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Lyons MS, Dhakal S, Baker C, Chaput G, Finelli A, Kupets R, Look Hong NJ, Gagliardi AR. Preferred labels and language to discuss low-risk lesions that may be cancer precursors: A review. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2024; 126:108321. [PMID: 38805874 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Patients diagnosed with low-risk lesions are confused about whether they have cancer, and experience similar anxiety to those with invasive cancer, which affects quality of life. Current labels for low-risk lesions were chosen by clinicians and lack meaning to patients. METHODS We reviewed published research on preferred labels and language for low-risk lesions, and the rationale for those preferences. RESULTS Of 6569 titles screened, we included 13 studies. Among healthy adults with cervix or prostate lesions, use of the term "cancer" rather than "nodule" or "lesion" resulted in greater anxiety, higher perceived disease severity, and selection of more invasive treatment. Physicians asked about removing "carcinoma" from thyroid lesion labels to reduce patient anxiety and discourage over-treatment did not support this change, instead preferring a term that included "neoplasm". CONCLUSIONS This review revealed a startling paucity of research on preferences for low-risk lesion labels and language, and associated rationale. Future research is needed to understand how to improve communication about low-risk lesions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS To reduce anxiety and improve the overall well-being of patients, it is crucial to gain a deeper understanding of how to improve patient-provider conversations regarding screen-detected lesions with a low risk of developing into invasive cancer.
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- Mavis S Lyons
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
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Gengeswaran N, Brandwood A, Anderson NN, Ramlakhan JU, Gagliardi AR. Do clinical guidelines support person-centred care for women affected by dementia: A content analysis. DEMENTIA 2024; 23:525-549. [PMID: 38567809 PMCID: PMC11059842 DOI: 10.1177/14713012241244982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Dementia disproportionately affects women including persons living with dementia and caregivers. Person-centered care, rather than disease-focused, is recommended to improve care for affected persons including caregivers. General practitioners play a central role in dementia care but find it challenging due to inadequate training. The study aimed to assess if and how dementia guidelines provide clinicians with guidance on person-centred care for women affected by dementia. METHODS We searched for publicly available English-language guidelines on the overall management of dementia in MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Guidelines International Network repository. We employed deductive and summative content analysis, and categorized person-centered care guideline content based on established frameworks, and conveyed our results using summary statistics, text, and tables. RESULTS We reviewed 15 guidelines published from 2006 to 2020 in eight countries. Few (4, 23%) involved persons living with dementia or caregivers in guideline development. Regarding general person-centred care, guidelines mostly addressed the domains of exchange information (93%), share decisions (93%), enable self-management (93%) and address emotions (87%), while few offered content on manage uncertainty (33%) or foster a healing relationship (13%). Regarding dementia-specific person-centred care, most guidelines addressed intersectionality (tailoring care for diverse characteristics) (80%), but few included content on the domains of quality of life (67%), dignity (53%) or sex/gender issues (20%). Even when mentioned, the guidance was typically brief. We identified 32 general and 18 dementia-specific strategies to achieve person-centered care by compiling information from these guidelines. CONCLUSIONS This study identified inconsistent and insufficient guideline content on person-centred care for women with dementia. Compiled strategies for achieving person-centred care could be used by developers to enhance existing and future dementia guidelines; and inform the development of policies or programs, education, tools for clinicians, and quality improvement measures for evaluating dementia care. Future research is crucial for promoting person-centred dementia care for women living with dementia.
