ArticleBMJ quality & safety2016
Patient and family engagement: a survey of US hospital practices.
Article in BMJ quality & safety, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03609658 (Integrated Approach to Patient and Family Engagement for Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adult Within an Accountable Care Organization), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Integrated Approach to Patient and Family Engagement for Advance Care Planning for Vulnerable Older Adult Within an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- How did healthcare professionals define patient engagement in quality management? A survey study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Activating Relatives to Get Involved in Care After Surgery: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- An integrated review: connecting Covid-era hospital visiting policies to family engagement.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Communication Quality During Family-Centered Rounds.Pediatrics · 2022Observational
- How do hospitals engage patients and family members in quality management? A grounded theory study of hospitals in Brazil.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Family Visiting Restrictions and Postoperative Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatient and family engagement (PFE) in healthcare is an important element of the transforming healthcare system; however, the prevalence of various PFE practices in the USA is not known.
objectiveWe report on a survey of hospitals in the USA regarding their PFE practices during 2013-2014.
resultsThe response rate was 42%, with 1457 acute care hospitals completing the survey. We constructed 25 items to summarise the responses regarding key practices, which fell into three broad categories: (1) organisational practices, (2) bedside practices and (3) access to information and shared decision-making. We found a wide range of scores across hospitals. Selected findings include: 86% of hospitals had a policy for unrestricted visitor access in at least some units; 68% encouraged patients/families to participate in shift-change reports; 67% had formal policies for disclosing and apologising for errors; and 38% had a patient and family advisory council. The most commonly reported barrier to increased PFE was 'competing organisational priorities'. SUMMARY: Our findings indicate that there is a large variation in hospital implementation of PFE practices, with competing organisational priorities being the most commonly identified barrier to adoption.
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