Physiotherapia Croatica, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2019.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Satisfaction of parents of children with cerebral palsy in providing health care
Josipa Stipetić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9462-8576
; Centar za fizioterapiju djece s teškoćama u razvoju “Kretanje”, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Abstract
Introduction: The quality of life of children with cerebral
palsy and their parents is impaired due to the insufficient and unorganized health care system.
Aim: The aim was to examine the satisfaction of parents
of children with cerebral palsy in providing health care.
Materials and methods: In the study 70 participants
participated. A survey of the satisfaction of parents of
children with cerebral palsy in providing health care was
conducted through a questionnaire of 15 questions. The
satisfaction of the respondents was expressed through
the Likert scale.
Results: No respondent stated that was very satisfied
with the way in which diagnostic treatment was used,
while 11% were mostly satisfied. Regarding the satisfaction of the speed of arrival for examination of the neuropaediatrician and the physiatrist, most of them were
mostly dissatisfied (74%, 82%) and for examination by
physiotherapists (87%) and logopedists (94%). No parent expressed satisfaction with this question. When
asked about satisfaction with hospital accommodation
during of diagnostic procedures (95%) and satisfaction
of access to child rights information (74%) mostly of respondents were dissatisfied.
Conclusion: The results indicate a high percentage of
dissatisfaction among parents of children with cerebral
palsy in providing health care. Also, they indicates that
parents lack support in most segments necessary for
the common socio-economic functioning of the family.
The results contribute to a better understanding of the
needs of children with cerebral palsy and indicate the
need for significant changes in the care system for children with cerebral palsy
Ključne riječi
cerebral palsy, child, parents, satisfaction, health care
Hrčak ID:
220424
URI
Datum izdavanja:
24.5.2019.
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