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- Nevetda Gengeswaran
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Canada
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Turkmani S, Dawson A. Strengthening woman-centred care for pregnant women with female genital mutilation in Australia: a qualitative muti-method study. Front Glob Womens Health 2024; 5:1248562. [PMID: 38304041 PMCID: PMC10829091 DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1248562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Woman-centred care is a collaborative approach to care management, where the woman and her health provider recognise one another's expertise and interact based on mutual respect to provide adequate information and individualised care. However, woman-centred care has not been fully achieved, particularly for women who have experienced female genital mutilation in high-income countries. A lack of clear guidelines defining how to implement woman-centred care may negatively impact care provision. This study sought to explore the quality of point-of-care experiences and needs of pregnant women with female genital mutilation in Australia to identify elements of woman-centred care important to women and how woman-centred care can be strengthened during consultations with health professionals. This multi-method qualitative study comprised two phases. In phase one, we conducted interviews with women with female genital mutilation to explore their positive experiences during their last pregnancy, and in phase two, a workshop was held where the findings were presented and discussed to develop recommendations for guidelines to support woman-centred care. The findings of the first phase were presented under three distinct categories of principles, enablers, and activities following a framework from the literature. In phase two, narrative storytelling allowed women to share their stories of care, their preferences, and how they believe health providers could better support them. Their stories were recorded visually. This study highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to woman-centred care involving experts, clinicians, community members, and women in designing education, tools, and guidelines.
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- Sabera Turkmani
- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Burnet Institute, Global Women’s and Newborn Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Kostiuk S, Winkler L, Ha C, Dalidowicz M, Naylen Hobach J, Obafemi W, Cameron A, Press M. Creating successful patient partnerships in healthcare education to potentially improve students' understanding of patient-centered care. J Prof Nurs 2023; 49:40-43. [PMID: 38042560 DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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Healthcare systems around the world are constantly evolving to meet the diverse needs of the people they serve. Patient-centered care is recognized as a crucial element in providing high-quality care (Najafizada et al., 2021; Anderson & Gagliardi, 2021; Kwame & Petrucka, 2021). However, there is a recognized need to enhance patient-centered care's application in practice (Edgman-Levitan & Schoenbaum, 2021; Macarthur et al., 2021). To improve healthcare students' understanding of patient-centered care in practice, educational institutions can adopt innovative approaches to teaching. One strategy that shows promise is to include patient partners in the education of healthcare curricula (Merav and Ohad, 2017; Jury, 2022). By engaging patient partners, students can gain valuable insights into the care needs of individuals living with various conditions and then hopefully implement that into their practice. To effectively involve patient partners in healthcare curricula, educational organizations should establish patient partnership programs that foster meaningful collaboration. Involving patient partners in the creation, design, delivery, and evaluation of patient partnership programs may enhance partnerships and sustain active participation. Through collaborative efforts with patient partners, educational institutions can create policies that support and prioritize patient engagement, ultimately enriching the learning experience for students and promoting patient-centered care in practice.
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- Sarah Kostiuk
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada.
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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- Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina Campus, Treaty 4 Territory and Homelands of the Metis, People, 4635 Wascana Pky, PO Box 556, Regina, SK S4P 3A3, Canada
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Gagliardi AR, Abbaticchio A, Theodorlis M, Marshall D, MacKay C, Borkhoff CM, Hazlewood GS, Battistella M, Lofters A, Ahluwalia V. Multi-level strategies to improve equitable timely person-centred osteoarthritis care for diverse women: qualitative interviews with women and healthcare professionals. Int J Equity Health 2023; 22:207. [PMID: 37803475 PMCID: PMC10559457 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-02026-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Women are more likely to develop osteoarthritis (OA), and have greater OA pain and disability compared with men, but are less likely to receive guideline-recommended management, particularly racialized women. OA care of diverse women, and strategies to improve the quality of their OA care is understudied. The purpose of this study was to explore strategies to overcome barriers of access to OA care for diverse women. METHODS We conducted qualitative interviews with key informants and used content analysis to identify themes regarding what constitutes