Satisfaction of elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in terms of nursing care and affecting factors

Figen Dığın 1 * , Zeynep Kizilcik Özkan 2, Gürcühan Fidan 3
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1 Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kırklareli University, Kırklareli, Turkey
2 Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
3 Oncological Surgery Clinics, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
* Corresponding Author
J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 18, Issue 6, pp. 50-55. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/11327
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ABSTRACT

Background: Patient satisfaction is accepted as a criterion in the evaluation of nursing care, it’s important to know the factors affecting satisfaction.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the satisfaction of older adult patients with orthopaedic surgery and factors affecting.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 135 patients who underwent orthopaedics surgery. Data were collected using Patient identification form and Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales. Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis H tests and correlation analysis were performed.
Results: The mean score of the patients on the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale was determined to be 83.5 ± 15.5. It was found that the mean score of the patients on the Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale varied according to the companion support and socioeconomic status (p <0.05). 
Conclusion: It was determined that older adult patients who underwent orthopaedic surgery had a good level of satisfaction with nursing care.
Keywords: Nursing care, Older adult patient, Orthopaedic surgery, Patient satisfaction

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Dığın F, Özkan ZK, Fidan G. Satisfaction of elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in terms of nursing care and affecting factors. J CLIN MED KAZ. 2021;18(6):50-5. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/11327

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