A Study to Assess the Perception about Factors Influencing Patient's Participation in Nursing Care and Decision Making Process among Patients Admitted in Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Gwalior, M. P

The present study was undertaken to assess the perception about factors influencing patient?s participation in nursing care and decision making process among the patients admitted in Cancer hospital and research institute, Gwalior, M. P?. The objectives of the study were to determine the factors that influences patient?s participation in nursing care and decision making process involved in the care, determine the factors stimulating patient?s participation in nursing care and the decision making process, determine the factors inhibiting patient?s participation in nursing care and the decision making process. Descriptive study design was adopted for this study. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select samples.100 adult patients admitted in the various wards in the cancer hospital and research institute at Gwalior were selected. Informed consent was taken and data was collected. A structured interview schedule was used to assess the perception about factors influencing patient?s participation in nursing care and decision making process among the patients. The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. According to the study majority (47%) of the patients strongly agree, (29%) agrees, (13%) disagree and (11%) strongly disagree with the factors stimulating patients participation in nursing care and the decision making process. Majority (53%) of the patients strongly agree, (29%) agrees, (13%) disagree and (5%) strongly disagree with the factors stimulating patients participation in nursing care and the decision making process.