Benjamin S Brooke1, Julie Beckstrom2, Stacey L Slager3, Charlene R Weir4, Guilherme Del Fiol4. 1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address: benjamin.brooke@hsc.utah.edu. 2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah. 3. Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah School of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, Utah. 4. Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The exchange of health information between primary care providers (PCPs) and surgeons is critical during transitions of care for older patients with multiple comorbidities; however, it is unknown to what extent this process occurs. This study was designed to characterize the extent to which factors associated with older patient's recovery, such as functional status, cognitive status, social status, and emotional factors, are shared among PCPs and surgical providers during care transitions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively identified 15 patients aged over 60 y with ≥3 comorbidities referred for general and vascular surgery procedures at a Veterans Administrative and academic medical center. Semistructured Critical Decision Method interviews were conducted with patients along with their surgical providers and referring PCPs. Thematic content analysis was performed independently by five reviewers on the cognitive processes associated with functional status, cognitive status, social status, and emotional factors. Interrater reliability between providers and patients was assessed using Cohen's kappa. RESULTS: Forty-seven Critical Decision Method interviews were conducted, which included 20 paired interviews between a PCP and a surgeon and 16 paired interviews that involved a patient and a provider. The majority of patients reported experiencing poor information exchange between their PCP and surgeon (58%) and feeling they were primarily responsible for communicating their own health information during care transitions (67%). In paired interviews between PCPs and surgeons, there was nearly perfect agreement for the shared knowledge of cognitive (kappa: 0.83) and emotional (kappa 1) factors. In contrast, there was only minimal agreement for shared knowledge of functional status (kappa 0.38) and social status (kappa: 0.34). CONCLUSIONS: Information exchange between PCPs and surgical providers is often discordant during transitions of surgical care for medically complex older patients, particularly when it pertains to communicating their functional or social status. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: The exchange of health information between primary care providers (PCPs) and surgeons is critical during transitions of care for older patients with multiple comorbidities; however, it is unknown to what extent this process occurs. This study was designed to characterize the extent to which factors associated with older patient's recovery, such as functional status, cognitive status, social status, and emotional factors, are shared among PCPs and surgical providers during care transitions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively identified 15 patients aged over 60 y with ≥3 comorbidities referred for general and vascular surgery procedures at a Veterans Administrative and academic medical center. Semistructured Critical Decision Method interviews were conducted with patients along with their surgical providers and referring PCPs. Thematic content analysis was performed independently by five reviewers on the cognitive processes associated with functional status, cognitive status, social status, and emotional factors. Interrater reliability between providers and patients was assessed using Cohen's kappa. RESULTS: Forty-seven Critical Decision Method interviews were conducted, which included 20 paired interviews between a PCP and a surgeon and 16 paired interviews that involved a patient and a provider. The majority of patients reported experiencing poor information exchange between their PCP and surgeon (58%) and feeling they were primarily responsible for communicating their own health information during care transitions (67%). In paired interviews between PCPs and surgeons, there was nearly perfect agreement for the shared knowledge of cognitive (kappa: 0.83) and emotional (kappa 1) factors. In contrast, there was only minimal agreement for shared knowledge of functional status (kappa 0.38) and social status (kappa: 0.34). CONCLUSIONS: Information exchange between PCPs and surgical providers is often discordant during transitions of surgical care for medically complex older patients, particularly when it pertains to communicating their functional or social status. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Care transitions; Cognitive status; Communication; Functional status; Primary care; Social status; Surgery
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