person-centred OA care, barriers of OA care, and strategies to support equitable timely access to person-centred OA care. RESULTS We interviewed 27 women who varied by ethno-cultural group (e.g. African or Caribbean Black, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, Caucasian), age, region of Canada, level of education, location of OA and years with OA; and 31 healthcare professionals who varied by profession (e.g. family physician, nurse practitioner, community pharmacist, physio- and occupational therapists, chiropractors, healthcare executives, policy-makers), career stage, region of Canada and type of organization. Participants within and across groups largely agreed on approaches for person-centred OA care across six domains: foster a healing relationship, exchange information, address emotions, manage uncertainty, share decisions and enable self-management. Participants identified 22 barriers of access and 18 strategies to overcome barriers at the patient- (e.g. educational sessions and materials that accommodate cultural norms offered in different languages and formats for persons affected by OA), healthcare professional- (e.g. medical and continuing education on OA and on providing OA care tailored to intersectional factors) and system- (e.g. public health campaigns to raise awareness of OA, and how to prevent and manage it; self-referral to and public funding for therapy, greater number and ethno-cultural diversity of healthcare professionals, healthcare policies that address the needs of diverse women, dedicated inter-professional OA clinics, and a national strategy to coordinate OA care) levels. CONCLUSIONS This research contributes to a gap in knowledge of how to optimize OA care for disadvantaged groups including diverse women. Ongoing efforts are needed to examine how best to implement these strategies, which will require multi-sector collaboration and must engage diverse women.
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- Anna R Gagliardi
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 13EN-228, Toronto, ON, M5G2C4, Canada.
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 13EN-228, Toronto, ON, M5G2C4, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 13EN-228, Toronto, ON, M5G2C4, Canada
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary Alberta T2N1N4, Canada
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- West Park Healthcare Centre, 82 Buttonwood Ave, York, M6M2J5, Canada
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 13EN-228, Toronto, ON, M5G2C4, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Abuwa C, Abbaticchio A, Theodorlis M, Marshall D, MacKay C, Borkhoff CM, Hazlewood GS, Battistella M, Lofters A, Ahluwalia V, Gagliardi AR. Identifying strategies that support equitable person-centred osteoarthritis care for diverse women: content analysis of guidelines. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023; 24:734. [PMID: 37710195 PMCID: PMC10500823 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06877-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Women are disproportionately impacted by osteoarthritis (OA) but less likely than men to access early diagnosis and management, or experience OA care tailored through person-centred approaches to their needs and preferences, particularly racialized women. One way to support clinicians in optimizing OA care is through clinical guidelines. We aimed to examine the content of OA guidelines for guidance on providing equitable, person-centred care to disadvantaged groups including women. METHODS We searched indexed databases and websites for English-language OA-relevant guidelines published in 2000 or later by non-profit organizations. We used manifest content analysis to extract data, and summary statistics and text to describe guideline characteristics, person-centred care (PCC) using a six-domain PCC framework, OA prevalence or barriers by intersectional factors, and strategies to improve equitable access to OA care. RESULTS We included 36 OA guidelines published from 2003 to 2021 in 8 regions or countries. Few (39%) development panels included patients. While most (81%) guidelines included at least one PCC domain, guidance was often brief or vague, few addressed exchange information, respond to emotions and manage uncertainty, and none referred to fostering a healing relationship. Few (39%) guidelines acknowledged or described greater prevalence of OA among particular groups; only 3 (8%) noted that socioeconomic status was a barrier to OA care, and only 2 (6%) offered guidance to clinicians on how to improve equitable access to OA care: assess acceptability, availability, accessibility, and affordability of self-management interventions; and employ risk assessment tools to identify patients without means to cope well at home after surgery. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that OA guidelines do not support clinicians in caring for diverse persons with OA who face disadvantages due to intersectional factors that influence access to and quality of care. Developers could strengthen OA guidelines by incorporating guidance for PCC and for equity that could be drawn from existing frameworks and tools, and by including diverse persons with OA on guideline development panels. Future research is needed to identify multi-level (patient, clinician, system) strategies that could be implemented via guidelines or in other ways to improve equitable, person-centred OA care. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION This study was informed by a team of researchers, collaborators, and thirteen diverse women with lived experience, who contributed to planning, and data collection, analysis and interpretation by reviewing study materials and providing verbal (during meetings) and written (via email) feedback.
