title: Patients' perceptions of outcomes of a Canadian hospitalization.
abstract: Notes that with health care reform moving at tremendous speed throughout Canada, a great deal of interest in outcomes research has been generated. States that the research team consisted of 17 professional practice leaders from eight disciplines. Proposes, through the research, to identify from the perspective of former patients what results they hoped to achieve prior to discharge from hospital and what facilitated and hindered them in achieving these results. Reports that a representative sample was selected for the study. Forty-one former patients each participated in up to two focus groups, with a total of 16 focus groups conducted. Hierarchical analysis revealed themes that fell within the framework of structure, process and outcomes. The findings will assist in ensuring that more appropriate and effective care is offered to patients by a variety of disciplines.
authors.affiliation: Capital Health Region Royal Alexandra Hospital Site, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alberda
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Chalifoux
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cote
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collins-Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Edney
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerdes
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McIlveen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Policicchio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vink
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010465:Perception; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations