Examination of Perception of Nursing Care and Quality of Recovery in Surgical Patients According to Some Variables

Objective: The study aims to determine the relationship between the quality of care perception and healing quality levels of surgical patients and to determine the differences according to their characteristics. Materials and Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 237 patients treated in the surgical clinics of a university hospital from December 2021 to May 2022. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale, and the Quality of Recovery-40 Scale. Results: The mean total score of the Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale was 71.45±9.81, and the mean total score of the Quality of Recovery-40 Scale was 106±15.95. The mean score of the physical independence sub-dimension of the Quality of Recovery-40 Scale was the highest (21.14±5.73), and the mean score of the pain sub-dimension was the lowest (9.32±3.57). There was statistically significant relationship between gender, having a companion, and Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale and between having a chronic disease and the Quality of Recovery-40 Scale. Conclusion: It was found that the level of patient's perception of nursing care was high, the level of recovery quality was below average, and there was no relationship between the level of perception of nursing care.