Table 11 Patient feedback

Because of the home visits, I ..

Agree (% of respondents)

Neutral

Disagree

Did not answer (% of all patients)

I understand more about my health problems because of the home visits

35 (71.4)

8 (16.3)

6 (12.2)

57 (53.8)

I feel more confident in taking care of my own health because of the home visits

34 (68.0)

12 (24.0)

4 (8.0)

56 (52.8)

I have changed my lifestyle (e.g. diet, exercise, leaving the house more often, etc.)

25 (50.0)

13 (26.0)

12 (24.0)

56 (52.8)

I want to continue to improve my health because of the home visits

30 (61.2)

11 (22.4)

8 (16.3)

57 (53.8)

I feel less afraid to ask questions about my health because of the home visits

26 (53.1)

12 (24.5)

11 (22.4)

57 (53.8)

I enjoyed the activities done during the home visits

48 (96.0)

2 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

56 (52.8)

I feel less lonely because of the home visits

42 (84.0)

6 (12.0)

2 (4.0)

56 (52.8)

I feel happier because of the home visits

48 (94.1)

3 (5.9)

55 (51.9)

I look forward to the home visits

44 (86.3)

6 (11.8)

1 (2.0)

55 (51.9)

I would like to continue the home visits with a different group of students

32 (65.3)

10 (20.4)

7 (14.3)

57 (53.8)

The students were respectful

49 (96.1)

2 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

55 (51.9)

I found it easy to talk to the students

42 (82.4)

8 (15.7)

1 (2.0)

55 (51.9)

I made friends with the students

37 (72.5)

12 (23.5)

2 (3.9)

55 (51.9)

My family/caregivers enjoy the home visits

26 (70.3)

10 (27.0)

1 (2.7)

69 (65.1)

My family/caregivers are engaged by the team leaders and students during the home visits

23 (69.7)

9 (27.3)

1 (3.0)

73 (68.9)

It was easy to schedule each home visit

40 (78.4)

8 (15.7)

3 (5.9)

55 (51.9)

Just nice

Too short / Too infrequent

Too long / Too frequent

Missing

The duration of home visits is

45 (88.2)

5 (9.8)

1 (2.0)

55 (51.9)

The frequent of the home visits is

43 (86.0)

7 (14.0)

0 (0.0)

56 (52.8)

The number of students per visit is

51 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

55 (51.9)