title: A model for testing the relationship of nursing care and patient outcomes.
abstract: Studying patient outcomes alone may not provide enough information to determine the associated factors that must be improved when the desired patient outcomes are not achieved. The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the effects of perceived quality of nursing care and coordination of care on patients' comfort, satisfaction, and length of hospital stay. The overall model-data fit was good according to four indices: the chi-square value, goodness of fit index, adjusted goodness of fit index, and the Steigers root square error of approximation. The proposed model, effects of care quality on patient outcomes, was tested. The relationship between quality of nursing care and the proposed outcomes was tested. The results provide important information to the nursing profession and policymakers in meeting patient care needs.
authors.forename: Miaofen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan