英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to examine significant caring behaviors perceived by patients admitted to the ICU and factors affecting patients’ perception. The research used a cross sectional design in which ICU patients from two medical centers in southern Taiwan were recruited. The caring behaviors were measured by a “Caring Behavior Assessment Questionnaire”. One hundred out of 112 ICU patients completed or answered the questionnaire. The result showed that ICU patients’ perceived “assistance in human needs” as the most important caring behavior. Patients who were married have a higher score than patients who were single or widowed on “improved expression or acceptance of positive and negative feeling” and “improved teaching-learning activities”. Patients who stayed ICU more than 5 days have a higher score on “humanistic-altruistic, faith-hope, and sensitivity”. The findings of this study provide information for nurses to improve patients’ satisfaction in ICU. |