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Patients' Perceptions of Emotional Support and Information Provided to Family Members
Author(s) -
Majasaari Hilkka,
Sarajärvi Anneli,
Koskinen Helena,
Autere Sinikka,
Paavilainen Eija
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60469-9
Subject(s) - emotional support , family member , perception , family medicine , nursing , unit (ring theory) , medicine , psychology , social support , social psychology , mathematics education , neuroscience
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS QUALITY improvement project was to determine patients' perceptions of the emotional support and information provided to their family members by nurses in a day surgery setting. • THE PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED in a day surgery unit of a hospital in western Finland. Data were collected from 60 participants using a questionnaire designed specifically for the project. • THE RESULTS SHOWED that half of the patients appreciated the presence of their family members during hospital care. The emotional support provided to family members was rated as moderate, and more than 50% of the patients believed their family members were adequately informed. The results were used to help develop tools for patient and family member education. AORN J 81 (May 2005) 1030–1039.