Patients’ perceptions of outcomes of a Canadian hospitalization
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
ISSN: 0952-6862
Article publication date: 1 November 1997
Abstract
Notes that with health care reform moving at tremendous speed throughout Canada, a great deal of interest in outcomes research has been generated. States that the research team consisted of 17 professional practice leaders from eight disciplines. Proposes, through the research, to identify from the perspective of former patients what results they hoped to achieve prior to discharge from hospital and what facilitated and hindered them in achieving these results. Reports that a representative sample was selected for the study. Forty‐one former patients each participated in up to two focus groups, with a total of 16 focus groups conducted. Hierarchical analysis revealed themes that fell within the framework of structure, process and outcomes. The findings will assist in ensuring that more appropriate and effective care is offered to patients by a variety of disciplines.
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Citation
Forbes, D.A., Alberda, C., Anderson, B., Denis Chalifoux, R., Chandler, S., Cote, J., Collins‐Smith, J., Edney, P., Gerdes, C., McIlveen, K., Policicchio, C., Ryan, G., Vink, C. and Yuksel, N. (1997), "Patients’ perceptions of outcomes of a Canadian hospitalization", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 10 No. 6, pp. 221-228. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526869710185021
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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