The function of patient‐centered care in mitigating the effect of nursing shortage on the outcomes of care

Mu'taman Jarrar, Hamzah Abdul Rahman, Mohd Sobri Minai, Mahdi S. AbuMadini and Mercy Larbi

International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2018, vol. 33, issue 2, e464-e473

Abstract: Background The shortage of nursing staff is a national and international issue. Inadequate number of hospital nurse staff leads to poor health care services. Yet the effects of patient‐centeredness between the relationships of nursing shortage on the quality of care (QC) and patient safety (PS) have not been explored. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating effects of patient‐centeredness on the relationship of nursing shortage on the QC and PS in the Medical and Surgical Wards, in Malaysian private hospitals. Method A descriptive, cross‐sectional study was carried out on 12 private hospitals. Data was gathered, through a self‐ administered questionnaire, from 652 nurses, with a 61.8% response rate. Stratified simple random sampling was used to allow all nurses to participate in the study. Hayes PROCESS macro‐regression analyses were conducted to explore the mediating effects of patient‐centeredness on the relationships of hospital nurse staffing on the QC and PS. Results Patient‐centeredness mediated the relationships of hospital nurse staffing on both the QC (F = 52.73 and P = 0.000) and PS (F = 31.56 and P = 0.000). Conclusion Patient‐centeredness helps to mitigate the negative associations of nursing shortage on the outcomes of care. The study provides a guide for hospital managers, leaders, decision‐makers, risk managers, and policymakers to maintain adequate staffing level and instill the culture of patient‐centeredness in order to deliver high quality and safer care.

Date: 2018
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