Healthcare Experience and their Relationship with Demographic, Disease and Healthcare-Related Variables: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Patients with Chronic Diseases Using the IEXPAC Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient experience is acknowledged as a principal aspect of quality healthcare delivery, and it has implications with regard to outcomes.

Objectives

Our objective was to evaluate the healthcare experience of patients with chronic diseases to identify patient-perceived healthcare gaps and to assess the influence of demographic and healthcare-related variables on patient experiences.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was delivered to adult patients with chronic diseases: diabetes mellitus (DM), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or rheumatic diseases. Patient experiences were assessed with the Instrument for Evaluation of the Experience of Chronic Patients (IEXPAC) questionnaire, with possible scores ranging from 0 (

SUBMITTER: Orozco-Beltran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525115 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature