Feedback on quality: patients’ experience of surgical care

Roberts, Emilie, Leavey, Ralph, Allan, David and Gibbs, Graham R. (1994) Feedback on quality: patients’ experience of surgical care. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 7 (3). pp. 27-32. ISSN 0952-6862

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Abstract

There is a growing consensus within the NHS of the importance of obtaining feedback from patients in order to improve the quality of health care; consequently, many patient satisfaction surveys are now undertaken. However, much research is based on provider-held assumptions about service quality. This study focuses on patient satisfaction with coronary bypass surgery, starting with the concerns expressed by patients and using these as a basis for evaluating different aspects of care. The paired comparison technique was employed to produce a ranked list of aspects of care that were perceived to be in greatest need of improvement. Some difficulties were encountered in administering the ranking technique to patients in a highly specialized health-care setting; however, results were obtained and validated for follow-up patients. The item of most concern to these patients was a lack of sensitivity about when patients felt ready for discharge.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RD Surgery R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences
Related URLs:	Library Catalogue Author
Depositing User:	Cherry Edmunds
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2009 09:01
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2009 09:01
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/3109

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