Key result
Patients in hospitals with negative working conditions for new doctors rated their overall experience significantly lower (mean 7.74) than those in hospitals with positive working conditions (mean 8.35).
Observational (n=1,808)
Yes
May warrant efforts to improve trainee conditions for patient experience; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.
How insufficient training and staffing affects patient experience.
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Caroline Kamau (2016) conducted an observational in Inpatient admission (n=1,808). Negative working conditions for new doctors vs. Positive working conditions for new doctors was evaluated on Patient's rating of overall experience (scale 0-10) (η2=0.004, p=0.012). Patients in hospitals with negative working conditions for new doctors rated their overall experience significantly lower (mean 7.74) than those in hospitals with positive working conditions (mean 8.35).
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