Timing of Morning Rounds for Postpartum Hospitalized Women

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston150 enrolled

Overview

In postpartum hospitalized women, does delayed morning rounding improve patient satisfaction?

OBJECTIVE To investigate the timing of physician rounds on patient satisfaction STUDY DESIGN Randomized, controlled, quality improvement trial OUTCOMES Primary: score on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provers and Systems (HCAPS) survey Secondary: score on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Physician Rounds Postpartum

Interventions

Delayed roundsBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Delivered between 0600 and 0000 * Admitted to Memorial Hermann postpartum unit * Patient managed by the University of Texas Physicians Group and/or obstetrics-gynecology residents Exclusion Criteria: \- None

Locations (1)

Texas Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

score on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provers and Systems (HCAPS) survey

Patient will be give a modified version of the validated HCAPS survey at discharge from the hospital to assess patient satisfaction and the scores will be compared between the 2 groups.

Time frame: 2 months

Secondary Outcomes

score on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Patient will be given this questionnaire at discharge from the hospital to assess risk for postpartum depression and the scores will be compared between the 2 groups.

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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