Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vejle Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
Research Article
Patient Evaluation of Nursing Care: A Danish Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Hanne Irene Jensen*, Louise Muxoll Gronhaug, Gitte Lehmkuhl Henner and Mette Stie
Background: To perform patient-centered care and improve the quality of nursing care, patient’s perspectives
on the nursing care provided is essential. Systematic use of patient reported data has shown to be a potential
method to gain knowledge about patient’s experiences of the care delivered. The aim of this study was to investigate
patient’s assessment and experiences of nursing care during their hospital stay and thereby identify areas in need of
improvement.
Methods: The study was a cross-sectional patient survey in May-June 2021 at a Danish University Hospital using a
Danish translation of the 10-item Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure. The CARE scores ranges
from 1-5. The patients also had the option of adding free text comments. Quantitative data was analysed using
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