O Mundo da Saúde (Oct 2015)

Nursing care and satisfaction of hospitalized elderly people

  • José de Ribamar Medeiros Lima Junior,
  • Ana Hélia de Lima Sardinha,
  • Lucia Hisako Takase Gonçalves,
  • Nair Portela Silva Coutinho,
  • Amanda Namíbia Pereira Pasklan,
  • Miriam Alves dos Santos

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 4
pp. 419 – 432

Abstract

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Aging is considered a natural and irreversible process. The rapid growth of the elderly population leads to increased demand for health services. Therefore, it is important to know the satisfaction of hospitalized elderly with nursing care. It was a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative approach in São Luis. One hundred and two hospitalized elderly participated. They were hospitalized in a minimum period of five days at the President Dutra University Hospital. Most men, aged between 60 and 69 years old, married, had up to five years of study, Catholic, family income between 01 and 03 the minimum wage. The results showed good level of satisfaction of elderly with nursing care, with the highest average related to the field of trust. After the conclusion of the research it was noticed that the elderly of the president Dutra Uni- versity Hospital are satisfied with the care offered by nursing, so the elderly positively evaluated the care received showing a relationship of trust with nursing.

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