Preparation for cardiac procedures: a cross-sectional study identifying gaps between outpatients’ views and experiences of patient-centred care
Authors' conclusion
Areas were identified where actual care fell short of patients' perceptions of essential care.
Study context
- Population
- Outpatients who had undergone elective cardiac catheterization in the prior 6 months at an Australian hospital264 (45%) returned survey
- Participants
- 582 outpatients
- Outcome
- Gaps in patient-centred care: items endorsed as essential/very important by ≥80% but reported as received by <80%
Methodological detailsdescriptive, single Australian hospital, 65-item survey: Important Care Survey or Actual Care Survey
- Descriptive
- Single Australian hospital
- 65-item survey: Important Care Survey or Actual Care Survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Items endorsed by >80% as essential
- 43/65
- Of those, items reported as received by <80%
- 22
- Gaps: GP consultation (items)
- 1
- Gaps: preparation (items)
- 1
- Gaps: subsequent treatment decision making (items)
- 1
- Gaps: prognosis (items)
- 6
- Gaps: post-treatment follow-up (items)
- 1
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Preparation for cardiac procedures: a cross-sectional study identifying gaps between outpatients’ views and experiences of patient-centred care. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. Published 14 July 2023. doi:10.
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