Single Room Maternity Care and Client Satisfaction

Abstract

Single room maternity care was associated with a significant improvement in client satisfaction because of many factors, including the physical setting itself, avoidance of transfers, and improved continuity of nursing care.

Multioccupancy hospital rooms: Veterans' experiences and preferences

“…4,5 We also found that private room patients were more likely to feel that nursing was available, a finding that had not previously been reported. Although increased loneliness and fear of death had been noted in private room patients before, our study did not support such findings.…”

“…The increased satisfaction with privacy among private room patients was expected. 4,5 That nearly one-half of the patients in shared rooms found the privacy to be inadequate, however, was a strong finding that points to a fundamental problem with these rooms. That private room patient also felt more that nurses were available was surprising, since the higher number of patients in shared rooms might have been expected to generate a more visible nursing presence.…”

“…While they found that private rooms had a moderately positive impact on patient satisfaction and privacy, data on infection control was mixed, and data on patient safety was lacking. [4][5][6][7][8] Though suggested, the association between private rooms and shortened hospital stays has not clearly been shown. [1][2][3]9 Certain advantages of shared rooms, such as decreased loneliness and increased patient social interaction, have also been identified.…”

Do patients in hospitals benefit from single rooms? A literature review

“…Privacy will increase in private rooms [10,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Satisfaction with care Moderate to strong evidence in two studies. Patients in single/appealing rooms have reported higher satisfaction scores compared to other groups [26,27] Moderate evidence found in 5 studies. Patient satisfaction with care increased in a private room [13,15,16,20,28] Strong positive opinion found in 5 articles.…”

“…Two studies explored satisfaction rates with care in a pre-post setting with a control group [26,27]. Moving from a four-bedded ward to one with single rooms has a moderate to large positive effect on satisfaction rates with care.…”