title: [Patient participation for safer health care – interviews with physicians and nurses].
abstract: Patient participation for safer health care - interviews with physicians and nurses Patient participation to achieve safer care is an area of growing policy, research and health care management and practice interest. Patients are uniquely placed to observe their treatment, care and physical environment throughout their journey in the health care system. However, very few studies have investigated health care providers' attitudes and beliefs concerning patient participation for improved patient safety. This study explored factors that acted as facilitators and/or barriers to patient participation for safer care, as perceived by physicians and nurses in Swedish health care. Interviews were conducted with 13 physicians and 11 nurses, using a purposeful sampling strategy to achieve a heterogeneous sample of providers. We identified nine categories of factors, many of which functioned as barriers to patient participation to achieve safer care.
authors.affiliation: Linkopings universitet - Institutionen för medicin ich hälsa Linkoping, Sweden Linkopings universitet - Institutionen för medicin ich hälsa Linkoping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nilsen
authors.affiliation: Linkopings universitet - Institutionen för medicin ich hälsa Linkoping, Sweden Linkopings universitet - Institutionen för medicin ich hälsa Linkoping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skagerström
authors.affiliation: Region Östergötland - Hjärt- och medicincentrum Linköping, Sweden Region Östergötland - Hjärt- och medicincentrum Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ericsson
authors.affiliation: Linneuniversitet - Kalmar, Sweden Linneuniversitet - Kalmar, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schildmeijer
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses; D010358:Patient Participation; D061214:Patient Safety; D010820:Physicians; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors