Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi (Oct 2021)

Perceived Comfort Level of Patients Hospitalized in Psychiatry Clinics and Affecting Factors

  • Gülten Güleşen,
  • Besti Üstün

DOI
https://doi.org/10.46483/deuhfed.693256
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 4
pp. 251 – 258

Abstract

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Background: Comfort is a positive result of effective care and is directly related to nursing science. Knowing the level of comfort of patients treated in psychiatry clinic will determine the level of meeting the needs of individuals and measure the effectiveness of the care provided. Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the level of comfort perceived by patients in psychiatry clinic of a hospital and the factors affecting their comfort levels. Methods: The study was conducted with 106 patients hospitalized in psychiatry clinic of a private hospital serving in Istanbul. Data; It was obtained with the Introductory Information Form and General Comfort Scale and evaluated by number, percentage, mean, t-test, ANOVA and Tukey tests. Results: In the study in which the general comfort levels of the patients included in the study were evaluated between 1-4 points, the general comfort level score average was 2.67 ± 15; When the General Comfort Scale total score was examined, it was found that the highest score was at the relaxation level with 2.84 ± 32 and the lowest score was at the relief level with 2.48 ± 31. When the sub-dimension scores are examined, the highest score is 3.31 ± 47 at the sociocultural dimension of relaxation; It was determined that the lowest score was 2.05 ± 45 at the physical level of relaxation. A statistically significant difference was found between the General Comfort Scale scores of the patients according to their length of stay. General Comfort Scale scores of patients with a hospitalization period of 11-15 days were found to be higher than those of other hospitalization periods. Conclusion: As a result of the research, the comfort level of the patients in the institution where the study was conducted was determined to be above the middle and it was suggested that appropriate interventions should be made to evaluate and increase the comfort level of the patients hospitalized in psychiatry clinics at certain intervals.

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