Showing 7 results for Perception
Olamide Olajumoke Afolalu, Oluwabusolami Esther Atekoja, Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Mrs Karimat Itunu Jolayemi, Zaccheus Opeyemi Oyewumi, Boluwatife Deborah Oyelabi, Semiu Opeyemi Adeyeye,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (7-2021)
Abstract
Background: Polypharmacy (PP) and inappropriate medication use (IMU) are issues that negatively affect the health care system. Despite nurses’ engagement and important role in prevention of drug-related issues, awareness regarding consequences of PP and IMU is relatively low. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and perception effects about PP and IMU among nurses in the Lautech teaching hospital, Osun state, Nigeria.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 190 randomly selected nurses working at the Lautech teaching hospital (Osun state, Nigeria) in June 2020. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was verified by obtaining a Cronbach alpha score of 0.77. Data analysis was done in SPSS 25 using descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test. All analyses were carried out at significance level of 0.05.
Results: The findings revealed that most nurses (84.2%) had good knowledge about PP. In addition, 93.2% of the nurses claimed that IMU should be entirely avoided. According to the nurses, the most important perceived effect of PP and IMU was adverse drug reactions (57.9%). There was a significant relationship between nurses level of educational and knowledge of PP (χ2=12.095, P=0.002). Moreover, there was a positive correlation between the respondents’ age and knowledge of PP (r=0.204, P=0.016). There was also a significant negative correlation between the nurses' knowledge and perceived effect of PP and IMU (r=0.605, P<0.001).
Conclusion: The results indicate that the nurses working at the study setting possess good knowledge of PP and IMU. Educational programs such as seminars and workshops are essential for translating this information into routine nursing care.
Nurmisih Nurmisih, Titik Hindriati, Imelda Imelda, Rosmaria Rosmaria, Ristina Harianja,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (1-2022)
Abstract
Background: The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases is increasing every year. This will in turn increase the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Despite the efforts made and counseling from health workers, only a small proportion of pregnant women adhere to HIV screening and retests in the city of Jambi, Indonesia. This study aimed to determine factors associated with adherence of pregnant women to HIV screening at the Putri Ayu public health center, Jambi City, Indonesia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 93 pregnant women who received antenatal care services at the Putri Ayu health center in Jambi City, Indonesia, from February to August 2020. The subjects were selected via a proportional quota sampling method. Data were collected using a 4-part questionnaire on demographic characteristics, vulnerability perception, knowledge of HIV, and adherence to HIV screening. The collected data were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The majority of subjects were young (66.3%), unemployed (59.8%) and with low education level (71.7%). Only 33.7% of the respondents had good adherence to HIV screening. Of these individuals, 22.8% had good knowledge of HIV, 28.3% were adults, 40.2% were employed, and 28.3% had high education level. Adherence to HIV screening had significant association with knowledge (P=0.0001), age (P=0.0001), perceptions of vulnerability (P=0.017), occupation status (P=0.017), and education level (P=0.020).
Conclusion: Based on the results, knowledge, perception, age, education level, and occupation of pregnant women significantly affect their adherence to HIV screening at the Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City.
Ezgi Şahi̇n, Saadet Yazici,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (9-2022)
Abstract
Background: The research was carried out to examine the effect of a parenting preparation course given to midwifery students during an academic semester on the preferred mode of delivery, fear of childbirth, and traumatic birth perception.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design that included 47 second-year students enrolled in the parenting preparation course. Students took the parenthood preparation course, 2 hours a week, for 14 weeks. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, the pre-pregnancy fear of birth scale, and the perception of traumatic birth scale. Paired t-test and chi-square test were used to evaluate intragroup and intergroup differences. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 software at a statistical significance of 0.05.
Results: The mean age of the students was 20.13±0.67 years. The mean score of pre-pregnancy fear of childbirth was 40.46±9.37 in the pretest and 23.61±6.79 in the posttest. In addition, the mean score of traumatic childbirth perception decreased from 77.34±25.15 in the pretest to 39.44±13.78 in the posttest. The number of students who preferred cesarean section decreased significantly, while the number of students who preferred vaginal delivery increased after the preparation course.
Conclusion: Parenting preparation classes can contribute to the reduction of fear of childbirth and the perception of traumatic childbirth in women.
Fariba Abdollahi, Seyede Soghra Taher Harikandeie, Leila Dehghankar, Zahra Tayebi Myaneh, Simin Zarrabadi Pour,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Background: Inadequate health literacy has negative effects on physical and mental performance, medication adherence, self-care behaviors and quality of life . The impact of health literacy on different aspects of illness perception in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is not clear. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine relationship between health literacy and illness perception in patients with MS.
Methods: This was a correlational study on 100 patients with MS who had been referred to neurology clinic of Abu Ali Sina Hospital in Qazvin (Iran) in 2017-2018. The subjects were enrolled via convenience sampling. A demographic information questionnaire, the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy instrument, and the brief illness perception questionnaire (BIPQ) were used to collect data. The data were analyzed in SPSS (version 22) using descriptive statistics, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and linear regression model.
Results: Adequate health literacy level was found in 11% of patients; 26% had a possibility of limited health literacy and 63% had a high likelihood of limited health literacy. The mean illness perception score was 35.53±1.31 (moderate). There was no significant relationship between health literacy and the mean score of illness perception (r=-0.014, P=0.894). However, there was a significant relationship between perception and recognition of present illness, as a subscale of illness perception with health literacy (r=0.243, P=0.015). Variables in the multi-variate predictive model accounted for 37.6 % of the total variance in heath literacy. Duration of illness perception significantly predict health literacy (B=0.052, P=0.035). Moreover, the only predictor of illness perception in patients with MS was income level (B=87.87, P=0.05), which explained 35.7% of the illness perception changes.
