Hospital Environment, Hospitalization, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Satisfaction, Patient
Conditions
Keywords
Visual Art, Antepartum Hospitalization
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess whether patient-selected visual art for patients admitted to the antepartum unit will increase hospital satisfaction compared to routine care.
Interventions
OTHERRoutine care
Patient will receive routine care, and will not select, nor have, visual art in their antepartum hospital room.
OTHERPatient-selected visual art in hospital room
Patient-selected visual art placed in patient's antepartum hospital room
Sponsors
Albany Medical College
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients who are greater than or equal to 18 years of age * patients admitted to the study hospital's antepartum unit for care * currently pregnant * willing and able to provide informed consent and complete the provided questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* patients less than 18 years of age * patients who are not pregnant * patients who are not admitted to study hospital's antepartum unit * patients who cannot provide informed consent in English * patients who have participated in this study during a previous admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HCAHPS Survey Overall Hospital Rating | through study completion, an average of 2 years | Overall hospital rating question #18 from HCAPHS Survey |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Experience | through study completion, an average of 2 years | Likert Scale Questions and Open-ended Questions regarding patient's experience with visual art and hospital stay |
| Portion of HCAHPS Survey regarding Patient Experience | through study completion, an average of 2 years | Likert and Rating of patient's experience of hospitalization |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactScott Dexter, MD
Backup ContactKathryne Kostamo, MD
Outcome results
None listed