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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSchuttner L, Hockett Sherlock S, Simons CE
My goals are not their goals: barriers and facilitators to delivery of patient-centered care for patients with multimorbidity.
This study’s goal was to clarify facilitators and barriers perceived by primary care physicians in the Veterans Health Administration to delivering patient-centered care for high-risk or complex patients with multimorbidity. The authors conducted semi-structured telephone interviews from April to July 2020 with 23 physicians across 20 clinical sites, with most being female (61%). Facilitators included: effective physician-patient communication to individualize care, prioritize among multiple needs, and elicit goals to improve patient engagement; access to care, enabled by interdisciplinary teams, and dictating personalized care planning; effortful but worthwhile care coordination and continuity; meeting complex needs through effective teamwork; and integrating medical and non-medical care aspects in recognition of patients' psychosocial contexts. Barriers included: intra- and interpersonal (e.g., perceived patient reluctance to engage in care); organizational (e.g., limited encounter time); and community or policy impediments (e.g., state decisional capacity laws) to patient-centered care.
AHRQ-funded; HS026369.
Citation: Schuttner L, Hockett Sherlock S, Simons CE .
My goals are not their goals: barriers and facilitators to delivery of patient-centered care for patients with multimorbidity.
J Gen Intern Med 2022 Dec;37(16):4189-96. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07533-1..
Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery, Chronic Conditions, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Patient and Family Engagement
Khan A, Rogers JE, Forster CS
Communication and shared understanding between parents and resident-physicians at night.
The researchers studied communication breakdowns evidenced by lack of shared understanding between parents and night-team residents about the reason for admission and care plan. After conducting a prospective cohort study of 286 parents and 37 night-team senior residents, they found that parents and residents reported that they shared an understanding with one another about care plans in 86.0percent and 73.1 percent of cases, respectively.
AHRQ-funded; HS022986; HS000063.
Citation: Khan A, Rogers JE, Forster CS .
Communication and shared understanding between parents and resident-physicians at night.
Hosp Pediatr 2016 Jun;6(6):319-29. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2015-0224.
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Keywords: Care Coordination, Healthcare Delivery, Communication, Patient and Family Engagement, Clinician-Patient Communication