Efe YS, Erdem E, Doğan M, Bağcı K, Öztürk S, Öztürk MA. Anxiety and healthcare satisfaction of mothers with children hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service.
Arch Pediatr 2022;
29:207-212. [PMID:
35094906 DOI:
10.1016/j.arcped.2022.01.007]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the anxiety and healthcare satisfaction levels of mothers with children hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service and the relationship between them.
METHODS
The study sample comprised mothers (n = 316) with children hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service of a tertiary hospital in Turkey. Intsitutional and ethics committee approval was obtained, and data were collected using the Questionnare Form, State Anxiety Inventory (SAI), and PedsQL Healthcare Satisfaction Scale (PHSS).
RESULTS
The SAI mean scores of mothers were moderate (45.30 ± 9.29) and their PHSS total mean scores were high (70.74 ± 23.80). In the study, there was a low-level negative correlation between the SAI mean scores of the mothers and the PHSS subscales and total scale mean scores (p < 0.05). We found a relationship between the PHSS mean scores of mothers and the SAI mean scores, maternal age, education level, and waiting time for the examination, explaining 13.5% of the scores on the PHSS scale (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
In this study, the mothers had moderate anxiety and high healthcare satisfaction levels. Anxiety, educational level, and the waiting for an examination affected the healthcare satisfaction of mothers. The anxiety of mothers whose children are hospitalized in the pediatric emergency service should be reduced by conducting interventional studies.
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