Open AccessPatients from across Europe have similar views on patient-centred care: an international multilingual qualitative study in infertility care
Author(s) -
Eline Dancet,
Thomas D’Hooghe,
Walter Sermeus,
Inge van Empel,
Heinz Strohmer,
Christine Wyns,
Diana C. Santa-Cruz,
Luciano G. Nardo,
D Kovatchki,
L Vanlangenakker,
Juan A. García-Velasco,
Biruk Mulugeta,
W.L.D.M. Nelen,
J.A.M. Kremer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/des061
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , health care , qualitative research , focus group , infertility , family medicine , medicine , nursing , perspective (graphical) , psychology , social psychology , pregnancy , political science , sociology , social science , artificial intelligence , biology , anthropology , computer science , law , genetics
International patient centredness concepts were suggested but never conceptualized from the patients' perspective. Previously, a literature review and a monolingual qualitative study defined 'patient-centred infertility care' (PCIC). The present study aimed to test whether patients from across Europe value the same aspects of infertility care.