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Partnering with patients--a concept ready for action.

Mary L Hook1

  • 1Doctoral Student, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. mary.hook@aurora.org

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|October 5, 2006
PubMed
Summary

This study analyzes the concept of partnership in professional-patient relationships, finding it develops over time to empower patients. A model is proposed to guide future research on this healthcare partnership process.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare research
  • Nursing
  • Patient-centered care

Background:

  • The concept of partnership in professional-patient relationships requires further consensus and consistency.
  • Previous characterizations identified relationship, power sharing, negotiation, and empowerment as critical attributes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a concept analysis of partnership within the professional-patient relationship context.
  • To re-examine the concept of partnership using Rodgers' evolutionary method.

Main Methods:

  • A multidisciplinary literature search (2000-2004) using keywords 'partnership', 'partnering', and 'nurse/professional/physician-client relationship'.
  • Inductive derivation of attributes, uses, antecedents, and consequences from 62 analyzed citations.

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Main Results:

  • Partnership is a process with eight attributes, including relationship, shared power, shared decision-making, and patient autonomy.
  • Limited progress exists in applying theory, developing testing tools, identifying need, and specific outcomes of healthcare partnerships.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare partnerships evolve over time to enhance patient voice and self-management.
  • A descriptive model is proposed to aid researchers in developing designs and tools for testing the partnership process.