Table 1

Patient Evaluation of Emotional Care during Hospitalisation factors

Level of securityLevel of knowingLevel of personal valueLevel of connection
Q1 Nurses helpQ9 Nurses explainQ11 Staff eye contactQ3 Doctor contact
Q2 Nurses contactQ10 Doctors explainQ12 Staff distanceQ5 Staff as people
Q4 Staff competentQ22 Overall informedQ13 Staff voiceQ6 Me as a person
Q7 Staff respondQ14 Staff caringQ8 Staff 24 h
Q20 Overall secureQ15 Staff encouraging
Q21 Overall supportedQ16 Staff listen
Q17 Staff expectations
Q18 Staff facial expression
Q19 Staff conversation
Q23 Overall valued
  • For details of full item wording of items used in this study, see appendix 1.