- Title
- Prevalence and correlates of patient-centred preparatory information provision to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging outpatients: A cross-sectional study
- Creator
- Hyde, Lisa; Mackenzie, Lisa; Boyes, Allison W.; Evans, Tiffany-Jane; Symonds, Michael; Sanson-Fisher, Rob
- Relation
- NHMRC.1073317 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1073317
- Relation
- Patient Education and Counseling Vol. 101, Issue 10, p. 1814-1822
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2018.05.025
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Objective: Responsiveness to information preferences is key to high-quality, patient-centred care. This study examined the top ten preparatory information items not delivered in accordance with medical imaging outpatients' preferences, and patient characteristics associated with reporting a greater number of unmet information preferences. Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography outpatients were recruited consecutively in one major public hospital waiting room. Participants self-administered a touchscreen computer questionnaire assessing their sociodemographic and scan characteristics, and unmet preferences for 33 guideline-endorsed preparatory information items. Results: Of 317 eligible patients, 280 (88%) consented to participate. Given equal rankings, the top ten unmet information preferences included 13 items which were endorsed by at least 25% of participants, and commonly related to receiving 'too little' information. One item related to the pre-scan period, seven items to the scan period and five items to the post-scan period. None of the patient characteristics examined were significantly associated with reporting a greater number of unmet information preferences. Conclusion: There is room to improve responsiveness to medical imaging outpatients' preparatory information preferences. Improvements should be targeted at individuals, rather than groups defined by sociodemographic or scan characteristics. Practice Implications: A standardised approach to addressing individual patient's information preferences is needed.
- Subject
- computed tomography; cross-sectional study; information preferences; magnetic resonance imaging; patient-centred care
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1415038
- Identifier
- uon:36851
- Identifier
- ISSN:0738-3991
- Language
- eng
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