Publications by authors named "Kjersti E Skudal"

Article Synopsis
  • - The International Survey of People living with Chronic Conditions (OECD-PaRIS) focuses on gathering patient-reported experiences and outcomes for individuals with chronic illnesses, while also examining the quality of healthcare provided by general practitioners (GPs).
  • - A field trial was conducted in Norway where 75 GPs and several patients (125 per GP) were randomly sampled to assess differences in patient experiences based on GP participation in the survey.
  • - Results showed that only 22.7% of GPs participated, leading to about half of patients responding; significant differences were noted in the experiences reported by patients from participating GPs compared to non-participating GPs.
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Background: There is little evidence on experiences in psychiatric care treatment among patients with immigrant or ethnic minority background. Knowledge about their experiences is crucial in the development of equal and high-quality services and is needed to validate instruments applied in national patient experience surveys in Norway. The aim of this scoping review is to assess and summarize current evidence on immigrant and ethnic minorities` experiences in psychiatric care treatment in Europe.

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Objective: To establish a methodological approach to compare two high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patient personas internationally.

Data Sources: Linked individual-level administrative data from the inpatient and outpatient sectors compiled by the International Collaborative on Costs, Outcomes, and Needs in Care (ICCONIC) across 11 countries: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.

Study Design: We outline a methodological approach to identify HNHC patient types for international comparisons that reflect complex, priority populations defined by the National Academy of Medicine.

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The objective was to assess the association between parents' geographical origin and their evaluation of outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Data were collected in a national parent's experience survey of all outpatient CAMHS in Norway in 2017. Following exclusions, 16,143 parents were part of the study, of which 5932 responded (36.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to test the association between the rates of patient-reported incidents and patient harm documented in the patient record.

Design: The study was a secondary analysis of two national hospital assessments conducted in 2011.

Setting: Hospital services in Norway.

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Objectives: A recent study identified patients in six distinct response groups based on their evaluations of outcomes related to overall satisfaction, malpractice and benefit of treatment. This study validates the response clusters by analysing and comparing open-ended comments from the extreme positive and extreme negative response groups.

Design: Qualitative content analysis.

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Background: The objective of this study was to test the data quality, test-retest reliability and hospital-level reliability of the Patient-Reported Incident in Hospital Instrument (PRIH-I).

Methods: 13 incident questions were included in a national patient-experience survey in Norway during the spring of 2011. All questions and a composite incident index were assessed by calculating missing-item rates, test-retest reliability and hospital-level reliability.

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Background: A general trend towards positive patient-reported evaluations of hospitals could be taken as a sign that most patients form a homogeneous, reasonably pleased group, and consequently that there is little need for quality improvement. The objective of this study was to explore this assumption by identifying and statistically validating clusters of patients based on their evaluation of outcomes related to overall satisfaction, malpractice and benefit of treatment.

Methods: Data were collected using a national patient-experience survey of 61 hospitals in the 4 health regions in Norway during spring 2011.

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Objectives: To evaluate the Nordic Patient Experiences Questionnaire (NORPEQ) for data quality, reliability and validity following surveys of patients in Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. DESIGN, METHODS AND PARTICIPANTS: The NORPEQ was mailed to 500 patients randomly selected after receiving inpatient treatment in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The NORPEQ was also included in a national survey in Norway and in the Faroe Islands.

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