Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorTobiano, Georgia
dc.contributor.authorBucknall, Tracey
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorGuinane, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-05T12:30:37Z
dc.date.available2017-10-05T12:30:37Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn0283-9318
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/scs.12237
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/117016
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Patient participation benefits the patient and is a core concept of patient-centred care. Patients believe in their ability to prevent errors; thus, they may play a vital role in combating adverse event rates in hospitals. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore hospitalised medical patients' perceptions of participating in nursing care, including the barriers and facilitators for this activity. RESEARCH METHODS: This interpretive study was conducted on four medical wards, in two hospitals. Purposeful maximum variation sampling was operationalised to recruit patients that differed in areas such as age, gender and mobility status. In-depth semi-structured audiotaped interviews were undertaken and analysed using inductive content analysis. RESULTS: Twenty patients participated in the study. Four categories were uncovered in the data. First, valuing participation showed patients' willingness to participate, viewing it as a worthwhile task. Second, exchanging intelligence was a way of participating where patients' knowledge was built and shared with health professionals. Third, on the lookout was a type of participation where patients monitored their care, showing an attentive approach towards their own safety. Fourth, power imbalance was characterised by patients feeling their opportunities for participation were restricted. CONCLUSIONS: Patients were motivated to participate and valued participation. Cultivating this motivation may be crucial to patient empowerment and practices of safety monitoring, a fundamental strategy to addressing patient safety issues in hospitals. Engaging nurse-patient relationships, inclusive of knowledge sharing, is required in practice to empower patients to participate. Educating patients on the consequences of non-participation may motivate them, while nurses may benefit from training on patient-centred approaches. Future research should address ways to increase patient motivation and opportunities to participate.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAcute care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420501
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titlePatients' perceptions of participation in nursing care on medical wards
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2015 Nordic College of Caring Science. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Patients' perceptions of participation in nursing care on medical wards, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 260–270, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/scs.12237. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy
gro.griffith.authorTobiano, Georgia A.
gro.griffith.authorMarshall, Andrea


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

  • Journal articles
    Contains articles published by Griffith authors in scholarly journals.

Show simple item record