Relationship between nursing needs and nursing satisfaction of older adult patients in a geriatric hospital: A cross-sectional study

This study was to examine the relationships between nursing needs and nursing satisfaction of older adult patients in a geriatric hospital, and the factors affecting the nursing needs of older adult patients in the geriatric hospital. A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed. Participants were 121 older adult patients aged 65 years or older admitted to a geriatric hospital located in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. There was negative correlation between nursing needs and nursing satisfaction (r=-0.65). Significant factors affecting the nursing needs of older adult patients in the geriatric hospital were nursing satisfaction (β=-0.73), decision-makers for hospital admission (β=0.22), cost of hospitalization (β=-0.21), and hospitalization period (β=0.20) in order. In nursing practice, nurses can reduce nursing needs by improving nursing satisfaction among older adult patients in geriatric hospital. Also, nursing strategies or interventions should be established by considering decision-makers for hospital admission, cost of hospitalization, and hospitalization period.