A network perspective of engaging patients in specialist and chronic illness care: The 2014 International Health Policy Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient engagement helps to improve health outcomes and health care quality. However, the overall relationships among patient engagement measures and health outcomes remain unclear. This study aims to integrate expert knowledge and survey data for the identification of measures that have extensive associations with other variables and can be prioritized to engage patients.

Methods

We used the 2014 International Health Policy Survey (IHPS), which provided information on elder adults in 11 countries with details in patient characteristics, healthcare experiences, and patient-physician communication. Patient engagement or support was measured with eight variables including patients' treatment choices, involvement, and treatment priority setting. Three types of care w

SUBMITTER: Chao YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089423 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature