%0 Journal Article
%T Satisfaction of Patients Examined with Mobile X-Ray vs. X-Ray at the Hospital¡ªA Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Maria Dietz Toppenberg
%A Camilla Palmh£¿j Nielsen
%A Else Marie Skj£¿de Damsgaard
%J Open Journal of Nursing
%P 244-255
%@ 2162-5344
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojn.2022.123016
%X <strong>Background:</strong> In the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark, mobile X-ray is offered to selected patients when a transfer to the Department of Radiology may be an obstacle. To our knowledge, no studies have examined patient¡¯s satisfaction with mobile X-ray in a randomized controlled trial, but international qualitative and quantitative studies report a high level of patient satisfaction with mobile X-ray.<strong> P</strong><strong>urpose: </strong>The purpose of the study was to investigate whether patients in aged care facilities who were offered mobile X-ray were more satisfied with the X-ray examination compared to patients examined with X-ray at the Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital. <strong>Design: </strong>A part of a randomized controlled trial. <strong>Methods: </strong>Satisfaction was measured using a self-developed questionnaire, containing 13 questions measuring satisfaction from different perspectives. <strong>Participants: </strong>Due to patient¡¯s fragility, healthcare staff members answered questions concerning satisfaction on behalf of the patients, who had been examined with mobile X-ray (n = 66) or X-ray at the hospital (n = 63). The patients were living in nursing homes and homes for the elderly in Aarhus Municipality. <strong>Data:</strong> Data were collected and stored using the computer program REDCap. Data were statistically analyzed using Fisher¡¯s exact test.<strong> Results: </strong>Patients examined with mobile X-ray had a significantly higher satisfaction rate than those examined with X-ray at the hospital. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Satisfaction of patients examined with X-ray was reported by healthcare staff to be in favor of mobile X-ray.
%K Mobile X-Ray
%K Patient Care
%K Satisfaction
%K Questionnaire
%K Patient Perspective
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=116352