Factors affecting to quality of In-patient medical records by interdisciplinary team in Detudom crown prince hospital, Detudom district, Ubonratchatani province

Abstract

Objective : To study the factors affecting to quality of In-patient medical records by interdisciplinary team in Detudom crown prince hospital, Detudom district, Ubonratchatani province

Methods   : The study design used a descriptive research. The sample consisted of 101 workers were involved the recording of In-patient medical records using multi-stage random sampling, and 101 In-patient medical  records were selected  using the systemic random sampling method  between February 2018 to March 2018. The research instruments were the medical record audit form and the questionnaires on knowledge in recording in-patient medical records, attitude towards recording in-patient medical records and practice in recording in-patient medical  records. The data were analyzed  by average, standard deviation and Pearson’s correlation coefficient test.

Results   : The finding showed that most of them have knowledge in recording in-patient medical records, attitude towards recording in-patient medical  records and practice in recording in-patient medical  records  at a moderate  level  at 57.40%, 71.30% and 46.50% respectively.  So, the factor of that significantly affected quality  of In-patient medical  records by interdisciplinary  team is were the relationship  between age and work experience were positive correlation significant, at 0.05 (r = .941, p = 0.00) that it is inverse to variable of practice in recording in-patient medical  records were negative correlation  significant,  at 0.05 (r = -.202, p = 0.04). By the  way, the relationship between practice in recording in-patient medical records and quality of In-patient medical records were positive correlation significant, at 0.05 (r = .299, p = 0.02)

Keyword   : knowledge, attitude, practice, quality of In-patient medical records