Patient satisfaction is an important quality outcome indicator of health care in the hospital setting. The measurement of patients' satisfaction with nursing is particularly important since nursing service is often a primary determinant of overall satisfaction during a hospital stay. This article reports on a study designed to update and revise the definition of patient satisfaction for application with ambulatory surgical patients and to develop a questionnaire that captures this definition. The Patient Satisfaction Scale, which specifically focuses on patient satisfaction with nursing care and is used extensively by nursing researchers, was selected for factor analytical examination. Psychometric testing resulted in a 15-item scale with three underlying dimensions.
This study examined the confluence of developmental assets, ethnic identity, and acculturative stress in the prediction of thriving among Hispanic adolescents. Thriving is used to encompass youth who are not only doing well now but who are also on the trajectory toward overall success. Study participants included 130 self-reported Hispanic middle and high school students participating in a leadership program specifically geared toward at-risk students. The results indicated that ethnic identity and developmental assets positively predict adolescent thriving. As expected, the correlations between developmental assets scores (context and category) and composite thriving were all significant and positive. Specifically, internal assets and ethnic identity were the main predictors of thriving according to regression analysis. Implications for professionals working with Hispanic youth are discussed.
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