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Theofanidis, D., Fountouki, A., Pediaditaki, O.. (2012). Stroke patients’ satisfaction with their hospitalization. "Health Science Journal". 6 (2), 300-16.	en
heal.abstract	Introduction: Patient satisfaction is a major concern for health care providers, complicated by the rising number of elderly in the total population. It has been the subject for scientific enquiry using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodology and has become an important component of evaluation research. Aims: The aim of the present study was to explore the experience of elder patients and to describe their feelings with the nursing services offered. Materials and Method: The sample consisted of 14 stroke patients. Seven were women, the mean age was 72 years with a median age of 73 (range: 60-88). An exploratory descriptive research design was chosen, because of the interpretive framework underlying the whole process. Data were collected by means of face-to-face, open-ended, semi-structured interviews in order to encourage spontaneous responses at the patients’ own homes within two weeks of discharge. Results: The patients stayed in hospital for 476 days in total, with a mean length of stay of 43 days. Findings generally show high satisfaction regarding the quantity and quality of care received from different professionals. Yet, when a global comment on satisfaction was requested, the response would invariably be “satisfactory”. Conclusions: Assessing patients’ views indicates that concern about continuous assessment but it also shows conscientious professionalism within a genuine humanistic line of work. However, many theoretical and methodological problems have arisen from attempts to measure and quantify patient satisfaction as numerical data were thought to be ‘sterile’ without any insight into personal meanings.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-04