Patient Participation - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Medicine 2.0: the stakes of participatory medicine]

7 Sep 2009 Web 2.0: interactive, collaborative tools (wikis, social networks, blogs, virtual worlds) make Internet users active participants rather than simple consumers. Medicine 2.0: mentalities, approaches, and medical practices are changing, thanks to ... Read more...

Understanding commissioning for non-commissioners.

30 Jul 2009 Commissioning is vital to a patient-led NHS. The knowledgeable practitioner, a non-commissioner, can become involved to influence commissioners to improve the population's health and well-being. Commissioning and the activities related towards ... Read more...

Suspected multiple sclerosis - what to do? Evaluation of a patient information leaflet.

20 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Parallel to the establishment of early treatments in multiple sclerosis (MS), new diagnostic criteria have made an earlier diagnosis possible. While there is ongoing discussion about possible benign courses and only partial effective ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Participation - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perspective of the patient and family: the TCAB approach is visible to and appreciated by patients. Interview by Laurie Lewis. 30 Oct 2009
• Ring! Ring!: safeguarding patient information with password protection for phone calls. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
• [Medicine 2.0: the stakes of participatory medicine] 7 Sep 2009
• How you can prevent drug errors. 30 Aug 2009
• Understanding commissioning for non-commissioners. 30 Jul 2009
• Suspected multiple sclerosis - what to do? Evaluation of a patient information leaflet. 20 Jul 2009
• [Development of disease-specific patient groups within Pro Retina] 29 Jun 2009
• The struggle for dignity by people with severe functional disabilities. 29 Jun 2009
• EMRs for improving quality of care: promise and pitfalls. 29 Jun 2009
• End-of-life care--decisions with dignity. 29 Jun 2009
• Perceptions of bed days for individuals with chronic illness in extended care facilities. 30 May 2009
• Diabetes: finding "a clean well-lighted place". 21 May 2009
• Developing community-based activities for inpatients in a mental health hospital. 29 Apr 2009
• [Associative commitment and cancer. Results of a sociological study] 29 Apr 2009
• Arming patients to partner in their care. 29 Apr 2009
• Residents' choice of and control over food in care homes. 30 Mar 2009
• Supportive intervention using a mobile phone in behavior modification. 30 Mar 2009
• How many therapy visits? It depends! The disablement model: a conceptual basis for therapeutic intervention in home care. 27 Feb 2009
• Norwegian healthcare professionals' perceptions of patient knowledge and involvement as basis for decision making in hematology. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Participation'

Definition: Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health.

Descriptor UI: D010358

Alternative terms: Patient Participation; Participation, Patient; Patient Participation Rates; Participation Rate, Patient; Participation Rates, Patient; Patient Participation Rate; Rate, Patient Participation; Rates, Patient Participation;

Related Mesh Headings: Refusal to Participate;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; psychology; statistics & numerical data; trends; utilization;

Tree Number: N02.421.143.262.300; N03.540.245.360.300; N05.300.150.600.620;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: "patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health"; do not confuse with PATIENT COMPLIANCE (see note there)