Undergraduate

A random sampling was done and the 30 respondents were chosen. The questionnaire was the researchers' main tool or instrument to gather data in determining the significant differences of respondent level of knowledge and performance of care when they were grouped according to gender. The following were the data received from the respondents through the questionnaires. The survey tally showed that with the total of 30 respondents, the group had identified that the age bracket of 25-34 years old had the most numbers of population with 36.67%, of the total interviewed person followed by ages 15-24 with 26%, 35-44 with 20% and 45 and above with 16.67%. The survey also showed that the females had greater percentage than the males with 53.33% and 46.66% respectively. There were more married among the respondents than those of single respondents, the separated and the widowed with percentages of 53.33%, 40%. 6.66% and 0%. It was a good to know that 53.33% of our surveyed respondents were in the college level, high school level with 40%, and 6.66% were on the primary level of education. In terms of relationship to the patient, 33.33% stated that they were parents and the same percentage for those who were sons and daughters, while 13.33% were the patient's siblings and spouses, 3.33% were other relatives and friends. Most of these watchers stayed in the hospital for 1-2 days which was 53.33%, 36.66 were those who stayed for 3-4 days and 10% for those who stayed for 5-6 days. Those watchers who stayed in the hospital to look after their patients had several reasons: 70% said that their main reason was their relationship to the patients, and 26.66% were there for they didn't have other relatives to look after their patient while, 3.33% of them were there because of debt. Among our 30 respondents, 66.66% of them had already been exposed to the hospital and 44.44% didn't have hospital experience yet. In terms of care performance for the patients, the respondents were more focused in providing emotional support and in maintaining clean and well- organized surroundings for their patients rather than performing physical care of activities. This study showed that between the respondent's perception and performance of care in terms of physical, psychological and environmental care, it had no significant differences when grouped according to gender. Through the written interview, the researchers tried to determine the significant differences on the respondent level of knowledge to the level of care performed as they were group according to gender, and they looked at their responses by using a computed chi-square and tubular values. As they assessed the respondents' demographic profile in terms of their age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, relationship to the patient, number of days as watchers, official status, and hospital experience/ exposure. They come up with the conclusion that the respondents' profile had no significant differences from the level of knowledge and the level of care performed by the respondents though grouped separately. Therefore, the researchers emphasized on this study that the gender as part of demographic profile had nothing to do with the watchers level of knowledge and performance of care in terms of physical, psychological and environmental care. On the other hand, as the group assessed the respondents' level of performance of care in terms of physical, psychological and environmental care, the group concluded that the watchers were more vulnerable and focused in rendering emotional support and environmental care for activities rather than assisting the patients' physically as evidence by the result of the weighted mean on the tabulated data. Based on the findings of this research, the group recommends the following: 1. Despite being a male or a female, the watchers should know their role. As relatives they must give support and guidance in terms of caring and they should give importance in performing physical activities of care for this will help in enhancing the patients' condition. 2. It is asserted that watchers with hospital exposure or experience should be required to be on the patient's side to apply their knowledge and to use their previous experience. 3. The researchers suggest that watchers with a greater ability to understand and follow instructions should be the one to stay in the hospital to promote better care performance and avoid problems on rendering care. 4. They suggest to watchers to be more vocal in imparting the activities that they had knowledge in such as: physical, psychological and environmental care, so that the health care providers may know if they are effective partners in promoting the patients' wellness. 5. For the health care providers, it is suggested that they educate the watchers and/ or instruct them according to their level of understanding to provide them good information on how they can perform care activities for their patients