How to improve satisfaction with hospital stay of severely injured patients
Langenbeck s Archives of SurgeryPublished 23 March 2007
Christian Janßen, Oliver Ommen, Edmund Neugebauer, Rolf Lefering, Holger Pfaff
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Results of the current analysis indicate that psychosocial aspects of physician–patient interaction are of considerable importance in the medical care of seriously injured patients, and there is evidence that the subjective view of a patient is relevant in many aspects of medical treatment and outcome.
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In the present study, the perceived quality of psychosocial care proved to have a significant effect on patients' satisfaction with their hospital stay. Results of the current analysis thus indicate that psychosocial aspects of physician-patient interaction are of considerable importance in the medical care of seriously injured patients. Although this study is mainly based on subjective patient reported outcome, there is evidence that the subjective view of a patient is relevant in many aspects of medical treatment and outcome. These results already gave the motivation to develop a prospective interventional study with a training programme of communication skills to improve subjective and objective outcome parameters of severely injured patients.
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