title: Walk or be driven? A study on walking patients to the operating theatre.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine patients' perception on the possibility of changing a tradition-based practice to a more patient-empowering service, thus demonstrating that nurses can make a difference in providing a more patient-centred environment. The study revealed that the patients themselves wanted to be included in the decision-making process and actively embrace change.
authors.affiliation: Bon Secours Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keegan-Doody
mesh_terms: D009873:Operating Rooms; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D016138:Walking