Background Consumer involvement in health-care policy and quality management (QM)
programming is a key element in making health systems people-centered. Involvement of …

Background Patient organization participation in health policy decision making is an
understudied area of inquiry. A handful of qualitative studies have suggested that the …

Abstract Background The Cypriot healthcare system has undergone a number of major
transformations since the induction of the Republic of Cyprus in the European Union over 10 …

Objectives Even though patient involvement in health policy decision-making is well
documented, studies evaluating the degree and impact of this participation are scarce. This …

The process of professional caring involves conscious knowledge, intentional actions and
development and maintenance of a trusting nurse-patient relationship. Studies have shown …

Background: Sustaining innovations in health systems is a topic of increasing importance to
stakeholders interested in creating sustainable primary health care (PHC) reform. The Nurse …

The dissertation focuses on answering the question of how can patient's autonomy, privacy
and liberty be safeguarded especially within cultures that do not regard them as primordial …

Background: Patient engagement has become a priority for healthcare organizations, yet
remains inconsistently defined. Patient engagement has also become a priority for …

The historical, philosophical, and ethical foundations of patient advocacy and empowerment
are presented. These concepts are elaborated using relevant position statements from the …

Εισαγωγή: H παροχή υπηρεσιών ψυχικής υγείας σε άτομα που κατοικούν σε
απομακρυσμένες και δυσπρόσιτες περιοχές της χώρας υπολείπεται σε πλήθος και …