Patientrollen i en värld i förändring - resultat av en studiecirkel för
diabetespatienter
Engelsk titel: The patient's role in a changing world - results of a study circle for diabetes
patients
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Författare:
Sönnerberg E
;
Efgren LD
;
Welin L
Email: eva.sonnerberg@telia.com
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 31
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02013574
Sammanfattning
The patient’s situation and influence
in the health care system has
attracted increasing attention in
recent years in Sweden, as in
other countries. As from 1 January
1999, the Swedish Health
Care Act was amended to strengthen
the patient’s position. The
aim of the study was to describe
and analyse how individuals with
diabetes reflect upon the patient
role and its possibilities in a
study circle. A qualitative method
has been used in the analysis of
focused group interviews. The
study indicates that the study circle
model is one of several ways
of stimulating diabetes patients’
ability to learn and develop. By
self-education, the members of
the study circle have experienced
increased awareness, knowledge
and self- confidence, which made
them more active in their meeting
with the health service. The study
provides new perspectives of diabetes
patient’s caring role and
the content and importance of
patient education. The conditions
exist for deeper collaboration
between the diabetic association
and its members as consumers of
health care on the one hand and
representatives of the health service
on the other in connection
with education and improvement
of the quality of health care.