Hva karakteriserer et godt kurs i helsepedagogikk? - En fokusgruppeundersökelse med bruker
som medforsker
Sammanfattning
This study investigates the participants' views on and experiences regarding
a course in patient education conducted in collaboration between a hospital,
two municipalities and a university college in Norway. The aim of the study
was to obtain knowledge about what characterizes a good course in patient
education. The purpose is to further develop the patient education course. The
study has a descriptive and exploratory design, qualitative methodology and
elements of action research. The epistemological basis for action research is
based on a pragmatic assumption that knowledge is expressed in the work
process. In this study this has been operationalized by development and
implementation of a five-day course in patient education, while the descriptive
and an exploratory character is manifested by the participants’ views on and
experiences with the course. The results are systematized into three main
categories: 1) Participation and interaction between theory and practice;
2) Interdisciplinarity and patients’ voice with meta-perspective; 3) Awareness
and appreciation of the abilities that contribute to changes in practice.
Although the findings cannot be generalized, the potential for transferability is
high.