eprintid: 10109112
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datestamp: 2020-09-07 09:59:27
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creators_name: Wheeler, C
creators_name: Furniss, D
creators_name: Galal-Edeen, GH
creators_name: Blandford, A
creators_name: Franklin, BD
title: Patients' Perspectives on the Quality and Safety of Intravenous Infusions: A Qualitative Study
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divisions: UCL
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divisions: C08
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divisions: F48
keywords: intravenous infusions, patient participation, patient safety, patient satisfaction, qualitative methods
note: © 2020 by Association for Patient Experience. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
abstract: BACKGROUND: The administration of medication or fluids via the intravenous route is a common intervention for many hospital inpatients. However, little research has explored the safety and quality of intravenous therapy from the patient’s perspective, despite the role of the patient in patient safety receiving increased attention in recent years. OBJECTIVE: To explore patients’ perspectives on the perceived quality and safety of intravenous infusions and identify implications for practice. METHOD: Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with 35 hospital patients receiving intravenous infusions in critical care, oncology day care, general medicine, and general surgery areas within 4 National Health Service hospitals in England. Data were analyzed thematically. RESULTS: Four underlying and interlinked themes were identified: knowledge about intravenous infusions, challenges associated with receiving intravenous infusions, the role of health-care professionals, and patients’ attitudes toward receiving infusions. CONCLUSIONS: Patients were generally satisfied with receiving infusions; however, factors that contributed to decreased feelings of quality and safety were identified, suggesting areas for intervention. Issues to do with infusion pump alarms, reduced mobility, cannulation, and personal preferences for information, if given more attention, may improve patients’ experiences of receiving intravenous infusions.
date: 2020-06
date_type: published
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2374373519843921
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
pmcid: PMC7410139
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
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elements_id: 1810114
doi: 10.1177/2374373519843921
pii: 10.1177_2374373519843921
lyricists_name: Franklin, Bryony
lyricists_name: Furniss, Dominic
lyricists_id: BFRAN90
lyricists_id: DJFUR55
actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette
actors_id: BFFLY94
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Journal of Patient Experience
volume: 7
number: 3
pagerange: 380-385
event_location: United States
issn: 2374-3735
citation:        Wheeler, C;    Furniss, D;    Galal-Edeen, GH;    Blandford, A;    Franklin, BD;      (2020)    Patients' Perspectives on the Quality and Safety of Intravenous Infusions: A Qualitative Study.                   Journal of Patient Experience , 7  (3)   pp. 380-385.    10.1177/2374373519843921 <https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373519843921>.       Green open access   
 
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