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ArticleBMJ open2017

Assessing residents' knowledge of patient satisfaction: a cross-sectional study at a large academic medical centre.

Diana E Stewart, Bich N Dang, Barbara Trautner, Cecilia Cai, Sergio Torres, Teri Turner

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Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. An Interactive, Case-Based Workshop on the Patient Experience for Internal Medicine Residents.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024
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Diana E StewartDepartment of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine,Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Bich N DangMichael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Barbara TrautnerMichael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Cecilia CaiDepartment of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine,Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Sergio TorresDepartment of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine,Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Teri TurnerDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPatient satisfaction impacts healthcare quality and outcomes. Residents play an important role in patient satisfaction at academic institutions. This study aims to assess residents' patient satisfaction knowledge and determine which learning experiences contributed to their knowledge acquisition. SETTINGS: This study was conducted at a health science university in a large, urban, tertiary-care academic medical centre in the USA.

participantsAll residents from internal medicine (n=185) and paediatrics (n=156) were asked to participate.

designResidents completed a survey from April 2013 to December 2013 that assessed (1) knowledge of factors that impact patient satisfaction and (2) learning experiences that may have contributed to their understanding of the drivers of patient satisfaction (eg, experiential (personal or clinical) or didactics). Trainees identified the importance of factors in determining patient satisfaction on a five-point Likert scale; answers were compiled into a knowledge score. The score was correlated with prior personal/clinical experience and didactics.

resultsOf the 341 residents, 247 (72%) completed the survey. No difference was found in knowledge among training levels or residency programme. More than 50% incorrectly thought physician board certification, patient's education, patient's income and physician's age impacted satisfaction. Personal experience, through hospitalisation of a relative or friend, was correlated with higher knowledge (67% vs 71%, p=0.03). Ninety-nine per cent (n=238) stated peer observation, and all stated faculty feedback impacted their patient satisfaction knowledge. Seventy-seven per cent (n=185) had attended didactics on satisfaction, but attendance did not correlate with higher scores.

conclusionsOur study showed trainees have a few gaps in their patient satisfaction knowledge, and attending past educational sessions on patient satisfaction did not correlate with higher knowledge scores. Our data suggest that academic centres should leverage residents' personal experiences, their observations of peers and faculty feedback to enhance patient satisfaction knowledge.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeInternship and ResidencyPatient SatisfactionAcademic Medical CentersAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInternal MedicineMalePediatricsSurveys and QuestionnairesTexasgraduate medical educationpatient experiencepatient satisfactionquality improvement

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PMCPMC5724205

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