OBJECTIVE To contribute to the current knowledge on how a broad range of services offered by general practitioners (GPs) may contribute to the patient perceived quality and, hence, the potential benefits of primary care. STUDY SETTING Between 2011 and 2013, primary care data were collected among GPs and their patients in 31 European countries, plus Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In these...

BACKGROUND Healthcare can cause avoidable serious harm to patients. Primary care is not an exception, and the relative lack of research in this area lends urgency to a better understanding of patient safety, the future research agenda and the development of primary care oriented safety programmes. OBJECTIVE To outline a research agenda for patient safety improvement in primary care in Europe ...

BACKGROUND Present models and definitions of patient-centeredness revealed a lack of conceptual clarity. Based on a prior systematic literature review, we developed an integrative model with 15 dimensions of patient-centeredness. The aims of this study were to 1) validate, and 2) prioritize these dimensions. METHOD A two-round web-based Delphi study was conducted. 297 international experts we...

BACKGROUND Patient participation is required by law in Norway and in several western countries. Current participation ideology is based on individualism, which may conflict with the older generation's commonly held values of solidarity and community. Hence, different values and ideologies may come in conflict when older patients receive treatment and rehabilitation in geriatric wards. Participa...

BACKGROUND High-quality care for patients faced with infertility should be patient-centred. Few studies have provided in-depth insights into the patient's perspective on care and, to the best of our knowledge, no study has provided a model of the complex concept 'patient-centred infertility care'. Therefore, a qualitative study aimed at understanding 'patient-centred infertility care' from the ...

BACKGROUND Patients are increasingly seen as active partners in healthcare. While patient involvement in individual clinical decisions has been extensively studied, no trial has assessed how patients can effectively be involved in collective healthcare decisions affecting the population. The goal of this study was to test the impact of involving patients in setting healthcare improvement priori...

BACKGROUND Patient involvement in health care decision making is part of a wider trend towards a more bottom-up approach to service planning and provision, and patient experience is increasingly conceptualized as a core dimension of health care quality.The aim of this multi-level study is two-fold: 1) to describe and analyze how governmental organizations expect acute hospitals to incorporate p...

introduction the family is in a crisis and a stressful experience when neonate is admitted in nicu ward. in recent decades, role of family in the care of neonates has completely changed. now, empowerment of families in the care of neonates hospitalized is an important approach in the field of neonatal nursing . therefore, it is necessary for parents, especially mothers with neonates in nicu war...