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Reporting and conducting patient journey mapping research in healthcare: A scoping review

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Davies, Ellen L., Bulto, Lemma N., Walsh, Alison, Pollock, Danielle, Langton, Vikki M., Laing, Robert E., Graham, Amy, Arnold‐Chamney, Melissa +1 more·2023·Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim: To identify how patient journey mapping is being undertaken and reported. Design: A scoping review of the literature was undertaken using JBI guidance. Data Sources: Databases were searched in July 2021 (16th–21st), including Ovid's Medline, Embase, Emcare and PsycINFO; Scopus; Web of Science Core Collection, the Directory of Open Access Journals; Informit and; ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. Review Methods: Eligible articles included peer‐reviewed literature documenting journey mapping methodologies and studies conducted in healthcare services. Reviewers used Covidence to screen titles and abstracts of located sources, and to screen full‐text articles. A table was used to extract data and synthesize results. Results: Eighty‐one articles were included. An acceleration of patient journey mapping research was observed, with 76.5% ( n = 62) of articles published since 2015. Diverse mapping approaches were identified. Reporting of studies was inconsistent and largely non‐adherent with relevant, established reporting guidelines. Conclusion: Patient journey mapping is a relatively novel approach for understanding patient experiences and is increasingly being adopted. There is variation in process details reported. Considerations for improving reporting standards are provided. Impact: Patient journey mapping is a rapidly growing approach for better understanding how people enter, experience and exit health services. This type of methodology has significant potential to inform new, patient centred models of care and facilitate clinicians, patients and health professionals to better understand gaps and strategies in health services. The synthesised results of this review alert researchers to options available for journey mapping research and provide preliminary guidance for elevating reporting quality.

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  • Patient journey mapping has been effectively used to understand patient experience, improve quality of care, and inform health service redesign/improvement.

    “Of the existing literature, patient journey mapping has been effectively used to understand the patient experience [16–18], improve the quality of care [7, 19], and for informing health service redesign/improvement [13, 15, 20].”

    From The hospital-to-home care transition experience of home care clients: an exploratory study using patient journey mapping (2023) · cites this paper as [13]

    The Results and Conclusion (pages unavailable) say journey mapping is used to understand patient experiences and identify gaps in service delivery. The Introduction describes improving care quality as a reason for undertaking mapping, while the Discussion says mapping appears able to lead to health service reform. These passages do not establish that it has already been effective in improving care quality or delivering service redesign. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Guidelines on adequate sample size for patient journey mapping do not exist, but studies commonly cite larger sample sizes as ten or more participants.

    “Although guidelines on adequate sample size for patient journey mapping do not exist, studies commonly cite larger sample sizes as ten or more participants [13].”

    From The hospital-to-home care transition experience of home care clients: an exploratory study using patient journey mapping (2023) · cites this paper as [13]

    Table 1 in the Results (Characteristics of included articles; page unavailable) shows that many reviewed studies mapped journeys for 10 or more patients. The Introduction (Background; page unavailable) says there is no standardized approach to patient journey mapping, but the paper does not specifically establish that adequate-sample-size guidelines do not exist or that studies commonly define a ‘larger’ sample as ten or more participants. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Davies, E. L., Bulto, L. N., Walsh, A., Pollock, D., Langton, V. M., Laing, R. E., Graham, A., Arnold‐Chamney, M., & Kelly, J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
  • Flinders University (AU)
Corresponding author
Davies, Ellen L.
Venue
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2022-11-03
Volume
79
Issue
1
Pages
83-100
ISSN
  • 0309-2402 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2648
OpenAlex
W4308185837
Cited by
211
References
95
Citations by year
2026: 95 · 2025: 65 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 1
FWCI
5.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
Keywords
patient journey mapping, patient experience, health services, reporting quality, reporting guidelines, patient-centered care, mapping methodology, care pathways
MeSH terms
Delivery of Health Care, Health Personnel, Humans, Patients

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