Adult Patients’ Satisfaction with Inpatient Nursing Care and Associated Factors in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital, Northeast, Ethiopia

Authors

  • Kokeb Haile Eyasu School of Nursing, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • Akilew Awoke Adane Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • Fisseha Zewdu Amdie School of Nursing, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
  • Tesfaye Bisenebit Getahun Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
  • Mulunesh Abuhay Biwota Department of Midwifery, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia

Abstract

Introduction. Patient satisfaction with nursing care is considered as an important factor in explaining patients’ perceptions of service quality. Care assessed to be high quality according to clinical, economic, or other provider-defined criteria is far from ideal if as a result of that care the patient is unhappy or dissatisfied. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess adult patients’ satisfaction with inpatient nursing care and associated factors in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods. Institution based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among patients admitted in medical, surgical, orthopedics, gynecology, and ophthalmology wards of the hospital from March 24 to April 30, 2013. All admitted patients who stayed in the study wards for at least two days during the data collection time were interviewed. Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale questionnaire was used to collect the data and was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals and

Published

2024-03-13
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How to Cite

Haile Eyasu, K., Awoke Adane, A., Zewdu Amdie, F., Tesfaye Bisenebit Getahun, & Abuhay Biwota, M. (2024). Adult Patients’ Satisfaction with Inpatient Nursing Care and Associated Factors in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital, Northeast, Ethiopia. International Journal of Nursing and Medical Investigation, 1(1). Retrieved from https://innovationaljournals.com/index.php/ijnmi/article/view/453

Issue

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2016

Section

Research Article