Factors affecting patient's perception on nurse's carative-caring behaviour

Objective: This study aimed to analyze factors that influence patient's perceptions of the behavior of nurse's carative-caring at a government hospital in Surabaya. Method: This study used a cross-sectional design. Sample was 100 respondents recruited used purposive sampling. Data obtained by giving questionnaires to respondents and analyzed using Regression Logistic Linier test with degree of significance of p < 0.05. Results: The patients’ perception of carative-caring behavior was influenced by their level of education (p = 0.019) and self-acceptance (p = 0.029). Interestingly, this study revealed that there was no relationship between patients’ perceptions of nurse caring carative-caring behavior and patients’ experience of hospitalization (p = 0.518) and there was no relationship between patients’ perception and income (p = 0.407). Conclusion: Self-acceptance and patient education could affect patients’ perceptions of nurse caring behavior. The higher the level of education and self-acceptance, the better patient's perception of carative-caring behavior of nurses.