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ArticleBMJ open2022

Drivers of paediatric inpatient experience: retrospective analysis of casemix factors for the Alberta Paediatric Inpatient Experience Survey in Alberta, Canada.

Brian Jacob Steele, Paul Fairie, Kyle Kemp, Maria-Jose Santana

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Brian Jacob SteelePaediatrics and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0081-1079
Paul FairieCommunity Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Kyle KempCommunity Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0138-5013
Maria-Jose SantanaPaediatrics and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada mjsantan@ucalgary.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-0202-5952

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Abstract

objectiveIn Alberta, the Alberta Paediatric Inpatient Experience Survey (APIES) is used as a proxy-reported measure of paediatric experience. To our knowledge, the influence of casemix factors on patient experience as measured by paediatric patient experience surveys have not been reported within Canadian paediatric samples. In this paper, we sought to determine the patient and respondent factors associated with paediatric inpatient experiences in Alberta, Canada.

designRetrospective analysis of patient experience survey data.

settingInpatiet acute care hospitals in Alberta, Canada. INTERVENTION AND

main outcome measuresRetrospective analyses were conducted using APIES surveys linked with eligible inpatient records (n=6262). Descriptive statistics were reported. χ

resultsCasemix characteristics were unevenly distributed between general and paediatric hospitals. Compared with reference categories, older respondents, healthier patients and treatment at paediatric facilities had increased odds of providing most-positive ratings. Increased respondent education was associated with decreased odds of providing most-positive ratings. Likelihood-ratio tests showed that most casemix variables improved model fit, except for respondent relationship to the patient.

conclusionsTo improve reports of paediatric inpatient experience, administrators and providers require reliable and comparable measurement. Both the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and other measures of patient and family experience need to consider patient and respondent characteristics when interpreting results. Considered with other research from patient experience in Alberta, we discuss future directions and quality improvement implications.

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Hospitals, PediatricInpatientsAlbertaChildHumansRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesHealth policyPAEDIATRICSQuality in health careSTATISTICS & RESEARCH METHODS

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PMID35551089
PMCPMC9109043

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