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The Patient’s PerspectiveThe Patient’s Perspective

Angela CoulterAngela Coulter

Picker Institute EuropePicker Institute Europe

www.pickereurope.orgwww.pickereurope.org

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Three Perspectives on QualityThree Perspectives on Quality

Professional: technical competence, Professional: technical competence, clinical outcomesclinical outcomes

Management: cost-effectiveness, risk Management: cost-effectiveness, risk management, service developmentmanagement, service development

Patient: access, responsiveness, Patient: access, responsiveness, communication, symptom relief, quality-communication, symptom relief, quality-of-lifeof-life

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Patient-Centred CarePatient-Centred Care

Prompt access Prompt access

Respect for patients’ preferencesRespect for patients’ preferences

Co-ordinated careCo-ordinated care

Information and educationInformation and education

Physical comfortPhysical comfort

Emotional supportEmotional support

Involvement of family and friendsInvolvement of family and friends

Continuity and transitionContinuity and transition

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Methods for Seeking Patients’ ViewsMethods for Seeking Patients’ Views

ObservationsObservations

InterviewsInterviews

DiariesDiaries

Focus groupsFocus groups

SurveysSurveys

MeetingsMeetings

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Uses of Patient SurveysUses of Patient Surveys

Identify priorities for quality improvementIdentify priorities for quality improvement

Reduce complaints Reduce complaints

Promote patient safetyPromote patient safety

Monitor health system performanceMonitor health system performance

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Overall, how would you rate the Overall, how would you rate the care you received?care you received?

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Reporting QuestionsReporting Questions

A&E care disorganisedA&E care disorganised 38%38%

Reason for delay not explainedReason for delay not explained 6%6%

Staff gave conflicting informationStaff gave conflicting information 23%23%

Doctors talked as if I wasn’t thereDoctors talked as if I wasn’t there 30%30%

Had to wait too long for pain medicineHad to wait too long for pain medicine 9%9%

Risks and benefits not discussed Risks and benefits not discussed 24%24%

Not told when to resume activitiesNot told when to resume activities 60%60%

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Problems With Rating Problems With Rating (Satisfaction) Questions (Satisfaction) Questions

Yield positive results, which do not reflect Yield positive results, which do not reflect reported experiencereported experience

Do not discriminate well between Do not discriminate well between countries, hospitals, unitscountries, hospitals, units

Do not help to identify causes of Do not help to identify causes of dissatisfaction or priorities for quality dissatisfaction or priorities for quality improvementimprovement

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Measure Patients’ Experience, Measure Patients’ Experience, NOT Patient SatisfactionNOT Patient Satisfaction

Reporting NOT Rating.Reporting NOT Rating.

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Didn’t have enough say about Didn’t have enough say about treatment treatment (Picker Inpatient Surveys)(Picker Inpatient Surveys)

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Test results not clearly explainedTest results not clearly explained(Picker Inpatient Surveys)(Picker Inpatient Surveys)

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Not told about side-effects Not told about side-effects (Picker Inpatient Surveys)(Picker Inpatient Surveys)

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Not told about danger signals to Not told about danger signals to watch for watch for (Picker Inpatient Surveys)(Picker Inpatient Surveys)

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Most Common Problems Most Common Problems

Not enough involvement in decisionsNot enough involvement in decisions

No one to talk to about anxieties and No one to talk to about anxieties and concernsconcerns

Tests/treatments not clearly explainedTests/treatments not clearly explained

Insufficient information for family/friendsInsufficient information for family/friends

Insufficient information about recoveryInsufficient information about recovery

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Patient Feedback Should Be Used to Patient Feedback Should Be Used to Stimulate ChangeStimulate Change

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Using Patient Surveys to Improve Using Patient Surveys to Improve Quality in a Swedish Hospital (1)Quality in a Swedish Hospital (1)

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Longwait forbed

Observation of Observation of admission routine and admission routine and patient pathwayspatient pathways

Changed procedureChanged procedure

Waiting reducedWaiting reduced

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Using Patient Surveys to Improve Using Patient Surveys to Improve Quality in a Swedish Hospital (2)Quality in a Swedish Hospital (2)

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Can'ttalk tonurse

Reorganised into Reorganised into smaller groupssmaller groups

Staff training in Staff training in communicationcommunication

Nurses involved when Nurses involved when doctors talked to doctors talked to patientspatients

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Using Patient Surveys to Improve Using Patient Surveys to Improve Quality in a Swedish Hospital (3)Quality in a Swedish Hospital (3)

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Notenoughpainrelief

Action planAction plan

Specialist nurseSpecialist nurse

Staff training Staff training

Self-medicationSelf-medication

Regular surveys of Regular surveys of pain controlpain control

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SummarySummary

Measure experience, not satisfactionMeasure experience, not satisfaction

Survey results should be published and Survey results should be published and usedused

Patient feedback should drive quality Patient feedback should drive quality improvementsimprovements

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Health ExpectationsHealth ExpectationsAn international Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health PolicyAn international Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy

Patient-centred care and quality Patient-centred care and quality improvementimprovement

Patients’ participation in treatment decisionsPatients’ participation in treatment decisions

Eliciting users’ views of health servicesEliciting users’ views of health services

Public perceptions of health servicesPublic perceptions of health services

Citizen involvement in health care policy Citizen involvement in health care policy makingmaking

Citizen involvement in priority-settingCitizen involvement in priority-setting

Methods for monitoring and evaluating Methods for monitoring and evaluating participationparticipation

Empowerment and consumerismEmpowerment and consumerism

Editor: Angela Coulter

Deputy Editor: Vikki Entwistle

www.BlackwellPublishing.com/Journals/HEX

Published Quarterly, Paper 1369-6513, Online 1369-7625

Papers are invited for publication – for more information and Guidelines for Authors visit

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