ABSTRACT
This study looked at how patients felt about using radiology changing rooms and facilities. In 2012, a survey was done in the x-ray departments of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOHE), and Niger Fondation Hospital (NFH), all of which are located in Enugu. Using easy sampling, data from 120 respondents was collected using four research questions with at least three items each. Mean score tables were used to statistically examine the data. For study questions 1, 2, 3, and 4, the grand mean values were 2.4, 2.9, 3.1, and 2.9, respectively. The findings revealed that the physical environment of the changing rooms influences patients’ willingness to use the changing room; lack of adequate facilities in the x-ray changing rooms influences patients’ attitudes toward the use of radiology changing room facilities; concern for the hygiene of x-ray changing gowns influences patients’ attitudes toward the use of radiology changing room facilities; and x-ray changing gowns affect patients’ privacy. The physical environment of the x-ray changing rooms was compared on a mean score basis. Patients’ perceptions of dignity in the use of changing gowns in the three hospitals indicated that the general physical environment of the x-ray changing rooms influences patients’ attitudes in the three hospitals; patients’ perceptions of dignity in the use of changing gowns contribute to their attitude in the three hospitals; and patients’ perceptions of dignity in the use of changing gowns contribute to their attitude in the three hospitals. This research will help the radiology department address the issue of patient hesitation and negative attitudes toward the usage of radiology changing rooms and facilities.
INTRODUCTION
Any person who receives health-care services is referred to as a patient. The patient is usually sick or injured and need medical attention from a doctor, advanced practice registered nurse, or other health-care provider. 1 He is also unaware of, and even fearful of, the medical tests and procedures required to get him better, and thus provides little or no support in the treatment process. The unfamiliar hospital environment has an effect on his mindset. He is unfamiliar with the medical setting and may be unsure about how to enhance the diagnosis. As a result, he may be terrified of both the diagnostic processes and the diagnostic facilities. As a result, the patient requires reassurance2 as well as expert assistance throughout the diagnostic processes. As a psychological concept, attitude is described as a long-term system of positive or negative evaluations, emotional responses, and pro or con action tendencies toward a social object (of which a patient is a good example). Emotion, belief, and behavior are the three components of attitude. As a result, a patient’s attitude reflects his assessment, emotional feelings, and reaction to the hospital environment in general and the radiology department in particular. His attitude is influenced by a number of things, including the amount of awareness and education of the patients. In the eyes of an uneducated patient, any accessory in the radiology department may appear polluted. As a result, effective communication is critical in gaining the patient’s trust. The radiological changing room is conveniently located near the radiology examination room (x-ray, mammography, CT scan, etc.). Its purpose is to assist the patient in effectively preparing for the x-ray tests, regardless of his or her level of knowledge of diagnostic procedures. This preparation entails making sure the patient is clad in a gown (changing gown) that will allow the x-ray examination to proceed without any clothing or other items from the patient interfering with the diagnosis. Each x-ray machine requires a well-lit and ventilated enclosure. Each changing room or changing cubicle also has a mirror, clothes hooks, a changing gown, and a bench. For the convenience of patients, a larger dressing room may be provided. The radiological changing room is conveniently located near the radiology examination room (x-ray, mammography, CT scan, etc.). Its purpose is to assist the patient in effectively preparing for the x-ray tests, regardless of his or her level of knowledge of diagnostic procedures. This preparation entails making sure the patient is clad in a gown (changing gown) that will allow the x-ray examination to proceed without any clothing or other items from the patient interfering with the diagnosis. Each x-ray machine requires a well-lit and ventilated enclosure. Each changing room or changing cubicle also has a mirror, clothes hooks, a changing gown, and a bench.
For the convenience of patients in wheelchairs, a larger dressing room may be provided. Instead of a door, each room should have curtains. It’s also possible that bathroom facilities will be provided11.
The goal of this study is to determine how patients feel about using these locker rooms and their amenities. The act of acquiring and reflecting on evidence in order to develop educated and consistent judgments to increase understanding of a situation, in this case the attitude of patients toward the use of the changing room and its objects, is known as assessment. These public (UNTH, & NOHE) and private (MEMPHY’S HOSP& NIGER FOUND.) hospitals in Enugu state will be used as case studies for this examination.
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