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Patient Experience Journal

Journal

2023

Qualitative methods

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“Feedback Is Indeed A Dainty Dish To Set Before The Trust”: Comparing How Online Patient Feedback Is Responded To And Used Across Three Hospital Trusts In England, Lauren P. Ramsey Dr, Laura Sheard Dr, Rebecca Lawton Professor, Jane O'Hara Dr Aug 2023

“Feedback Is Indeed A Dainty Dish To Set Before The Trust”: Comparing How Online Patient Feedback Is Responded To And Used Across Three Hospital Trusts In England, Lauren P. Ramsey Dr, Laura Sheard Dr, Rebecca Lawton Professor, Jane O'Hara Dr

Patient Experience Journal

Patients are increasingly reporting about their healthcare experiences in an unsolicited manner online. This emerging resource may offer valuable opportunities for organisational learning. Our study aimed to compare how online patient feedback was responded to and used for improvement in three hospital Trusts. Ethnographic data were collected across three hospital Trusts in England, recruited according to the way they responded to online patient feedback. Findings from three case studies were brought together using a reflexive thematic analysis approach, via a multi-case analysis. Three key themes were highlighted. Firstly, the organisational rationale for engaging with patient feedback influenced levels of compassion …


Living With Covid-19 In The Community During The First Wave Of The Pandemic: Lessons From Patients For Healthcare Providers And Policy Makers, Linda Rozmovits, Michelle Marcinow, Ilja Ormel, Terence Tang, Elizabeth Mansfield, Kerry Kuluski, Seema Marwaha, Susan Law Dr Apr 2023

Living With Covid-19 In The Community During The First Wave Of The Pandemic: Lessons From Patients For Healthcare Providers And Policy Makers, Linda Rozmovits, Michelle Marcinow, Ilja Ormel, Terence Tang, Elizabeth Mansfield, Kerry Kuluski, Seema Marwaha, Susan Law Dr

Patient Experience Journal

This qualitative descriptive study explores patients’ experiences of living with COVID-19, in the community, during the early stages of the pandemic. Between October 2020 and April 2021, fifteen semi-structured, video-recorded interviews were conducted, via Zoom, with participants in five Canadian provinces. Participants self-identified as having had a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19. The constant comparative method was used to produce a thematic analysis of findings. Key findings include 1) PCR tests were not widely available in Canada, during the first wave, so many participants lacked a confirmed diagnosis and, subsequently, encountered challenges accessing specialist medical care; 2) Rapidly changing …