Sadia Ahmed1,2, Kyle Kemp1, David Johnson2,3, Hude Quan1, Maria Jose Santana1,2. 1. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. 3. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
Abstract
The Child-Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child-HCAHPS) survey is a validated measure of paediatric inpatient experience. The study objective was to determine which survey questions were most correlated with respondents' overall rating of care. Knowing which questions are most important may provide valuable insights for developing targeted quality improvement initiatives. METHODS: Within 6 weeks of discharge, 3,389 telephone surveys were completed by parents/guardians of children who were hospitalized for at least 24 hours. The survey was comprised of 66 questions, with responses based on Likert-scales. One survey question asked respondents to rate the overall care that their child received on a scale from 0 (worst care) to 10 (best care). The correlation between the overall rating of care and each survey measure and question was then examined using Spearman correlation coefficients. All survey questions were normalized to a 100-point score (0=worst, 100=best). RESULTS: Questions on provider coordination and nursing care were most correlated with overall experience. Quietness of hospital room (r=0.19, P<0.001), and keeping families informed in the emergency room (r=0.12, P<0.001) showed poor correlation. Correlation with overall experience was strongest for the 'communication with nurses' domain (r=0.46, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first study which examines the correlation of individual questions of the Child-HCAHPS to overall rating of care within a Canadian context. Our results suggest that our large health care organization may attain initial inpatient experience improvements by focusing upon personnel-based initiatives, rather than physical attributes of our hospitals.
The Child-Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child-HCAHPS) survey is a validated measure of paediatric inpatient experience. The study objective was to determine which survey questions were most correlated with respondents' overall rating of care. Knowing which questions are most important may provide valuable insights for developing targeted quality improvement initiatives. METHODS: Within 6 weeks of discharge, 3,389 telephone surveys were completed by parents/guardians of children who were hospitalized for at least 24 hours. The survey was comprised of 66 questions, with responses based on Likert-scales. One survey question asked respondents to rate the overall care that their child received on a scale from 0 (worst care) to 10 (best care). The correlation between the overall rating of care and each survey measure and question was then examined using Spearman correlation coefficients. All survey questions were normalized to a 100-point score (0=worst, 100=best). RESULTS: Questions on provider coordination and nursing care were most correlated with overall experience. Quietness of hospital room (r=0.19, P<0.001), and keeping families informed in the emergency room (r=0.12, P<0.001) showed poor correlation. Correlation with overall experience was strongest for the 'communication with nurses' domain (r=0.46, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first study which examines the correlation of individual questions of the Child-HCAHPS to overall rating of care within a Canadian context. Our results suggest that our large health care organization may attain initial inpatient experience improvements by focusing upon personnel-based initiatives, rather than physical attributes of our hospitals.
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