Open AccessExploring patients’ reasons for participation in a medical education home visit program: a qualitative study in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Chai-Eng Tan,
Aida Jaffar,
Noorlaili Mohd Tohit,
Zuhra Hamzah,
Syahnaz Mohd Hashim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
perspectives on medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2212-277X
pISSN - 2212-2761
DOI - 10.1007/s40037-017-0353-1
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , health care , nonprobability sampling , snowball sampling , qualitative research , medical education , medicine , nursing , psychology , family medicine , population , social science , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Direct contact with patients for medical education is essential in healthcare professional training. Patients who were recruited for a medical education home visit program in Malaysia did so on a voluntary basis without remuneration. This paper aims to explore their reasons for participation in this program.