Impact of Total hip Replacement Patients’characteristics’ On Their Perceptions of Individualized Nursing Care
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Individualized care is a type of nursing care service that takes into consideration the patient's clinical condition as well as related personal characteristics, the patient's lifestyle and preferences. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the Impact of Total hip replacement patients’ characteristics’ on their perceptions of individualized nursing care.Design: the study followed a descriptive design. Setting: the study was carried out in El Hadra University Hospital Alexandria University. Subjects:Convenience sample of two hundred patients who agreed to participate in the study. Interviews were conducted with patients who met the study criteria to fulfill the study’s tools. Tools: Two tools were used to collect the necessary data Tool I:sociodemographic and clinical data structured interview schedule Tool II:The Individualized care scale to make an evaluation of individualized care from the perspective of the patient. The ICS comprises two sections of 17 items each. It is a scale that assesses the awareness of patients about nursing interventions that seek to support the patient's individuality (ICS‐A) and evaluates the patient's perception of the individuality of the care received (ICS‐B).Method:A total of 200total hip replacement patients, aged 20- 60 years or over, admitted for over 48 hoursas emergencies or for joint replacement surgery, using a two-part ICS.The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Results:The longer length of their stay in hospital the more thepatients regarded that their individuality has been supported through nursing interventions. Males morethan females regarded that their personal life situation had beenrecognized and supported through nursing interventions. In general, the lower level of their education, themore the patients perceived support of individuality as a whole.
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Rasha Fathy, Heba Mahmoud
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