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ArticleJournal of patient experience2020

"If at Least the Patient Could Not Be Forgotten About": Communication in the Emergency Department as a Predictor of Patient Satisfaction.

Seiichi Villalona, Carol Boxtha, W Alex Webb, Cirenio Cervantes, Jason W Wilson

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Seiichi VillalonaRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2442-576X
Carol BoxthaDepartment of Health Outcomes & Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
W Alex WebbDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Cirenio CervantesDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Jason W WilsonDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Press Ganey survey data are used by institutions to understand patient experiences in the emergency department (ED). The present mixed-methods retrospective cohort study examined the effects of hallway placement, pain management reporting, communication approaches, time spent in the ED, and other demographic variables on predicting satisfaction ratings of doctors, nurses, and overall ED care. A total of 4940 patient responses between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017, were analyzed from 2 EDs associated with an academic institution and tertiary care center. Consensus coding was used to qualitatively capture patient responses that relate to communication issues pertaining to care/empathy and understandings of ED procedures. After controlling for multiple factors, hallway placement, pain management, and understanding of ED procedures were associated with higher odds of negative ratings for doctors, nurses, and overall assessment. Issues with patient communication, particularly regarding understanding of ED procedures, were found to be a strong predictor of negative ratings of doctors, nurses, and overall care. These findings point to the improvements in communication as a potential point of intervention in mitigating negative patient experiences.

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communicationemergency departmentpatient satisfaction

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PMID33457540
PMCPMC7786656

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