Patient Participation in Nursing Care: Views From Ghanaian Nurses, Nursing Students, and Patients
| Autor: | Cynthia Pomaa Akuoko, Ernestina Armah, Stella Boatemaa Addo, Kwaku Ahenkora, Abigail Atakro, Janet Sintim Aboagye, Confidence Alorse Atakro, Alice Aluwah Blay, Janet Gross |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Higher education
Ghana 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine Nursing nursing Health care participation 030212 general & internal medicine Original Research Article Patient participation General Nursing lcsh:RT1-120 lcsh:Nursing business.industry Ashanti 030503 health policy & services Workload Patient Acuity Focus group Content analysis patient 0305 other medical science business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | SAGE Open Nursing, Vol 5 (2019) SAGE Open Nursing |
| ISSN: | 2377-9608 |
| Popis: | Previous studies on patient participation reported inconclusive benefits of patient participation in health care. Consequently, the World Health Organization is actively highlighting the need for the participation of patients and their families in their care. The aim of this study was to explore the views of nurses, nursing students, and patients on patient participation in Ghanaian hospitals. Sixty-five participants made up of 15 patients, 25 registered general nurses, and 25 undergraduate nursing students were involved in the study. Data collection was done through interviews and focus group discussions. Content analysis was utilized in analyzing the data to generate four main categories. These categories were as follows: (a) meaning of patient participation in Ghana, (b) patient participation encouraged more during discharge education, (c) patient participation in nursing care higher in private and smaller hospitals, and (d) perceived facilitators and inhibitors of patient participation in nursing care. Participants in this study indicated that patient participation in nursing care meant involvement of patient in treatment decisions and nursing care procedures. Participants agreed that patient participation in nursing care was mostly encouraged during discharge education. Participation was perceived to be higher in private and smaller hospitals. Wealth and higher education were perceived as facilitators of patient participation while workload and high patient acuity were perceived as inhibitors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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