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- Chidinma Abuwa
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, M5G2C4, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, M5G2C4, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, M5G2C4, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, M5G2C4, Canada
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, M5G2C4, Canada.
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Marjadi B, Chiavaroli N, Sorinola O, Milos Nymberg V, Joyce C, Parsons C, Ryan A. Diversity Audit of Medical School Examination Questions. TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MEDICINE 2023:1-9. [PMID: 37553852 DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2023.2240776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Phenomenon: This article reports the under-researched presentation of demographic, social, and economic diversity in medical school examination questions. Approach: The present study audited 3,566 pre-clinical and clinical multiple-choice and short answer examination questions in the same year (2018) from three medical schools in two continents to review the diversity of patients portrayed. The audit was based on an extension of Critical Race Theory beyond race and ethnicity to include pertinent social determinants of health. Findings: Patients were presented in 1,537 (43.1%) of the audited examination questions. Apart from age (89.4%) and binary genders (93.9%), other diversity characteristics were rarely portrayed (ethnicity 7.2%, relationship status 1.9%, sexual identity 1.1%, socio-economic status 0.5%, geographic residence 0.1%, disability 0.1%), or not at all (non-binary genders; residency status; religion/spirituality). Insights: While presenting excessive and unnecessary patient characteristics in examination questions should be avoided, the absence of many diversity aspects may reduce examination authenticity and defeat the teaching of diversity in medicine. Medical schools should consider a routine audit and reasonable improvement of the diversity features of patients in examination questions to support teaching and learning activities addressing patients' diversity.
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- Brahmaputra Marjadi
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
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- Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Dong K, Gagliardi AR. Person-centered care for diverse women: Narrative review of foundational research. WOMEN'S HEALTH (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 19:17455057231192317. [PMID: 37596928 PMCID: PMC10440084 DOI: 10.1177/17455057231192317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Despite advocacy and recommendations to improve health care and health for persons who identify as women, women continue to face inequities in access to and quality of care. Person-centered care for women is one approach that could reduce gendered inequities. We conducted a series of studies to understand what constitutes person-centered care for women and how to achieve it. The overall aim of this article is to highlight the key findings of those studies that can inform policy, practice, and ongoing research. We conducted a narrative review of all studies related to person-centered care for women conducted in our group starting in 2018 over a 5-year period, which was general at the outset, and increasingly focused on racialized immigrant women who constitute a large proportion of the Canadian population. We organized study summaries by research phase: synthesis of person-centered care for women research, exploration of existing person-centered care for women guidance, consultation with key informants, consensus survey of key informants to prioritize strategies to achieve person-centered care for women, and consensus meeting with key informants to prioritize future research. We conducted the reported research in collaboration with an advisory group of diverse women and managers of community agencies. Our research revealed that little prior research had fully established what constitutes person-centered care for women, and in particular, how to achieve it. We also found little acknowledgment of person-centered care for women or strategies to support it in medical curriculum, clinical guidelines, or healthcare policies. We subsequently consulted women who differed by age, ethno-cultural group, health issue, education and geography, and clinicians of different specialties, who offered considerable insight on strategies to support person-centered care for women. Other diverse women, clinicians, healthcare managers, and researchers prioritized issues that warrant future research. We hope that by compiling a summary of our completed research, we draw attention to the need for person-centered care for women and motivate others to pursue it through policy, practice, and research.
