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: Bon Secours Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Keegan-Doody
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009873:Operating Rooms; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology