Patients’ and Nurses’ Perception of Individualized Care: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Objective:This study was carried out for purpose to evaluate the individualized care perception of patients and nurses.Method:This descriptive, comparative study was carried out patients and nurses. It was conducted in the internal and surgical clinics of a university hospital.Results:When the mean points that the patients and nurses scored in the individualized care scale-B were compared, the individualized care scale-B total score (p=0.000) and the mean scores for the subdimensions of clinical condition (p=0.001), personal life status (p=0.000), and control over decision-making (p=0.000) were significantly different.Conclusion:It was found that the mean score differs between the score individualized care scale-B patients scale and individualized care scale-B nurse scale. Patients’ perception of individualized care was higher than that of nurses. Therefore, it is important to consider the factors that affect the care perception of patients and nurses.

Keywords

• individualized care
• nursing care
• perception of care