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

Patient participation is increasingly recognized as a key component in healthcare. Patients ’ experiences and knowledge are considered as complementary and equal in importance 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], b ut developing and implementing such methods 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.

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - March 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Eva Marie Castro, Simon Malfait, Tine Van Regenmortel, Ann Van Hecke, Walter Sermeus, Kris Vanhaecht Tags: Discussion Source Type: research