Satisfaction with patient involvement in practice (mean and percentage answering 4 or 5)
| UK nurses | US medical attendings | US surgeons | US house officers | US nurses | US overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Differences by profession and nationality significant at p<.0001, one-way analysis of variance) On a scale where 1=not very satisfied and 5=very satisfied: at your workplace, how satisfied are you about the extent to which: | ||||||
| 1. Patients are informed of different care alternatives. | ||||||
| 2. Patients understand the information they are told about their condition and treatment alternatives. | ||||||
| 3. Patients get the help they need to make decisions about care alternatives. | ||||||
| 4. Staff find out what critically and terminally ill patients want. | ||||||
| 5. Patients' wishes are recorded in the medical (UK: and nursing) record. | ||||||
| 6. Ethical issues in a patient's care are discussed by staff. | ||||||
| 1. Patients informed | 3.11 (44%) | 3.40 (49%) | 3.51 (50%) | 3.23 (43%) | 2.75 (25%) | 3.04 (35%) |
| 2. Patients grasp what told | 3.12 (43%) | 3.32 (42%) | 3.46 (49%) | 3.22 (39%) | 2.80 (26%) | 3.05 (35%) |
| 3. Patients get help to choose | 3.05 (40%) | 3.29 (43%) | 3.38 (44%) | 3.08 (35%) | 2.77 (26%) | 3.00 (33%) |
| 4. Staff find out patients' wishes | 3.31 (51%) | 3.22 (40%) | 3.32 (39%) | 2.91 (27%) | 2.79 (26%) | 2.97 (31%) |
| 5. Wishes recorded | 3.43 (56%) | 3.17 (37%) | 3.19 (36%) | 3.19 (37%) | 2.61 (21%) | 2.88 (29%) |
| 6. Ethical issues discussed | 3.02 (41%) | 3.16 (39%) | 3.07 (31%) | 2.99 (31%) | 2.69 (26%) | 2.88 (31%) |