Taylor, F; Ogidi, J; Chauhan, R; Ladva, Z; Brearley, S; Drennan, VM
(2021)
Introducing physician associates to hospital patients: Development and feasibility testing of a patient experience-based intervention.
Health Expect, 24 (1).
pp. 77-86.
ISSN 1369-7625
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13149
SGUL Authors: Drennan, Vari MacDougal
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Physician associates (PAs) are one of many new mid-level health practitioner roles being introduced worldwide. They are a recent innovation in English hospitals. Patient confusion with novel mid-level practitioner titles and roles is well documented, alongside evidence of a positive association between patients' ability to identify practitioners and patient satisfaction. No prior research developed an intervention to introduce PAs or any other new practitioner role to hospital patients. OBJECTIVE: To develop, with patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), an intervention for introducing the PA role to hospital patients, and to test feasibility. METHODS: Intervention development was underpinned by an experience-based co-design approach. Workshop participants generated ideas for introducing PAs, subsequently explored in semi-structured interviews with hospital patients (n = 13). Interview findings were used by participants in a second workshop to design the intervention. Feasibility of the intervention was assessed in relation to its acceptability and efficacy using semi-structured interviews with hospital patients (n = 20) and PAs (n = 3). RESULTS: The intervention developed was a patient information leaflet. It was considered feasible to use in the hospital setting, helpful to patients in understanding the PA role and acceptable to both patients and PAs. The intervention was also appreciated by patients for providing reassurance of care and support. CONCLUSIONS: An experience-based co-design approach enabled development of an intervention tailored to patients' experiential preferences. Positive evidence of feasibility and utility is encouraging, supporting future larger-scale testing. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: PPIE representatives were involved in the study design, intervention development and data interpretation.
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© 2020 The Authors. Health Expectations published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: |
co-design, hospital patient information, patient and public involvement, patient experience, physician assistants, physician associates, qualitative research, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1110 Nursing, 1701 Psychology, Public Health |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Health Expect |
ISSN: |
1369-7625 |
Language: |
eng |
Dates: |
Date | Event |
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12 February 2021 | Published | 25 November 2020 | Published Online | 15 October 2020 | Accepted |
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Publisher License: |
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 |
PubMed ID: |
33238078 |
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URI: |
https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112669 |
Publisher's version: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13149 |
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