Table 4 Surgical inpatients’ congruency between expectation and experiences of involvement
Question | Subjective importance | Perceived reality | Congruency between them | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Important n (%) (95% CI) | Not important n (%) (95% CI) | Not relevant/missing n (%) (95% CI) | Agree n (%) (95% CI) | Do not agree n (%) (95% CI) | Not relevant/missing n (%) (95% CI) | Congruency High (H) Low (L) n (%) (95% CI) | Incongruency n (%) (95% CI) | |
Before discharge, I was instructed about when and how to deal with suture removal, skin care, training, etc. when I got home | 161 (83.0) (77–88) | 7 (3.6) (2–8) | 26 (13.4) (9–19) | 161 (83.0) (77–88) | 10 (5.2) (3–10) | 23 (11.9) (8–17) | H: 153 (92.2) (87–96) L: 3 (1.8) (0–5) | 10 (6.0) (3–11) |
I had good opportunities to participate in decisions that concerned my care and treatment | 136 (70.1) (63–76) | 21 (10.9) (7–16) | 37 (19.0) (14–25) | 147 (75.7) (69–82) | 18 (9.2) (6–14) | 29 (14.9) (10–21) | H: 128 (82.1) (75–88) L: 7 (4.5) (2–9) | 21 (13.4) (9–20) |
I gained knowledge of what to expect during the course before I was admitted to the hospital | 45 (23.2) (17–30) | 107 (55.1) (48–62) | 42 (21.6) (16–28) | 141 (72.7) (66–79) | 21 (10.8) (7–16) | 32 (16.5) (12–22) | H: 88 (59.1) (51–67) L: 2 (1.3) (0–5) | 59 (39.6) (32–48) |