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Patient participation — a review of the literature
Author(s) -
Cahill Jo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00132.x
Subject(s) - dignity , nursing , nursing practice , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing literature , medicine , nursing research , quality (philosophy) , vocabulary , medline , psychology , alternative medicine , political science , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , law , linguistics
• This article presents a critical review of the concept of patient participation. • The concept of patient participation has become widely accepted in contemporary nursing practice. It is now part of the vocabulary of professional nurses and has been heralded as a means of enhancing decision making and human dignity and enriching quality of life. • Patient participation in care is emerging as a growing movement wherein patients are assuming more responsibility for the prevention, detection and treatment of health problems in a manner that supplements or substitutes for professional services. • The review concludes with some recommendations for nursing practice, education and research.