Asian Oncol Nurs.  2021 Jun;21(2):65-73. 10.5388/aon.2021.21.2.65.

The Quality of Patient-centered Nursing Care Perceived by Cancer Patients Who Have Had an Operation

• Wang KH
• Park EY

• KMID: 2517282
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2021.21.2.65

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the quality of patient-centered nursing care by cancer patients who were hospitalized for operation.
Methods
This study was a descriptive research. The subjects were 171 cancer patients who received operation. The quality of patient-centered care was measured including individualization, proficiency, responsiveness, and coordination.
Results
The average age of the subjects was 56 years, and the subjects comprised gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer patients. The quality of patient-centered nursing care perceived by cancer patients was 5.18 ± 0.81. The education level was a meaningful variable to the quality of patient-centered nursing care by multivariate analysis ( p=.020). Conclusion: The quality of patientcentered nursing perceived by cancer patients was high in individualization, proficiency, and responsiveness, and relatively low in coordination. The difference in nursing staffing has a great influence on the perception of the quality of nursing. We propose studies for the recognition of oncology nurses in the quality of patient-centered nursing and the development of strategies that can provide patient-centered nursing to improve the quality of oncology nursing.

Keyword

Patient-Centered Care; Neoplasms; Oncology Nursing; Quality of Health Care