Zaman Qazi, Yogamoorthy Suren, Zaman Momina, Fouda Ragai Mohammed Fikry Ragai
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, UK.
Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta, Romania.
Future Healthc J. 2018 Oct;5(3):213-217. doi: 10.7861/futurehosp.5-3-213.
Physician associates (PAs) are valuable members of the -medical team. However, few data are available concerning their role and contributions in acute settings from the perspective of patients. The current study explored patients' acceptance of the role of PAs in the NHS. A questionnaire was distributed to 100 patients who were under care of PAs in the acute -medical unit (AMU) of George Eliot Hospital. The questionnaire explored previous exposure to PAs, satisfaction in PA's attitude and knowledge, PA value to NHS and overall satisfaction in PA profession. Fifty women (58.1%) and 36 men (41.9%) with a mean age of 74.75 ± 10 years participated in the study. Most of the survey responders stated that the attitudes, professionalism and medical knowledge of PAs were good or very good and nearly all of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the role of PAs in the NHS. This pilot questionnaire survey study in the AMU of an English district general teaching hospital showed that most study participants valued the role of PAs in the NHS.
医师助理(PAs)是医疗团队中很有价值的成员。然而,从患者的角度来看,关于他们在急症环境中的作用和贡献的数据却很少。当前的研究探讨了患者对医师助理在英国国家医疗服务体系(NHS)中所起作用的接受程度。一份问卷被分发给了100名在乔治·艾略特医院急症医疗科(AMU)接受医师助理治疗的患者。该问卷探究了他们之前与医师助理的接触情况、对医师助理态度和知识的满意度、医师助理对NHS的价值以及对医师助理职业的总体满意度。50名女性(58.1%)和36名男性(41.9%)参与了该研究,他们的平均年龄为74.75±10岁。大多数调查受访者表示,医师助理的态度、专业素养和医学知识良好或非常好,几乎所有受访者对医师助理在NHS中的作用感到满意或非常满意。这项在英国一家地区综合教学医院的急症医疗科进行的初步问卷调查研究表明,大多数研究参与者重视医师助理在NHS中的作用。