Analysis of the current situation and trend of home-based individualized nursing for residents in a certain area in China

ABSTRACT

Objective

The aim of this study is to examine the perception, willingness to engage, and demand of community residents regarding the ‘internet + nursing service’ in a designated pilot area, aiming to offer insights for the widespread adoption of the ‘internet + nursing service’ throughout China.

Methods

A survey pertaining to the ‘internet + nursing service’ was conducted from March to April 2022. The study specifically targeted residents within two sub-districts of a city in the Jiangsu province. The sampling technique employed in this study was stratified random sampling.

Results

Out of a total of 400 community residents selected from two sub-districts in this region, 378 provided valid responses, resulting in an effective rate of 94.5%. Within the study cohort, 80 participants (21.16%) demonstrated familiarity with the concept of ‘internet + nursing service.’ Additionally, 231 participants (61.11%) conveyed their willingness to adopt such services. Regarding service preferences, the primary demands were for health guidance, vital sign monitoring, and basic care. Challenges in implementing the service were attributed to concerns related to medical risks, personal safety for both nurses and patients, and potential breaches of privacy.

Conclusions

Residents in the pilot area exhibited a moderate awareness of the ‘internet + nursing service,’ with a relatively high willingness to embrace the program. There is a need for further refinement of pertinent laws, widespread dissemination of policies, and enhancements in the quality of nursing services. These measures aim to ensure that a greater number of community residents can avail themselves of improved home-based nursing services.

KEYWORDS:

• Community residents
• demand
• internet + nursing service
• perception
• questionnaire survey

Acknowledgments

The authors are particularly grateful to all the people who have given their help on this article.

Declaration of financial/other relationships

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. A reviewer on this manuscript has disclosed receiving an honorarium from PGM for their review work but have no other relevant financial relationships to disclose Peer reviewers on this manuscript have no other relevant financial relationships or otherwise to disclose.

Ethics statement

Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the First People’s Hospital of Nantong City (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University), No. 2024KT234, and informed consent for participation was obtained from the participants. This study was conducted in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki.

Author contributions

Conception and design of the research: Yu-Qin Ren, Li Wang, Yan Gu. Acquisition of data: Li Wang, Dan-Feng Li, Yu-Fei Qian. Analysis and interpretation of the data: Yu-Qin Ren, Li Wang, Dan-Feng Li. Statistical analysis: San-Lian Zhou, Yu-Fei Qian. Writing of the manuscript: Yu-Qin Ren, San-Lian Zhou. Critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: Yan Gu. All authors read and approved the final draft.

Additional information

Funding

This paper was funded by the “Research and Innovation Team Project” of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University: Research Team of Community Resident Emergency Mode [KD2022KYCXTD012].