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dc.contributor.authorKeiza, Eunice M
dc.contributor.authorChege, Margaret N
dc.contributor.authorOmuga, Blasio O
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-21T06:42:50Z
dc.date.available2017-03-21T06:42:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationKeiza, Eunice Mmbone, Margaret Njambi Chege, and Blasio Osogo Omuga. "Assessment of Parents’ Perception of Quality of Pediatric Oncology Inpatient Care at Kenyatta National Hospital." Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing 4.1 (2017): 29.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5297228/
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28217727
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/100644
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Adequate knowledge of parents' perception of quality of pediatric cancer care helps to identify the areas of care improvement which would contribute to disease outcome in regard to the quality of life and satisfaction with the care provided. The aim of the study was to assess the parents' perception of the quality of Pediatric Oncology Inpatient Care at Kenyatta National Hospital. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive quantitative and qualitative study was undertaken using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire and a focused group discussion guide. Assessment of parents' perception of quality of care was done in relation to the institution's structures and care delivery processes. These included the ward environment, resources for cancer treatment, care processes, service providers, and parents' knowledge empowerment. Participants were systematically selected. Parents' perception was defined as satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the care provided. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.) and presented as frequencies and percentages. Chi-square was used to test the significant association between variables. Level of significance was set at a P ≤ 0.05. RESULTS: A total of 107 respondents were interviewed and 57.9% were satisfied with the overall quality of care they received. The determinants of overall satisfaction in this study were found to be related to resources for cancer treatment (odds ratio [OR] =3.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.39-6.90; P = 0.005), care delivery processes (OR = 2.87; 95% CI = 1.28-6.43; P = 0.009), and the ward environment (OR = 2.59; 95% CI = 1.17-5.74; P = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS: The parents were moderately satisfied with the oncology care services their children received. The gaps identified in service delivery included those related to the availability of the required resources for efficient care delivery and also educational as well as psychosocial needs of the parents.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectParents; pediatric oncology; perception; quality of careen_US
dc.titleAssessment of parents’ perception of quality of pediatric oncology inpatient care at Kenyatta National Hospitalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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