ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2019
Patient Experiences With Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy: Results of a Patient Survey Comparing Skilled Nursing Facilities and Home Infusion.
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- Infusion therapy patient outcomes are similar at reduced costs in alternative sites of care compared with hospital outpatient departments: A matched cohort analysis of infusion therapy across multiple chronic conditions.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026Article
- Outcomes in skilled nursing facilities versus other locations in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy among patients with substance use disorders.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
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- Current practices and challenges of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a narrative review.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2024Review
- Quantifying the Time to Administer Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Missed Opportunity to Compensate for the Value of Infectious Diseases.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2024Article
- Supportive care needs of adults living with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at home: a qualitative content analysis.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Patient outcomes following home-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy and facility-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2023Article
- Applying the Infectious Diseases Literature to People who Inject Drugs.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 2020Review
- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in the Time of COVID-19: The Urgent Need for Better Insurance Coverage.Open forum infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Which Patients Discharged to Home-Based Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Are at High Risk of Adverse Outcomes?Open forum infectious diseases · 2020Article
- CLABSI Surveillance in Home Infusion: Importance of a Standardized Definition for Improvement.Home healthcare nowArticle
- Pushing the agenda for intravenous push administration in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseReview
- From sea to shining IV: the current state of OPAT in the United States.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseReview
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Abstract
objectiveThis work compares overall patient satisfaction with outpatient parenteral antibiotic therarpy (OPAT) care across the skilled nursing facility (SNF) and home healthcare company (HHC) settings; identifies barriers to patient satisfaction in OPAT; and develops a model for OPAT patient satisfaction that can help programs improve the patient experience across both sites of care.
methodWe developed and administered a patient experience survey to 100 patients returning to a single clinic for follow up. The survey consisted of 15 items (Likert scale, multiple choice, and free text responses). Patient characteristics and responses to the survey for patients who received care at home and at SNFs were analyzed and compared.
resultsOf the 100 patients surveyed, 98 completed the survey. Overall, HHC patients were satisfied more with their care than patients in SNFs, with a greater proportion stating they would recommend the site to others (71.7% for HHC and 32.7% for SNFs,
conclusionsPatient satisfaction in OPAT is higher for home infusion than SNFs. In order to improve the patient experience, OPAT programs need to engage stakeholders in HHCs and SNFs to improve communication and care delivery.
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