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Patient Engagement in Safety
Published in Richard J. Holden, Rupa S. Valdez, The Patient Factor, 2021
In service of effective decision-making and safer care, clinicians consider patients to be a source of clinically relevant information. How can clinicians partnering with patients make a difference in the safety of care provision? We asked this question to an emergency physician, familyphysician, and nurse practitioner in a panel on The Patient in Patient Safety: Clinicians’ Experiences Engaging Patients as Partners in Safety (Papautsky et al., 2019). Dr. Gruss (anadvanced practice nurse) discussed a case study where she elicited a history of significant radiation exposure by a patient seeking fertility counseling. The elicited information may not have been revealed by traditional history taking but led her to consult with other professionals to develop a safer and more tailored care plan. Panelists discussed other examples of patient-held information such as life history, baselines, and previously shared complaints, as necessary to the provision of safer care (Papautsky et al., 2019). There is a need to characterize areas in which clinicians most benefit from partnering with patients through information elicitation and to prioritize these areas in research.
Physical literacy as a journey
Published in Margaret Whitehead, Physical Literacy across the World, 2019
Contrary to this, a life history is an account that is edited by the researcher, who may also consider additional material, such as input from significant others, as well as information from written records. Goodson and Sikes (2007) support this view, stating that ‘the rendering of lived experience into “life story” is one interpretive layer, but the move to “life history” adds a second layer and a further interpretation’ (p. 17).
Ageing, Dementia, and Palliative Care
Published in Margaret O’Connor, Sanchia Aranda, Susie Wilkinson, Palliative Care Nursing, 2018
The Box on page 316 illustrates an example of a short ‘life history’ that a nurse could prepare and have available for a case-management discussion about palliative care for this person. A discussion of the implications of this ‘life history’ follows below.
Older Adults’ Experiences of How Participating in a Senior Summer Camp Has Affected Their Lives – A Phenomenographic Study
Published in Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2023
Kjerstin Larsson, Veronika Wallroth, Agneta Schröder
Sjöberg et al. (2019) have studied older adults’ experiences of quality of life and whether existential loneliness can be alleviated. Their results show that meaningful fellowship with relatives and friends can ease existential loneliness. The feeling of intimacy and being able to express love, that people around them see them as important, and being the focus of other people’s care are important parts of the older adult’s everyday life. Being able to accept the current situation and feeling satisfied with one’s life history are also important for experiencing a good quality of life. Many older adults experience loneliness and losses in life, which can lead to depression (Burholt & Scharf, 2014; Öhman & Abrahamsson, 2017). Halvorsrud and Kalfoss (2016) have found that older adults emphasize that it is important to experience intimacy and to have the opportunity to express and receive love, which can reduce depression and increase the quality of life for older adults. James et al. (2014) concluded in their study that important aspects of experiencing a good quality of life when you grow older are that you feel that you have power over your life and a meaningful everyday life.
Exploring the communication experiences of stroke nurses and patients with aphasia in an acute stroke unit
Published in Speech, Language and Hearing, 2022
Renee Heard, Hayley Anderson, Chloe Horsted
Nonetheless, nurses acknowledged the importance of patients needing to communicate beyond their basic needs. This included agreement on the importance of patients being able to express their ‘life history’ including information about their family, friends, hobbies and interests. N1 commented that this knowledge helped to strengthen the ‘nurse-patient relationship’ and N2 commented ‘they’ll feel more comfortable and think she's interested … she cares’. Patient opinions were divided on whether it was important for nurses to know social information about them including information about their personal history, family and hobbies and interests. P1 stated ‘I don't think it's important enough’ and that it was nurses providing ‘good care’ that was most important. Another patient (P3) reported he had no interest in discussing social information about himself stating ‘nah it's not my cup of tea’. On the other hand, P2 reported it was important for nurses to know about her social background and her likes and dislikes but said she had relied on a family member to give nurses that information. This further reinforces the need for a patient-centred and informed approach to communication.
Time Geography, a Method in Psychiatric Nursing Care
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2020
Charlotta Sunnqvist, Margareta Rämgård, Karin Örmon
The health care services of today are mainly focused on the present, which entails a loss of the continuity of past and present and thus of the individual’s personal journey, as well as implying a focus on how a person is instead of who he/she is. Therefore, there is a need for a method making it possible to gain information through the narrative of a person. Within humanized care, the life journey of a person is not ignored but supported, and the need for biographies is seen as important. The purpose of time geography is to connect knowledge from different fields. Thus, life charts provide a comprehensive picture of a patient’s life situation, with a rich amount of information regarding life history. By using the time geography life charting method, the life course of an individual can be visualized and defined, as well as being a useful tool for personnel in a variety of settings to identify stressful and salutogenic aspects of a person’s life. A biography of a long historical period helps us understand the circumstances of current events.