Patient perceptions of care quality and discharge information following same-day cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine patients' perceptions of care quality following a same-day procedure in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and understand the extent to which they were prepared for discharge.

Design

Single-centre, mixed-methods study.

Methods

Postdischarge, online survey of patients who underwent a same-day procedure in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (n = 150) and one-on-one interviews with 13 of these patients.

Results

Survey responses were positive with mean scores between 4.39-4.83 out of five and 63.3% of respondents (n = 95) extremely likely to recommend the service to others. Interview data analysis identified three themes: the care experience, information and education for safe discharge, and follow-up needs. Participants spoke highly of thei

SUBMITTER: Hames K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077407 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature