Parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of the quality of care: A PITSTOP model of caring. Issue 4 (3rd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wei, Holly; Corbett, Robin Webb; Rose, Mary Ann; Wei, Trent L.
• Is Part Of: Nursing forum. Volume 54:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 661
• Page End: 668
• Publication Date: 2019-10-03
• Subjects: healthcare provider perception -- patient‐centered care -- patient experience -- quality of care; Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12391
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-6473

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Quality of care is measured by various indicators. Besides objective quantifications, it is necessary to understand the meaning of quality of care from the perspectives of patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Objectives: This study aimed to understand parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of the quality of care. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of two qualitative studies examining parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of caring in 2014 and 2018, respectively. Both studies took place in a children's hospital in the United States. There were 40 participants, 13 parents of children undergoing heart surgery and 27 healthcare professionals. The current study focused on parents' and healthcare professionals' viewpoints about the quality of care. Results: Seven themes emerged: p atient‐centered care, i nterprofessional collaboration, t eam communication, s afety and security, t rusting relationships, optimal o utcomes, and positive p atient experiences. The acronym PITSTOP was developed to enable healthcare professionals to recall the elements deemed as important to the quality of care by parents and professionals. Conclusions: This study brought up a novice opinion that healthcare should be like a "pitstop, " not just a "repair shop." Healthcare encounters may be brief but invaluable in helping patients and families succeed in their health promotion.