Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka vad patienterna har för upplevelser av sjukvården, samt vilka förbättringar de föreslår. Metod: Undersökningsgruppen bestod av 50 patienter som svarat på de öppna frågorna i en nationell patientenkät. Svaren analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Analysen av materialet resulterade i fem kategorier och elva underkategorier. De fem kategorierna bestod av: bemötande, sjukhusmaten, vårdmiljön under sjukhusvistelsen, in- och utskrivning samt väntetider under vårdtiden och samarbete mellan professioner. Patienter som vårdades inom slutenvården ansåg att det bemötande de erhöll i huvudsak varit gott, men att det förekom vissa negativa attityder som bör förändras till det bättre. Förbättringar av måltider och sjukhusmiljön önskades, dessa områden upplevdes otillfredsställande. Vidare föreslogs förbättringar rörande information och kommunikation. Dessa två faktorer spelade, enligt patienter, roll för hur trygga de kände sig inom vården. Väntetiderna upplevdes vara alltför långa och patienterna önskade att dessa ska bli kortare. Slutsats: Patienterna i denna studie hade både positiva och negativa upplevelser av slutenvården, samt föreslog förbättringar på ett antal områden. Detta resultat, samt framtida patientundersökningar, kan vara ett underlag för sjuksköterskors kvalitetsförbättringsarbete i den kliniska verksamheten då det identifierar områden i behov av förbättring. / Aim: The aim of this study was to examine patients’ experiences of health care, and which improvements they propose. Method: The study group consisted of 50 patients who answered the open-ended questions in a national patient satisfaction questionnaire. The patients’ answers were analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis resulted in five categories and eleven subcategories. The five categories were:  social interaction with staff, hospital food, hospital environment during the stay, admission, discharge and delays and collaboration with other professions. Patients who received hospital care generally considered themselves treated well by staff, but some experienced negative attitudes from staff which leaves room for improvement. Other areas considered dissatisfying were the hospital food and the hospital environment. Furthermore, suggestions were made concerning the improvement of information and communication. These factors, according to patients, affect whether they feels safe or not when receiving health care. Patients also expressed that waiting times and delays were too long, and ought to be shortened. Conclusion: Patients in this study had both positive and negative experiences of their hospital stay. They suggest improvements in several areas. These results, together with future patient satisfaction surveys, can develop a basis for nurses to improve the quality of care in clinical practice since they identify areas in need of improvement.

In Australia, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common registrable cancer affecting both men and women, and the third most common cause of cancer deaths. Clinical data from randomised, controlled trials indicate that population-based screening utilising the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) can reduce mortality from this disease. However, high adherence rates with repeated testing are required to secure these outcomes. This study examines repeat adherence with FOBT screening in a rural community two years after a first screening round was conducted. Patients, aged 50 to 74 years, registered with four local general practices were mailed a FOBT kit with a letter of invitation from their general practitioner. Following the intervention, 119 telephone interviews were conducted with adherers and non-adherers to examine knowledge and attitudes related to screening. Compliance with screening was recorded and compared with first round-data. Participation in the screening program was modest. Of the 3,406 participants eligible for both screening rounds, 34.1% and 34.7% participated in rounds 1 and 2, respectively. A majority of participants (56.8%) did not adhere to either screening, a quarter (25.7%) participated in both rounds, and 17.5% participated in one of the two rounds. First-round adherence was the strongest predictor of second-round adherence (OR=16.29; 95% CI: 13.58, 19.53) with 75.2% of first-round adherers completing a FOBT in round 2. Females were also more likely to adhere in both rounds, although the difference between females and males decreased across rounds. Knowledge and attitudes differed between adherers and non-adherers and are discussed within the context of the major findings. Results from this trial indicate that achieving high levels of compliance in a national screening program will be challenging. Strategies to increase repeat adherence are suggested.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Education, 1998. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-109).

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999. / Restricted until June 2000. Bibliography: leaves 159-173.