Patient Experience Journal (PXJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by The Beryl Institute. PXJ is committed to disseminating rigorous knowledge and expanding the global conversation on evidence and innovation on patient experience. Grounded in our core principles, PXJ engages all perspectives, with a strong commitment to Patients Included. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis and undergo a full double-blind peer review process.
PXJ's reach and impact is reflected in the fact that published articles are downloaded over 15,000 times monthly and accessed in over 220 countries and territories around the world. PXJ is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals, Google Scholar, Crossref and Scopus and we are committed through our open-access policy to ensure the broadest access to articles possible. PXJ does not charge article processing or open access publication fees at this time.
Current Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3 (2023)
Editorial
Four commitments for the future of healthcare: Reflecting on a decade of Patient Experience Journal
Jason A. Wolf
Commentaries
Breaking the transactional mindset: A new path for healthcare leadership built on a commitment to human experience
Kirsten Krull, Jerry Mansfield, Jennifer Gentry, Karen Grimley, Barbara Jacobs, and Jason Wolf
The case for patient-reported pleasure
Preston Long and Tanja Stamm
Transforming the American experience of death: What dreams may come?
Melinda Xu; Geoffrey A. Silvera PhD, MHA; Lyle Walton; and Jane Banaszak-Holl
Personal Narratives
Medicine and kindness, a glorious concurrence?
Araya Gautam
The silence of mitotic figures
Hope K. Haefner MD
Research
“You Are the Key”: A co-design project to reduce disparities in Black veterans’ communication with healthcare providers
Anna M. Barker, Renda S. Wiener, Dave Crocker, Makayla Dones, Oluwabunmi Emidio, Abigail N. Herbst, Jenesse Kaitz, Lauren Kearney, Danielle Miano, and Gemmae M. Fix
Patient perspectives of health-related social needs screening in an urban academic adult primary care practice
Antony Nguyen, Joselvin Galeas, and Jane Jih
Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study
Seda Kumru, Pakize Yiğit, Meryem Demirtaş, and Hüseyin Fındık
Informative material for patient empowerment in sensitive situations
Iris Reychav, Lin Zhu, Avi Parush, Roger McHaney, Daphne R. Raban, Amy Lauren Shapira, and Rami Moshonov
Case Studies
Meaningful engagement of patients and families in a complex trial of advance care planning in primary care
Angela K. Combe, Deborah L. Dokken, Mary M. Minniti, and Annette M. Totten
Implementing a patient engagement framework in the primary healthcare system in Qatar
Nawal Khattabi, Mohammed Abdalla, Amal Al Ali MD., and Mariam Abdul Malik MD.