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<bold>Introduction.</bold> An important priority of provided care is the focus on the quality of life of the patients and their families and care for bio-psycho-social and spiritual needs of the patients.
<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim was to identify the unmet needs of patients and to determine the impact of targeted interventions on the unmet needs of patients.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The sample consisted of 151 patients with PND. The NPCS questionnaire was used for data collection.
<bold>Results.</bold> Most unmet needs were identified in the area of rehabilitation, both with respect to frequency (78.8%) as well as intensity (73.5%), family support (52.3%), provision of residential respite care (38.4 %), need of personal care (35.7%), and specialized nursing treatment (33.7%). Targeted intervention reduced the unmet needs in patients included in the interventional study.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Understanding the factors which determine the type and degree of unmet needs of patients with PND is essential for providing suitable multidisciplinary care.
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Introduction. An important priority of provided care is the focus on the quality of life of the patients and their families and care for bio-psycho-social and spiritual needs of the patients.
Aim. The aim was to identify the unmet needs of patients and to determine the impact of targeted interventions on the unmet needs of patients.
Material and methods. The sample consisted of 151 patients with PND. The NPCS questionnaire was used for data collection.
Results. Most unmet needs were identified in the area of rehabilitation, both with respect to frequency (78.8%) as well as intensity (73.5%), family support (52.3%), provision of residential respite care (38.4 %), need of personal care (35.7%), and specialized nursing treatment (33.7%). Targeted intervention reduced the unmet needs in patients included in the interventional study.
Conclusions. Understanding the factors which determine the type and degree of unmet needs of patients with PND is essential for providing suitable multidisciplinary care.

The effect of targeted interventions on the unmet needs of healthcare and social support services in patients with progressive neurological disease: interventional control study

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. An important priority of provided care is the focus on the quality of life of the patients and their families and care for bio-psycho-social and...

The effect of targeted interventions on the unmet needs of healthcare and social support services in patients with progressive neurological disease: interventional control study

Published Online: Dec 14, 2021

Page range: 221 - 225

Received: Feb 12, 2021

Accepted: Jun 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2021-0036

Keywords
intervention, need, nurse, progressive neurological disease, support

© 2021 Radka Kozáková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The effect of targeted interventions on the unmet needs of healthcare and social support services in patients with progressive neurological disease: interventional control study

Published Online: Dec 14, 2021

Page range: 221 - 225

Received: Feb 12, 2021

Accepted: Jun 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2021-0036

Keywordsintervention, need, nurse, progressive neurological disease, support

© 2021 Radka Kozáková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
intervention, need, nurse, progressive neurological disease, support