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How well do we understand our patients' perioperative experience? A qualitative analysis of themes derived from
Benjamin Schepergerdes1, Hayley Standage1, Cate Wetzel1
1Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mailcode L611, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Background:
Patient-centric resident conferences (PCRCs) provide meaningful time to connect with and learn from patients. This qualitative study explores themes of patients' perioperative experiences from PCRCs through patient and resident perspectives.
Methods:
General Surgery residents participated in six PCRCs, which include condensed standard didactics to accommodate a patient panel regarding their perioperative experience. Panel transcripts and resident survey responses describing what they learned were coded using grounded theory methodology. Themes were evaluated and compared.
Results:
76 identified codes were grouped into major categories: "Medical/Surgical Knowledge," "Patient Perspective," "Patient-Physician Relationship," and "Communication." Themes from resident responses predominantly paralleled patient discussion, with common themes including "impact of disease and surgery on patient" and "compassion/empathy." "Medical/surgical knowledge" was only present in resident responses while themes regarding quality of life were more frequent in patient transcripts.
Conclusions:
PCRCs are a valuable tool in resident education to understand patients' perioperative experiences. Themes from patient panels complement, but do not replace, information covered in didactic lectures.
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