Publications by authors named "Tracy O'Carroll"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined patient experiences of shared decision making (SDM) in public acute hospitals in Ireland, analyzing data from three years of the Irish National Inpatient Experience Survey.
- A total of 39,453 patients participated, revealing an average SDM experience score, with higher ratings for treatments and lower for discharge processes; older patients and men reported more positive experiences.
- The findings suggest a need for better facilitation of SDM, especially at discharge, by allowing more time for discussions between healthcare providers, patients, and their families.
Background: Assessing and measuring the experience and quality of care provided is central to the improvement of care delivery of all healthcare systems. This paper reports on the development of a survey instrument to capture the experiences of care at end of life from the perspective of bereaved relatives in the Republic of Ireland.
Methods: A multi-method, multi-stakeholder, sequential approach was adopted for this study.
Objective: To explore women's experiences of initiating and continuing breast or formula feeding shortly after birth in Ireland's maternity hospitals and units, as well as at home after birth.
Design: Mixed methods secondary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from the Irish National Maternity Experience Survey 2020.
Setting: All 19 maternity hospitals and units in the Republic of Ireland and the national home births service.
The growing population of older people has increased demand to meet their complex healthcare needs, including in emergency departments (EDs). This study explored the experiences of people aged 65+ in Irish EDs, involving secondary analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from the 2019 National Inpatient Experience Survey (NIES). Experiences in the ED and overall hospital experiences were dichotomized as poor to fair or good to very good.
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