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A qualitative investigation of patient and staff experience across multiple clinical services: The case of a redevelopment programme at an English acute hospital NHS trust [PDF]

, 2009
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This study was a qualitative examination of patient and staff experiences within a redeveloping acute NHS hospital Trust in England.
Pajak, Sarah
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How are the vibes? Patient and family experiences of rapport during telehealth calls in palliative care [PDF]

, 2023
Interactions with rapport are considered essential to palliative care and beneficial to patient outcomes. With the current interest in telehealth, more knowledge is needed about rapport during telehealth encounters in palliative care from the patient and
Gott, Merryn, Wendy English, Merryn Gott, English, Wendy, Jackie Robinson, Robinson, Jackie   +5 more
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The hospital patient service in transition: A study of the development of totality of care [PDF]

, 2000
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University.A concept of "total patient care" was developed in Hong Kong to enhance public hospital services.
Lam, Z., Lam, Zarina
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Caregivers' role in using a personal electronic health record: a qualitative study of cancer patients and caregivers in Germany

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2020
Background Particularly in the context of severe diseases like cancer, many patients wish to include caregivers in the planning of treatment and care. Many caregivers like to be involved but feel insufficiently enabled.
Aline Weis, Sabrina Pohlmann, Regina Poss-Doering, Beate Strauss, Charlotte Ullrich, Helene Hofmann, Dominik Ose, Eva C. Winkler, Joachim Szecsenyi, Michel Wensing   +9 more
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Investigating organizational quality improvement systems, patient empowerment, organizational culture, professional involvement and the quality of care in European hospitals: the 'Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE)' project. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in European countries apply a wide range of quality improvement strategies. Knowledge of the effectiveness of these strategies, implemented as part of an overall hospital quality improvement system, is limited.
Andrew Thompson, Klazinga, Niek, Arah Onyebuchi A, Suñol, Rosa, Arah, O.A., Groene Oliver, Klazinga Niek, Charles Bruneau, Thompson, Andrew, Cordula Wagner, Klazinga, N., Groene, O., Wagner, C., Wagner, Cordula, Suñol Rosa, Arah, Onyebuchi A.., Onyebuchi A Arah, Arah, O. A., Thompson Andrew, Rosa Suñol, Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe Res, Sunol, R., Arah, Onyebuchi A, ?, ?, Niek Klazinga, null null, Oliver Groene, Bruneau, Charles, Wagner Cordula, Bruneau Charles, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Bruneau, C., Thompson, A.   +34 more
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The second patient? Family members of cancer patients and their role in end-of-life decision making

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background Family members are important companions of severely ill patients with cancer. However, studies about the desirability and difficulties of integrating relatives in the decision-making process are rare in oncology.
Katsiaryna Laryionava, Timo A. Pfeil, Mareike Dietrich, Stella Reiter-Theil, Wolfgang Hiddemann, Eva C. Winkler   +5 more
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Person-Centered Care From a Relational Ethics Perspective for the Delivery of High Quality and Safe Healthcare: A Scoping Review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: The aim of this scoping review is to explore whether or not person-centered care (PCC), in its quest to deliver high quality and safe health care, has a relational-ethics perspective.
Gianpaolo Tomaselli, Sandra C. Buttigieg, Aldo Rosano, Maria Cassar, George Grima   +4 more
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Is patient-centredness in European hospitals related to existing quality improvement strategies? Analysis of a cross-sectional survey (MARQuIS study). [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: There is growing recognition of patients' contributions to setting objectives for their own care, improving health outcomes and evaluating care.
Lombarts, MJMH, Klazinga, N., Groene, O., Groene, O, Thompson, A, Lombarts, M.J.M.H., Lombarts, M. J. M. H., Klazinga, N, Suñol, R, Suñol, R., Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Alonso, J., Alonso, J, Thompson, A.   +14 more
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Does midwifery-led care demonstrate care ethics: A template analysis [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Ethical care in maternity is fundamental to providing care that both prevents harm and does good, and yet, there is growing acknowledgement that disrespect and abuse routinely occur in this context, which indicates that current ethical ...
Newnham, E, Ireson, D, Newnham, Elizabeth, Buchanan, K, Davison, C, Davison, Clare, Bayes, Sara, Ireson, Deborah, Buchanan, Kate, Bayes, S   +9 more
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Applying systems biology to biomedical research and health care: a précising definition of systems medicine

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Systems medicine has become a key word in biomedical research. Although it is often referred to as P4-(predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory)-medicine, it still lacks a clear definition and is open to interpretation.
Sebastian Schleidgen, Sandra Fernau, Henrike Fleischer, Christoph Schickhardt, Ann-Kristin Oßa, Eva C. Winkler   +5 more
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