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Heidari A, Atashi S H, Kouchak F, Khatirnamani Z. Assessing Responsiveness to Non-Medical Needs of Inpatients in Educational-Therapeutic Hospitals in Gorgan, 2022. IJMEHM 2025; 18 (1) : 1
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1- Assistant professor, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
2- General Physician, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
3- Ph.D Student in Biostatistics, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
2- General Physician, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
3- Ph.D Student in Biostatistics, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Addressing patients’ non-medical needs reflects the desires of patients and their families to engage more actively in decision-making and treatment processes. The present study aimed to assess the level of responsiveness to the non-medical needs of hospitalized patients. This was a cross-sectional study conducted using a descriptive-analytical approach. A total of 392 patients hospitalized in Shahid Sayad Shirazi and 5 Azar educational-therapeutic hospitals, affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences in Gorgan, were included in the study. Participants were selected through systematic random sampling. Data were collected using the validated and reliable responsiveness questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The mean (±SD) age of participants was (45.17 ±16.92) years, with 55.1% being male. The mean (±SD) overall score for the importance of responsiveness was (33.37 ±4.45), which was above the average. The majority of patients (over 65%) rated all dimensions of responsiveness as very important or extremely important. The most important dimension from the patients' perspective was the quality of the surrounding environment (95.9%), while the least important was the confidentiality of personal information (34.7%). The mean (±SD) overall score for responsiveness performance was 54.54 (0.70 ± 8), which was above the average. The overall score of the responsiveness performance and importance in Sayad Shirazi and 5 Azar educational hospitals was above average. Dimensions deemed important by patients but with weaker performance should be prioritized, and educational and therapeutic centers should pay more attention to patients’ non-clinical expectations.
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Medical Ethics
Received: 2023/07/24 | Accepted: 2025/01/25 | Published: 2025/03/21
Received: 2023/07/24 | Accepted: 2025/01/25 | Published: 2025/03/21
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