Engelsk titel: Patients' experiences of participation in care
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Författare:
Kiessling T
;
Kjellgren KI
Email: tina.kiessling@vgregion.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 34
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 04123661
Sammanfattning
Patients have a legal right to participate
in care as well as in the
decision-making affecting their
care in most Western countries.
However, this is not only a matter
of legal right as research has
indicated that treatment outcome
may be improved if patients experience
greater participation. The
aim of this Swedish study was to
describe how patients experience
their participation in care and
various factors that have an influence
on their participation. Data
were collected by interviews with
eight inpatients at a surgical
ward. All interviews were audiotaped
and transcribed verbatim.
Through phenomenological analysis,
meaning units were organized
into themes and the essence
of each theme was formulated.
The experience of participation in
care was expressed in the following
three themes: a need for
dialogue, continuity in contact
with the staff and control. The
essence of participation was the
desire on the patient’s part of a
continuous dialogue with the
caregiver in order to exchange
information. According to the
patients, lack of time among the
caregivers reduced the possibility
to maintain a dialogue. The need
of control could compel the patient
to participate in the care
situation.