1. Comparison of Patient-Centered Situation in Selected Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences from the Viewpoint of Nurses and Patients
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Mahammad Arab, Pejman Hamouzadeh, Mani Yousefvand, Faroogh Namani, and Mahsa Abdi
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patient-centred ,patient ,nurse ,general hospital ,speciality hospital ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Background: One of the main pillars of quality in health services is patient-centered that brings the best outcomes for patients. This study was aimed at comparing the patient-centered situation in selected hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) from the viewpoint of nurses and patients in 2014. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done among 220 nurses (n=103) and hospitalized patients (n=117) in selected hospitals of TUMS. The data gathering instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire which measured seven dimensions of the patient-centered. The validty was confirmed by the opinions of experts and its reliability was 0.96 by Cronbachchr('39')s alpha. Data analyzes were performed by SPSS software and using one-way ANOVAtest. Results: Mean score of patient-centered in the studied hospitals from the nurses and patients viewpoint was 2.79 (±0.50) and 2.87 (±0.58), respectively. From the viewpointof nurses and patients, the highest and the lowest mean score were related to the confidentiality and dignity dimension and the patient choice dimension, respectively. Based on ANOVA analysis, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of nurses and patients in quality of amenity and social support dimension (p
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- 2016