Care necessities: the view of the patient and nursing team

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives: To compare care necessities as perceived by the patient and nursing team and to investigate the sociodemographic factors associated with these perceptions. Method: A comparative study was conducted in units and hospitalized patients of a hospital institution in the state of São Paulo. The participants comprised 100 health professionals (50 nurses and 50 nursing technicians and auxiliaries) and 50 patients. A questionnaire was constructed and validated regarding care needs and was completed by the participants. Results: Considering cut-off value kappa ≥ 0.61, or that is, good and very good intervals, the greatest agreement between the perception of the patients and the nursing team was in the areas of: Care and Communication, both with 92.6% agreement; followed by Basic Care with 74.1%. The lowest value was found in the field of Care Planning and Organization, 64.3%. Conclusion: In a general manner, there was an agreement between the care needs from the view of the patients themselves and the nursing team.