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- Kelly Dong
- Division of General Surgery and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Björkman I, Feldthusen C, Forsgren E, Jonnergård A, Lindström Kjellberg I, Wallengren Gustafsson C, Lundberg M. Person-centred care on the move - an interview study with programme directors in Swedish higher education. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:589. [PMID: 35915496 PMCID: PMC9341055 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03657-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is an increasing trend towards person-centred care (PCC) worldwide, suggesting that PCC should be mastered by future health care professionals. This study aims to explore programme directors' views on facilitators and barriers to implementing PCC in four of the largest national study programmes in Sweden training future health care professionals. METHODS A qualitative design was applied and interviews were conducted with 19 programme directors of Swedish national study programmes in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Themes were sorted according to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in an abductive approach. COREQ guidelines were applied. RESULTS The overarching theme, as interpreted from the programme directors' experiences, was 'Person-centred care is on the move at different paces.' The theme relates to the domains identified by the CFIR as outer setting, innovation, inner setting and process. PCC was understood as something familiar but yet new, and the higher education institutions were in a state of understanding and adapting PCC to their own contexts. The movement in the outer setting consists of numerous stakeholders advocating for increased patient influence, which has stirred a movement in the inner setting where the higher educational institutions are trying to accommodate these new demands. Different meanings and values are ascribed to PCC, and the concept is thus also 'on the move', being adapted to traditions at each educational setting. CONCLUSION Implementation of PCC in Swedish higher education is ongoing but fragmented and driven by individuals with a specific interest. There is uncertainty and ambiguity around the meaning and value of PCC and how to implement it. More knowledge is needed about the core of PCC as a subject for teaching and learning and also didactic strategies suitable to support students in becoming person-centred practitioners.
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- I Björkman
- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Health Promoting Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Canfield C, Holmes CL. The pelvic exam as bellwether for patient-led care in the curriculum. MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 56:692-693. [PMID: 35381623 DOI: 10.1111/medu.14805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Carolyn Canfield
- Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Wallengren C, Billig H, Björkman I, Ekman I, Feldthusen C, Lindström Kjellberg I, Lundberg M. Person-centered care content in medicine, occupational therapy, nursing, and physiotherapy education programs. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:492. [PMID: 35739515 PMCID: PMC9229130 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03502-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although person-centered care (PCC) ensures high-quality care for patients, studies have shown that it is unevenly applied in clinical practice. The extent to which future health care providers are currently offered education in PCC at their universities is unclear. We aimed to clarify the PCC content offered to students as a basis for their understanding by exploring the PCC content of Swedish national study programs in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. METHODS Using a qualitative document analysis design, we sampled the steering documents from all higher education institutions (n = 48) with accreditation in medicine (n = 7), nursing (n = 25), occupational therapy (n = 8), or physiotherapy (n = 8) at a single time point. All national study programs (n = 4), local program syllabuses (n = 48), and local course syllabuses (n = 799) were reviewed using a 10-item protocol. RESULTS We found no content related to PCC in the steering documents at the national level. At the local level, however, signs of PCC were identified in local program syllabuses and local course syllabuses. Seven of the 48 local program syllabuses (15%) included PCC in their intended learning outcomes. Eight of the 799 local course syllabuses (1%) contained course titles that included the phrase 'person-centered care,' and another 101 listed 142 intended learning outcomes referring to PCC. A total of 21 terms connected to PCC were found, and the term 'person-centered care' was most commonly used in the nursing programs and least commonly in the medical programs. CONCLUSIONS There is a broad range in how the national study programs in Sweden have incorporated PCC. The implementation has been driven by a bottom-up strategy. A deliberate and standardized strategy is needed to ensure full implementation of PCC into clinical curricula in higher education.
