Nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered stroke

This study aimed to identify nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered from stroke. The study consisted of two phases. In the beginning, focus group and semi structured interview were used to identify the perception of nursing quality care of the elderly patients sufferi...

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Main Authors: P Thiangchanya, S Taboonpong, S Rattanalert, K Burks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)
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Online Access:https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/703
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author P Thiangchanya
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description This study aimed to identify nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered from stroke. The study consisted of two phases. In the beginning, focus group and semi structured interview were used to identify the perception of nursing quality care of the elderly patients suffering from stroke, their families, the physicians, and the nurses. The seventyfive care indicators of six nursing quality care aspects were emerged. Subsequently three-round Delphi study were used to find the 36 experts consensus regarding the important, the feasibility, and the face validity of the care indicators. For the result of the Delphi study, the number of pre-determined care indicators in each round was 75, 45 and 27. After round three, the twenty-five quality care indicators under six quality care aspects emerged. They were managing patient unit (5 indicators), nursing staff qualification (2 indicators), nursing care activity, (5 indicators), encouraging family participation in patient care (3 indicators), planning for discharge and promoting continuing care (4 indicators), and nursing care outcome (6 indicators). Nurses and nurse administrators could incorporate these results to improve the quality of nursing care for elderly patients who have suffered stroke.
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spelling doaj.art-e36af6284f47439f8eb6617b24020c642022-12-21T20:35:30ZengPrince of Songkla UniversityJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)2586-99812630-05592008-08-01264361375717Nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered strokeP Thiangchanya0S Taboonpong1S Rattanalert2K Burks3Department of Administration of Nursing Education and Nursing Survice, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112,Department of Medical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110,School of Nursing, Missouri University,This study aimed to identify nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered from stroke. The study consisted of two phases. In the beginning, focus group and semi structured interview were used to identify the perception of nursing quality care of the elderly patients suffering from stroke, their families, the physicians, and the nurses. The seventyfive care indicators of six nursing quality care aspects were emerged. Subsequently three-round Delphi study were used to find the 36 experts consensus regarding the important, the feasibility, and the face validity of the care indicators. For the result of the Delphi study, the number of pre-determined care indicators in each round was 75, 45 and 27. After round three, the twenty-five quality care indicators under six quality care aspects emerged. They were managing patient unit (5 indicators), nursing staff qualification (2 indicators), nursing care activity, (5 indicators), encouraging family participation in patient care (3 indicators), planning for discharge and promoting continuing care (4 indicators), and nursing care outcome (6 indicators). Nurses and nurse administrators could incorporate these results to improve the quality of nursing care for elderly patients who have suffered stroke.https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/703nursing quality care indicatorstroke
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title_fullStr Nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered stroke
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title_short Nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered stroke
title_sort nursing quality care indicators for elderly patients who have suffered stroke
topic nursing quality care indicator
stroke
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