'Easier said than done': empowering dialogues with patients at the pain clinic - the health professionals' perspective.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to develop knowledge of the dialogue between the health professionals and the patient in the empowerment process.


BACKGROUND
Dialogue is important regarding empowerment.


METHODS
Transcript-based qualitative content analysis was used to reveal the meaning of five health professionals' views and reflections as reported during three focus group interviews.


RESULTS
The dialogues are important and have varying purposes and characteristics. Conducting good dialogues represents challenges.


CONCLUSIONS
Engaging in dialogues according to the principles of empowerment was easier said than done.


CONCLUSIONS
Establishing supervision groups, considering the dialogue as part of the therapy and organizing the service in a way that makes dialogues and real participation possible. Further research may focus on the patients' views and reflections regarding the dialogues with the health professionals. What is new knowledge about the complexity and the challenges in conducting dialogues in the empowerment process?
Faculty of Nursing Education, Akershus University College, Lillestrøm, Norway. sidsel.tveiten@hiak.no
Sidsel
S
Tveiten
Ingrid
I
Meyer
D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research