Inpatient Understanding of Their Care Team and Receipt of Mixed Messages: a Two-Site Cross-Sectional Study.
Inpatient Understanding of Their Care Team and Receipt of Mixed Messages: a Two-Site Cross-Sectional Study.
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DOI:
10.1007/s11606-023-08178-4
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发表时间:
2023-09
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Schnipper, Jeffrey L.
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Atkinson, Mariam Krikorian;Wazir, Mohammed;Barkoudah, Ebrahim;Khalil, Hassan;Mani, Sampathkumar;Harrison, James D.;Yao-Cohen, Erin;Weiss, Rachel;To, C.;Bambury, Elizabeth A.;Cimino, Jenica;Mora, Rosa;Maru, Johsias;Curatola, Nicole;Juergens, Nathan;Schnipper, Jeffrey L.
Patient understanding of their care, supported by physician involvement and consistent communication, is key to positive health outcomes. However, patient and care team characteristics can hinder this understanding. We aimed to assess inpatients’ understanding of their care and their perceived receipt of mixed messages, as well as the associated patient, care team, and hospitalization characteristics. We administered a 30-item survey to inpatients between February 2020 and November 2021 and incorporated other hospitalization data from patients’ health records. Randomly selected inpatients at two urban academic hospitals in the USA who were (1) admitted to general medicine services and (2) on or past the third day of their hospitalization. Outcome measures include (1) knowledge of main doctor and (2) frequency of mixed messages. Potential predictors included mean notes per day, number of consultants involved in the patient’s care, number of unit transfers, number of attending physicians, length of stay, age, sex, insurance type, and primary race. A total of 172 patients participated in our survey. Most patients were unaware of their main doctor, an issue related to more daily interactions with care team members. Twenty-three percent of patients reported receiving mixed messages at least sometimes, most often between doctors on the primary team and consulting doctors. However, the likelihood of receiving mixed messages decreased with more daily interactions with care team members. Patients were often unaware of their main doctor, and almost a quarter perceived receiving mixed messages about their care. Future research should examine patients’ understanding of different aspects of their care, and the nature of interactions that might improve clarity around who’s in charge while simultaneously reducing the receipt of mixed messages. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11606-023-08178-4.
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