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- Title
Pregnant women's satisfaction with the care provided by nurse midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Authors
Mendes Cerdeira, Raquel; Brites Zangão, Maria Otília
- Abstract
Background: Prenatal nursing appointments underwent changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely in the restriction of companions. For this reason, it is important to assess pregnant women's satisfaction with nursing care during this period. Objective: To assess pregnant women's satisfaction with nurse midwife-led prenatal appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: A qualitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 196 pregnant women. The Portuguese version of the General Practice Nurse Satisfaction Scale (Escala de Satisfação dos Pacientes com a Assistência de Enfermagem) was administered to the sample. The tool consists of the following dimensions: interpersonal relationship and communication, confidence, credibility, and dedication. Results: Pregnant women are, on average, more satisfied in the interpersonal relationship and communication dimension and less satisfied in the dedication dimension. Conclusion: Pregnant women are satisfied with nursing care and acknowledge its importance. This finding reinforces the importance of nurse midwife-led consultations.
- Subjects
NURSES; CROSS-sectional method; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); WORLD Health Organization; QUALITATIVE research; T-test (Statistics); CRONBACH'S alpha; MIDWIVES; PREGNANT women; NURSING; CONFIDENCE; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PRENATAL care; DEPARTMENTS; MIDWIFERY; MEDICAL appointments; RESEARCH methodology; COMMUNICATION; PATIENT satisfaction; INTERPERSONAL relations; DATA analysis software; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 2024, Vol 6, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
0874-0283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12707/RVI23.102.32647