Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal
Introduction: Patient and family caregivers’ satisfaction is an essential measure of the quality of care and a determinant of health service utilization. Measuring family caregivers’ satisfaction with health service providers is important for understanding and improving the quality of care at healt...
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Introduction: Patient and family caregivers’ satisfaction is an essential measure of the quality of care and
a determinant of health service utilization. Measuring family caregivers’ satisfaction with health service
providers is important for understanding and improving the quality of care at health facilities. Therefore,
the present study aimed to assess the satisfaction of family caregivers towards the communication of health
service providers.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by the development of a questionnaire at
one of the tertiary care hospitals. Self-administered questionnaires related to demography and different
dimensions on the satisfaction of caregivers towards the communication of health service provider was
designed. Sixty caregivers were provided questionnaire and data was collected. In descriptive analysis,
frequency and percentage were calculated using SPSS 23 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
Results: The study showed that the majority of the caregivers (40%) were of the young age group (31-40
years). More than half (53%) of the caregivers were satisfied with different ways of communication about
the patient’s condition and treatment. In terms of communication mode, the majority of the caregivers were
satisfied with related different ways of communication about the patient’s condition and treatment (53.3%)
followed by verbal (63.6 %) and non-verbal (50.6 %) respectively during their stay at the hospital.
Conclusion: The current study found that caregivers were satisfied with the communication provided by
health service providers. This suggests that the treatment provided to patients might have better outcome
measures. Additionally, it may help to reduce the anxiety among caregivers regarding the patients’ condition.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9dd4cfe0d3c4227836c427f5fdadb112023-12-10T18:46:26ZengKarnali Academy of Health SciencesJournal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences2616-00642676-13272020-12-0132Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of NepalSonam Shrestha0Basant Maharjan1Swosti Acharya2Manisha Dangol3Sunil Shrestha4Kathmandu Model Hospital, Pradashini Marg, Kathmandu, NepalKathmandu Model Hospital, Pradashini Marg, Kathmandu, NepalNepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, NepalCivil Service Hospital, Minbhawan, Kathmandu, Nepal Nobel College, Affiliated to Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, Nepal Introduction: Patient and family caregivers’ satisfaction is an essential measure of the quality of care and a determinant of health service utilization. Measuring family caregivers’ satisfaction with health service providers is important for understanding and improving the quality of care at health facilities. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the satisfaction of family caregivers towards the communication of health service providers. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by the development of a questionnaire at one of the tertiary care hospitals. Self-administered questionnaires related to demography and different dimensions on the satisfaction of caregivers towards the communication of health service provider was designed. Sixty caregivers were provided questionnaire and data was collected. In descriptive analysis, frequency and percentage were calculated using SPSS 23 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: The study showed that the majority of the caregivers (40%) were of the young age group (31-40 years). More than half (53%) of the caregivers were satisfied with different ways of communication about the patient’s condition and treatment. In terms of communication mode, the majority of the caregivers were satisfied with related different ways of communication about the patient’s condition and treatment (53.3%) followed by verbal (63.6 %) and non-verbal (50.6 %) respectively during their stay at the hospital. Conclusion: The current study found that caregivers were satisfied with the communication provided by health service providers. This suggests that the treatment provided to patients might have better outcome measures. Additionally, it may help to reduce the anxiety among caregivers regarding the patients’ condition. https://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/405caregiverscommunicationhealth service providersatisfaction |
| spellingShingle | Sonam Shrestha Basant Maharjan Swosti Acharya Manisha Dangol Sunil Shrestha Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences caregivers communication health service provider satisfaction |
| title | Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal |
| title_full | Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal |
| title_short | Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal |
| title_sort | family caregivers satisfaction towards the communication of health service providers in tertiary care hospital of nepal |
| topic | caregivers communication health service provider satisfaction |
| url | https://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/405 |
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