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Visitors' perceptions of continuing care.

J Santamaria1, J Black, P V Knight

  • 1Lightburn Hospital, Glasgow.

Health Bulletin
|November 1, 1991
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Regular visitors, primarily first-degree relatives, find visiting elderly continuing care patients easier when units are close to home and affordable. Enhancing nurse staffing is key to improving patient quality of life.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Experience

Background:

  • Elderly continuing care patients often rely on regular visits from family and friends.
  • Understanding visitor patterns and satisfaction is crucial for optimizing care environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the demographics and visiting habits of regular visitors to elderly continuing care patients.
  • To assess visitor perceptions of facility surroundings, nursing care, and staffing levels.
  • To identify factors influencing visiting frequency and suggest improvements for patient quality of life.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire was distributed to regular visitors of elderly continuing care patients.
  • A response rate of 72% (161 replies) was achieved.

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  • Data analysis focused on visitor relationships, visit frequency, travel distance, cost, and satisfaction with care and staffing.

    • Main Results:

    • 73% of visitors were first-degree relatives; 63% visited more than once weekly.
    • Visiting frequency correlated positively with proximity (under 5 miles) and affordability (under £2.00).
    • 80% rated physical surroundings and 92% rated nursing care as adequate or better; however, 44% found nurse numbers and 46% found physiotherapist numbers inadequate.

    Conclusions:

    • Visitor frequency is influenced by accessibility and cost, suggesting a need for community-integrated facilities.
    • While care quality is generally perceived positively, inadequate staffing, particularly nurses, is a significant concern.
    • Increasing nursing staff numbers is recommended as the most impactful measure to enhance patient quality of life.