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Patient Partnership: One Organization's Journey
Karima Velji1, Callum Tyrrell2, Mark Rice3
1Vice President Clinical Services, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON.
Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|February 20, 2018
Summary
Patient partnership is key in healthcare, especially mental health, enabling recovery. Active patient engagement in care decisions is crucial for healing and system improvement.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare delivery
- Mental health services
- Patient engagement
Background:
- Patient partnership is increasingly central to healthcare globally.
- It is particularly vital in mental health, fostering recovery and healing.
- Patient partnership involves active patient involvement in decision-making at care, organizational, and system levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define the concept of patient partnership in healthcare.
- To explore the significance of patient partnership in mental health.
- To illustrate patient partnership through a case study in mental health.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on patient partnership models.
- Analysis of patient engagement frameworks.
- Case study of a mental health service.
Main Results:
- Patient partnership enhances direct care experiences.
- Active patient involvement influences organizational practices.
- System-level changes are facilitated by patient advocacy.
Conclusions:
- Patient partnership is a critical component of effective mental healthcare.
- Implementing patient partnership strategies can improve recovery outcomes.
- Further exploration of patient partnership journeys is warranted.