An Analysis of Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support in Mothers with Cancer-Diagnosed Children

The purpose of this study was to assess patients' satisfaction with the provided health services at Private and Public Hospital. The objectives of the research were to evaluate the level of patients' satisfaction with healthcare services provided, to identify these factors that may influen...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2018-01, Vol.11 (1), p.145-156
Main Authors: Ay, Eda, Okanli, Ayse
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer therapies
Children & youth
Coping
Families & family life
Health care
Health sciences
Health services
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Mothers
Nursing
Oncology
Parents & parenting
Patient satisfaction
Pediatrics
Primary care
Quality of life
Same sex marriage
Social support
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to assess patients' satisfaction with the provided health services at Private and Public Hospital. The objectives of the research were to evaluate the level of patients' satisfaction with healthcare services provided, to identify these factors that may influence the satisfaction of participants from the provided health services The subjects were patients hospitalized in the above hospitals and were discharged from the clinic during the period February to April, 2016. The sample consisted of 285 patients who were treated in these hospitals. The scale developed by Raftopoulos (2005) has been used. The majority of patients express considerable satisfaction regarding overall, nursing and medical care. Specifically, patients hospitalized in Private Hospitals seem to be more satisfied than those who were admitted to the Public Hospital. However, the differences that arise in most questions are limited. No statistically significant difference are observed in overall satisfaction between genders (p = .687). In contrast, the age and education factors demonstrated a statistically significant relationship (p
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X