Validating perceptions with clinical measures: A latent growth curve on the associations between patient experience and hospital-associated infections in Norway over time.

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the parallel relationships between the growth rates of patient-reported experiences and hospital-associated infections (HAIs) over time.

Data Sources/study Setting: The study employed five waves (years) of data among hospitals across Norway from the Norwegian Health Directorate website for both patient experience and HAIs.

Study Design: The study employed a longitudinal design, testing and comparing different models.

Validation and Adjustment of the Patient Experience Questionnaire (PEQ): A Regional Hospital Study in Norway.

This paper assesses the psychometric qualities of the Patient Experience Questionnaire (PEQ), thereby validating a patient-oriented measurement model in a hospital environment, and modifies the model based on empirical results. This study employed survey data gathered by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from adult inpatients at somatic hospitals in the Health South-East RHF in Norway. The survey engaged 4603 patients out of 8381 from five main hospitals in the region.