Communicating with Companions. The Impact of Companion Empowerment and Companion Literacy on the Well-being of Elderly Patients

Vázquez, Ana Suárez; Álvarez, Leticia Suárez; Lanza, Ana Belén del Río

doi:10.1080/10410236.2020.1862398

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“…This work is part of a more extensive work which studies the experience of the companion in the consultation of chronically ill elderly patients (Suárez-Álvarez et al, 2021;Suárez-Vázquez et al, 2020). The data were collected from companions of patients over the age of 65 with chronic illnesses who attended the consultation of a specialist doctor (ruling out diseases associated to dementia or which entail a loss of mental capacities).…”

Section: Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Accompanying Patients Aged 65 or Over: How Companions’ Health Literacy Affects Value Co-Creation During Medical Encounters

2021

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Objectives: The recent health crisis has led to a tightening of visitor policies during medical consultations. This work studies the relationship between the companion’s health literacy (functional, interactive, and critical) and the companion’s co-creation of value (co-production and value in use). Methods: Six hypotheses are tested by means of a sample of companions of chronically ill patients over the age of 65, using structural equation modeling. Results: Functional literacy does not predict the co-creation of value through either of its dimensions (co-production and value in use). Interactive literacy has a positive influence on co-production and a negative influence on value in use. Critical literacy only positively influences value in use. Discussion: Merely understanding the health information is not sufficient for the companion to be recognized as a collaborator or “ally” of the doctor. It is necessary to encourage the companion’s communication and critical evaluation skills.

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Section: Samplementioning

confidence: 99%