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Patients’ relatives spending the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital

Acil önünde ve hastane çevresinde konaklayan hasta yakınları

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18–22
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2022-11-05
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Hospitals should also provide accommodation facilities for the patients’ relatives accompanying them as well as health services for patients.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of patients’ relatives who spent the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital and to determine disturbances and their demands regarding this experience.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Sixty-three families who spent the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital at Gaziantep University School of Medicine for their hospitalized patients were included in the study between June 2010 and February 2011.
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Conclusion & Impact:Hospitals should also provide accommodation facilities for the patients’ relatives accompanying them as well as health services for patients.
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Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of patients’ relatives who spent the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital and to determine disturbances and their demands regarding this experience. Methods: Sixty-three families who spent the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital at Gaziantep University School of Medicine for their hospitalized patients were included in the study between June 2010 and February 2011. A pre-prepared questionnaire in accordance with the purposes of the study was applied face to face to one member of each family. The results were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 63 patient’s relatives mostly self-employed were included in the study. They were mainly from the city of Gaziantep. The longest duration of stay was 360 days. The mean number of men and women spending the night per patient was 2.4 and 1.4, respectively. The majority of the participations waited for their fathers and all day long. Generally, hospital canteen was preferred for feeding. Majority of the participations slept in the open on the benches and concrete ground. Their main complaint was that they had to spend the night outside. Of the participations, 34.9% got sick while sleeping outside at night, and 31.7% spent night at least once before for an other patient. Their requests can be alined as clean water supply, hygenic toilet and bathroom respectively. Conclusion: The relatives of the patients spending the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital present a variety of demographic characteristics reflecting the socio-cultural structure of the society. Hospitals should also provide accommodation facilities for the patients’ relatives accompanying them as well as health services for patients.

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Amaç: Çalışmamız acil servis önünde ve hastane çevresinde açıkta konaklayarak kalabalık oluşturan hasta yakınlarının özelliklerini değerlendirmeyi ve yaşadıkları sıkıntılarla taleplerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamıştır. Yöntem: Haziran 2010 ve fiubat 2011 tarihleri arasında Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Acil Servisi önünde ve hastane çevresinde, hastanede yatan yakınlarını beklemek için konaklayan 63 aile çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Çalışmanın amacına uygun olarak hazırlanan bir anket formu ailelerden birer kişi ile yüz yüze görüşülerek uygulandı. Sonuçlar tanımlayıcı istatistiklerle değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çoğunluğunu serbest meslek sahipleri olmak üzere toplam 63 hasta yakını çalışmaya alındı. Gaziantep’ten gelenler ilk sırada yer almaktaydı. En uzun konaklama süresi 360 gün idi. Hasta başı na düşen ortalama konaklayan kadın ve erkek sayısı sırasıyla 1.4 ve 2.4 idi. Katılımcıların çoğu babaları için ve gün boyu beklemişlerdi. Beslenmek için genellikle kantin tercih edilmişti. Çoğu geceleri dışarı da banklarda ve betonda yatan hasta yakınlarının en çok rahatsız oldukları konu da gece dışarıda yatmak zorunda kalmaları idi. Katı- lımcıların %34.9’u gece dışarıda yatarken hastalanmışlardı ve %31.7’si en az bir kez olmak üzere daha önce başka hastalar için de konaklamışlardı. En çok talep edilen konu tuvalet/banyo/temiz suyun temin edilmesi idi. Sonuç: Acil servis önünde ve hastane çevresinde bekleyen hasta yakınları çeşitli demografik özellikler göstermekte ve toplumun sosyokültürel yapısını yansıtmaktadır. Hastanelerin, hastalara sunulan hizmetlerin yanı sıra, onlara eşlik etmek isteyen hasta yakınları için de hizmet sunmaları gerekmektedir.

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AL, B., KARTAL, Ş., AKÇALI, A., YILDIRIM, C., ZENGİN, S., OKTAY, M. M. (2022). Patients’ relatives spending the night in front of the emergency department and around hospital. Türkiye Aile Hekimliği Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 1, 18–22. https://ajindex.com/articles/626797

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