Problem Faced by Visitor of Hospitalized Patient in a Private Hospital, Kathmandu

Abstract

Title: “Problem Faced by the Visitor of Hospitalized Patient in a Private Hospital, Kathmandu”. Objective: To find out the Problem faced by the visitor of hospitalized patient. Background: Hospitalization is the very traumatic as well as a stressful condition. They have to adjust their life from a familiar to unfamiliar, independent to dependent environment. Their privacy, identity, individuality and their sense of security also threatened. The most pressing need of family members of patient in hospital until is to receive clear, understandable and honest information about the patient’ condition. Due to this problem patient parties may emotionally outburst and aggressive. It also effects on patients treatment and care indirectly. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional research design was used with non- probability sampling technique. Total sample size was 50. Semi-structured interview schedule was used Result: Result of the study illustrate that, half of the respondents were age group of 20- 29 years. Regarding sex, majority (62%) of the respondents were female. Most of (80%) the respondents were literate. Similarly, half of the respondents were from rural area. More than half (52%) of the respondents were not using their personal vehicle. Data shows that, most of (80%) the respondent's source of food while staying in the hospital was canteen. Among them, who had problem in the canteen service, majority (64.3%) responded to be lack of sanitation. Likewise, half of the respondents responded lack of sanitation as the problem in toilet and bathroom. Regarding the problem in laboratory service, (38%) of the respondent responded delay in reporting. Likewise, majority (66%) of the respondent responded doctors’ offering limited time to patient. Data shows that (84%) of the respondents were satisfied with the behavior of nurse almost (92%) of the respondents were satisfied with the care of nurse. Conclusion: Majority of visitors were satisfied with the behavior and care of nurses. Two third of the respondents responded for providing limited time by the doctor. Most iiiof the respondents answered that visitor lacked sleeping/resting place. Half of the visitors faced the problem of poor sanitation in the canteen, toilet and bathroom. Majority of respondents replied that, bed sheet and pillow were not changed in time. Likewise, half of the respondents responded for expensive pharmacy services.