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- Title
Measuring patient experience of diagnostic care and acceptability of testing.
- Authors
Forster, Alice S.; Rubin, Greg; Emery, Jon D.; Thompson, Matthew; Sutton, Stephen; de Wit, Niek; Walter, Fiona M.; Lyratzopoulos, Georgios
- Abstract
A positive patient experience has been long recognised as a key feature of a high-quality health service, however, often assessment of patient experience excludes diagnostic care. Experience of diagnostic services and the acceptability of diagnostic tests are often conflated, with lack of clarity about when and how either should be measured. These problems contrast with the growth in the development and marketing of new tests and investigation strategies. Building on the appraisal of current practice, we propose that the experience of diagnostic services and the acceptability of tests should be assessed separately, and describe distinct components of each. Such evaluations will enhance the delivery of patient-centred care, and facilitate patient choice.
- Subjects
PATIENTS' attitudes; QUALITY of service; MEDICAL care; DIAGNOSIS methods; PATIENT experience
- Publication
Diagnosis (2194-802X), 2021, Vol 8, Issue 3, p317
- ISSN
2194-802X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/dx-2020-0112