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- Title
Patient empowerment: Its implementation and systems within hospitals in England and Greece.
- Authors
Boudioni, Markella; McLaren, Susan; Lister, Graham
- Abstract
Introduction International health policies recognise patient empowerment, resulting in diverse empowerment models and systems. Research on organisational systems for implementing patient empowerment between countries or from organisational stakeholders’ perspective, however, is limited. Aims and methodology: This paper explores and compares organisational systems and structures for patient empowerment implementation in six acute public hospitals in England and Greece (three in each country), their cross-case and cross-national similarities and differences. It uses a comparative, qualitative, explanatory embedded case study design. Semi-structured interviews with a representative sample of stakeholders (n = 33) and documentary sources (n = 79) were analysed with framework. Results Two main patient empowerment themes were identified: (1) organisational leadership, systems, structures; (2) operational structures, services, mechanisms and activities. Generic organisational systems and structures for patient empowerment varied across-cases, but with common organisation of empowerment roles in England and common leadership in Greece. Operational structures, services and mechanisms supporting empowerment varied across-cases and cross-nationally, but with similarities in the main services. Conclusion Implementation of patient empowerment was weaker in Greece than in England, attributable to differing approaches to strategic and operational leadership, limited development of strategies and influential organisational structures. Overall, patient empowerment is well-embedded in organisations with a highly visible patient empowerment profile; commitment to policies and strategy implementation at different levels; strategic and operational leadership investing in dedicated roles with clear authority for patient empowerment, influential empowerment structures and mechanisms.
- Subjects
GREECE; ENGLAND; COMPARATIVE studies; CORPORATE culture; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; CASE studies; PUBLIC hospitals; SELF-efficacy; PATIENTS' rights; QUALITATIVE research; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; JUDGMENT sampling; PATIENT decision making
- Publication
Health Services Management Research, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 4, p180
- ISSN
0951-4848
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0951484817752628