Abstract:Patient participation in healthcare activities is key to producing successful patient-centered care. However, little is known about both nurses' and patients' perspectives regarding patient participation in East Asia. This paper compared and contrasted perspectives of patient participation in healthcare activities between nurses and patients (age=61.53 ±8.75), using a qualitative study with a purposive sample of 39 nurses and 15 patients. Inclusion criteria for patient participants were: (1) speaking Mandarin … Show more
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