The Influence of Nurses' Demographics on Patient Participation in Hospitals: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Abstract

Age and level of education influence nurses' willingness to share power and responsibility with their patients, perhaps indicating that patient participation behavior is an advanced nursing skill and multifaceted interventions, are needed for optimal implementation. Moreover, supervising nurses have different perceptions on patient participation and possibly regard patient participation as an easier task than their team members. This could lead to misunderstandings about the expectations toward patient participation in daily practice, leading to struggles with their nursing staff. Both findings implicate that implementing patient participation on a wide scale is more difficult than expected, which is conflicting with the widespread societal demand for more participation.

Predictors of patient‐centered care provision among nurses in acute care setting

“…Since burnout hinders nurses' ability to deliver patient-centred care, programmes that minimize stressors and manage nurses' burnout are needed. For example, focusing on nurses' coping strategies significantly decreases burnout (Lee, Kuo, Chien, & Wang, 2016), and a psycho-educational programme for stress management could be effective in enhancing nurses' self-care (Kravits, McAllister-Black, Grant, & Kirk, 2010 (Malfait, Eeckloo, & Van Hecke, 2017). Furthermore, the current findings show that experienced have lower burnout, which is consistent with previous studies' findings (Hunsaker, Chen, Maughan, & Heaston, 2015).…”

The effectiveness of bedside handovers: A multilevel, longitudinal study of effects on nurses and patients

“…The study on the underlying reasons for this reluctance is still ongoing, but several recent studies show that patient participation during bedside handovers is a significant barrier for nurses (Anderson et al., ; McMurray et al., ; Tobiano, Bucknall, et al., ; Tobiano, Whitty, Bucknall, & Chaboyer, ), making them dismissive towards the method (Malfait, Van Hecke, Van Biesen, & Eeckloo, ). Although the origins for this reluctance towards patient participation remains unclear, research suggests that it is a result of the feeling of time constraint amongst nurses (Gregory et al., ), the complexity of patient participation (Malfait, Eeckloo, & Van Hecke, ), or nurses’ concerns about confidentiality (Malfait, Van Hecke, et al., ). This should perhaps not be so surprising, as patient participation could be regarded as an advanced nursing skill (Malfait, Eeckloo, & Van Hecke, ).…”

“…Although the origins for this reluctance towards patient participation remains unclear, research suggests that it is a result of the feeling of time constraint amongst nurses (Gregory et al., ), the complexity of patient participation (Malfait, Eeckloo, & Van Hecke, ), or nurses’ concerns about confidentiality (Malfait, Van Hecke, et al., ). This should perhaps not be so surprising, as patient participation could be regarded as an advanced nursing skill (Malfait, Eeckloo, & Van Hecke, ). If true, such a finding would of course strongly mortgage the feasibility of the bedside handover.…”

Co-design for implementing patient participation in hospital services: A discussion paper

“…Patients' experiences and knowledge are considered as complementary and equal to professionals' knowledge [1], both in individual care contexts and in healthcare organization [2,3]. Direct patient participation methods have been proven to lead to patient-centeredness and better care [4], but developing and implementing them is often a complex matter [5,6]. The use of the co-design methodology could offer a solution for designing and implementing these complex interventions.…”