Conclusion: Based on the results, illness perception is significantly associated with health literacy. Therefore, it is necessary to promote health literacy in order to improve understanding the nature and consequences of the disease and conduct further research on the relationship between health literacy and illness perception among patients with MS.
Burcu Oflaz , Gülcan Kendirkıran,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (10-2023)
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Background: Humor creates intimacy between the patient and the nurse, develops a feeling of trust, and positively affects care quality. This study aimed to determine nursing students' humor styles and care behaviors and evaluate the relationship between their humor styles and perceived care behaviors.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional and analytical research. The sample comprised 124 second-, third-, and fourth-year nursing students at a university located in Istanbul between December 2019 and December 2020. The data collection tools were a Personal Information Form, Humor Styles Scale, and Care Assessment Questionnaire. Frequency tables, descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney-U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Bonferroni correction, and Spearman correlation were employed to analyze the data.
Results: It was determined that 86.3% of the nursing students were female, 97.6% were single, their mean age was 20.80±1.94 years, and 49.2% of the students were second-year students. The total mean score of the students on the Care Assessment Questionnaire was 6.38±0.51. A positive humor style was significantly related to the subscales of the Care Assessment Questionnaire (P<0.05).
Conclusions: There was a significant relationship between nursing students' humor styles and perceived care behaviors. The positive humor style had a positive effect on the caring behavior.
Ahmad Fawzi Aldmour , Ferial Elsayed Saleh , Tareq Mohammad Abu Erjeh , Sarala Premavathi,
Volume 21, Issue 4 (12-2024)
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Background: Shared governance empowers nurses by allowing them to participate in decision-making and be accountable for their professional practices. Involving nurses in decision-making creates a positive workplace culture. Therefore, our objective was to assess the perception of shared governance among nurses working at Dar Al Shifa Hospital in Kuwait.
Methods: The study employed a descriptive design and recruited 454 participants utilizing a convenient sampling technique. Data were collected between March 2024 and May 2024 through an online self-administered questionnaire, using the Index of Professional Nursing Governance (IPNG 3.0). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, post-hoc analysis, and the independent sample t-test.
Results: Findings showed that nurses at Dar Al Shifa Hospital perceived the first level of shared governance in their working environment (Mean±SD: 100.31±25.01). All IPNG subscales indicated shared governance levels except for the personnel and participation subscales. The results revealed no statistically significant differences between registered nurses and nurse managers regarding the level of shared governance (P = 0.231). In addition, there were no statistically significant differences between the nurses' sociodemographic data and the level of shared governance except for the years of experience in Dar Al Shifa Hospital (P = 0.044).
Conclusion: The results showed that the nurses perceived the first level of shared governance range in their working environment, indicating that decisions were made primarily by the nursing administration with some staff input. Therefore, implementing a shared governance model, continuous education, and training could improve the nurses' perception of shared governance.
Michael Alaghi , Mohammad Aref Kor , Maryam Maleka , Ali Moradi , Hamideh Feghhi , Fatemeh Mehravar ,
Volume 23, Issue 1 (5-2026)
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Background: Nurses' perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Iranian hospitals remain underexplored, particularly where formal CSR education is limited for academic nurses. Nurses' understanding of CSR-as conceptualized by Carroll's pyramid encompassing economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities-is crucial as they translate organizational commitments into patient care quality and safety. This study examined nurses’ perceptions of CSR and the associated factors.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2025 among 309 nurses from 12 hospitals affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Participants were selected using stratified proportional sampling by hospital size with convenience sampling within strata. Organizational-level CSR was assessed using Carroll's CSR questionnaire (20 items; Cronbach's α=0.89; four dimensions; 5-point Likert scale, score range: 20-100). Associations between CSR scores and demographic factors (Age, gender, marital status, education, and ethnicity) and occupational factors (Work experience, clinical unit, and job title) were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Group differences were examined using one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression was used to identify factors independently associated with total CSR scores.
Results: The mean total CSR score was 72.39 ± 13.22 (Economic: 17.32 ± 3.67; legal: 18.68 ± 3.56; ethical: 18.35 ± 3.74; philanthropic: 18.04 ± 4.37). Significant associations were found with marital status (p=0.024, higher in single nurses), clinical unit (p=0.006, lowest in orthopedic, highest in dialysis/management units), and a weak negative correlation with age (r= -0.132, p=0.020) and work experience (r=-0.116, p=0.041). Multiple linear regression showed that marital status was independently associated with CSR scores (β = 0.120, p = 0.032). Compared with nurses in internal–surgical units, those working in orthopedic (β = -0.223, p < 0.001), emergency (β = -0.135, p = 0.040), and neonatal units (β = -0.113, p = 0.037) had significantly lower CSR scores. The model explained 12.1% of variance (adjusted R² = 0.121)
Conclusion: Nurses in hospitals demonstrated generally positive perceptions of corporate social responsibility. These perceptions were influenced more strongly by workplace factors-particularly the type of clinical unit-than by personal demographic characteristics. Improving organizational conditions and promoting ethical leadership may further enhance CSR awareness, professional performance, and the quality of patient care.