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- Catarina Wallengren
- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Department of Learning and Leadership for Health Care Professionals, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Life Context and Health Promotion, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Medicine/Geriatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Learning and Leadership for Health Care Professionals, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Health Promoting Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bansal A, Greenley S, Mitchell C, Park S, Shearn K, Reeve J. Optimising planned medical education strategies to develop learners' person-centredness: A realist review. MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 56:489-503. [PMID: 34842290 PMCID: PMC9306905 DOI: 10.1111/medu.14707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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CONTEXT Person-centeredness is a stated aim for medical education; however, studies suggest this is not being achieved. There is a gap in our understanding of how, why and in what circumstances medical education interventions that aim to develop person-centredness are successful. METHODS A realist review was conducted with a search of Medline, Embase, HMIC and ERIC databases and the grey literature using the terms 'medical education' and 'person-centred' and related synonyms. Studies that involved a planned educational intervention in medical education with data on outcomes related to person-centredness were included. The analysis focused on how and why different educational strategies interact with biomedical learner perspectives to trigger mechanisms that may or may not lead to a change in perspective towards person-centredness. RESULTS Sixty-one papers representing fifty-three interventions were included in the final synthesis. Nine context-intervention-mechanism-outcome configuration (CIMOc) statements generated from the data synthesis make up our refined programme theory. Where educational interventions focused on communication skills learning or experiences without person-centred theory, learners experienced dissonance with their biomedical perspective which they resolved by minimising the importance of the learning, resulting in perspective endurance. Where educational interventions applied person-centred theory to meaningful experiences and included support for sense making, learners understood the relevance of person-centeredness and felt able to process their responses to learning, resulting in perspective transformation towards person-centredness. CONCLUSION Our findings offer explanations as to why communication skills-based interventions may be insufficient to develop learners' person-centredness. Integrating experiential person-centred learning with theory on why person-centredness matters to clinical practice and enabling learners to make sense of their responses to learning, may support perspective transformation towards person-centredness. Our findings offer programme and policymakers testable theory to inform the development of medical education strategies that aim to support person-centredness.
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- Aarti Bansal
- Academy of Primary Care, Hull York Medical SchoolUniversity of HullHullUK
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- Institute of Clinical and Applied Health ResearchUniversity of HullHullUK
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- Academic Unit of Medical EducationSam Fox House, Northern General HospitalSheffieldUK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population HealthUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Health and Wellbeing Research Institute – Postgraduate Research CentreSheffield Hallam UniversitySheffieldUK
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- Academy of Primary Care, Hull York Medical SchoolUniversity of HullHullUK
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Dawson A, Assifi A, Turkmani S. Woman and girl-centred care for those affected by female genital mutilation: a scoping review of provider tools and guidelines. Reprod Health 2022; 19:50. [PMID: 35193606 PMCID: PMC8862274 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-022-01356-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A woman and girl centred, rights-based approach to health care is critical to achieving sexual and reproductive health. However, women with female genital mutilation in high-income countries have been found to receive sub-optimal care. This study examined documents guiding clinicians in health and community service settings in English-speaking high-income countries to identify approaches to ensure quality women and girl-centred care for those with or at risk of female genital mutilation. METHOD We undertook a scoping review using the integrative model of patient-centredness to identify principles, enablers, and activities to facilitate woman and girl-centred care interactions. We developed an inclusion criterion to identify documents such as guidance statements and tools and technical guidelines, procedural documents and clinical practice guidelines. We searched the databases and websites of health professional associations, ministries of health, hospitals, national, state and local government and non-government organisations working in female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, The United States, New Zealand, and Australia. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation tool was used to appraise screened documents. FINDINGS One-hundred and twenty-four documents were included in this scoping review; 88 were developed in the United Kingdom, 20 in Australia, nine in the United States, three in Canada, two in New Zealand and two in Ireland. The focus of documents from the United Kingdom on multi-professional safeguarding (62), while those retrieved from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the US focused on clinical practice. Twelve percent of the included documents contained references to all principles of patient-centred care, and only one document spoke to all principles, enablers and activities. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the need to improve the female genital mutilation-related guidance provided to professionals to care for and protect women and girls. Professionals need to involve women and girls with or at risk of female genital mutilation in the co-design of guidelines and tools and evaluation of them and the co-production of health care.
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- Angela Dawson
- Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research, Faculty of Health University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
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- Department of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research, Faculty of Health University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
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