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Fracso D, Bourrel G, Jorgensen C, Fanton H, Raat H, Pilotto A, Baker G, Pisano MM, Ferreira R, Valsecchi V, Pers YM, Engberink AO. The chronic disease Self-Management Programme: A phenomenological study for empowering vulnerable patients with chronic diseases included in the EFFICHRONIC project. Health Expect 2022; 25:947-958. [PMID: 35014112 PMCID: PMC9122418 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction The Chronic Disease Self‐Management Programme (CDSMP) has resulted in improved health outcomes for patients. However, research has focused mainly on those with chronic conditions and has not extensively explored prevention programmes targeting individuals with specific vulnerability profiles. Aim This study aimed to understand the effects of the CDSMP on the lived experience of vulnerable patients included in the EFFICHRONIC project in France, based on their needs and expectations before and after participation. Methods We conducted a qualitative phenomenological semio‐pragmatic study based on 37 in‐depth interviews with 20 patients (20 before/17 after CDSMP). Results By transforming existential dimensions (identity, relationship with others and bodily experience), chronic illness generates new needs in the vulnerable person. By resonating with the expectations and needs of participants, the CDSMP induces motivation and a sense of belonging to a community of peers. It has enabled the participants to become actors of their own health until empowerment. Although some limitations are reported, the programme has awakened a desire in the participants to take better care of their health and to develop personal skills with, for some, a desire to become involved in health education. Conclusion Our phenomenological approach highlighted the resonance between the programme (its design and implementation) and the lived experience of patients, as an effective element of empowerment. This necessitates training the facilitators to elicit the lived experience of patients. Furthermore, as a patient‐centred approach is required, the facilitators need to learn how to adapt the design of the programme to the singularity of the patient. Patient or Public Contribution Patients provided the data that were collected through in‐depth interviews, and their experiences before and after the programme were analysed.
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- Dallal Fracso
- IRMB, INSERM, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut Desbrest d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Public, UMR UA11 INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRMB, INSERM, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Quality Institute for Self Management Education and Training, Portsmouth, UK
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- General Direction of Care, Humanization and Social and Health Care, Ministry of Health, Biosanitary Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias, Asturias, Spain
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- IRMB, INSERM, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRMB, INSERM, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRMB, INSERM, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut Desbrest d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Public, UMR UA11 INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Okyere J, Kissah-Korsah K. Opportunities for Integrating Palliative Care in Ghana. SAGE Open Nurs 2022; 8:23779608221143271. [PMID: 36478781 PMCID: PMC9720793 DOI: 10.1177/23779608221143271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The integration of palliative care (PC) services is characterized by several barriers and challenges, which may include misperception of PC services as end-of-life care, poor referral systems, inadequate financial support, regulatory barriers, and the small size of PC professional workforce. Beyond these barriers, the question remains: what opportunities exist to facilitate the integration of PC in managing patients' conditions? Notably, for a resource-constrained country like Ghana, unearthing existing facilitating factors would enable the country to leverage the opportunities these factors present to promote PC integration. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to explore opportunities that exist to facilitate PC integration from the perspective of PC service providers. METHODS An exploratory descriptive qualitative research design was used. Using semi-structured interview guides, seven face-to-face interviews were conducted with PC service providers in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. Data were managed using QSR NVivo-12. Inductive thematic analysis was carried out following Haase's modification of Colaizzi's approach to qualitative research analysis. RESULTS From the inductive thematic analysis, it was revealed that four main opportunities exist to facilitate PC integration. These included the availability of a PC team and teamwork, knowledge level of service providers, enabling attitudes of service providers, and the incorporation of PC in the medical school curriculum. CONCLUSION The study concludes that to facilitate the integration of PC in a tertiary health facility, there is a need to leverage on the supportive attitudes of service providers. Also, there is a need to expand the incorporation of PC education in the curriculum of all health and allied health courses. This could help create a pool of primary healthcare providers who can provide generalist PC services promptly. The study also underscores a need for continuous professional development.
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- Joshua Okyere
- Department of Population and Health,
University of
Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health,
University of
Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Oude Engberink A, Faucanié M, Boulais M, Nègre-Pages L, Bourrel G, Jaussent A, Crespel A, Carbonnel F, Picot MC. Recommendations for risk management and better living with epilepsy. Phenomenological study of the experience of patients, relatives, and bereaved families. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 125:108412. [PMID: 34788730 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To understand the lived experience of people with epilepsy (PWE) and their relatives, the risks associated with epilepsy, the information received from healthcare professionals, and the reaction to this information. METHODS Qualitative phenomenological study conducted between 2016 and 2018. Individual semi-directive in-depth interviews were performed based on a triangulation of sources in three study groups: PWE, relatives of PWE, and bereaved families. Interviews were analyzed continuously, using a semiopragmatic method until data saturation. RESULTS Interviews with PWE (N = 16), relatives of PWE (N = 8), and bereaved families (N = 10) led to several observations: (i) The stigmatizing representations of epilepsy and its constraints lead to a feeling of abnormality which determines the behavior of patients and their relatives; (ii) The global uncertainty surrounding epilepsy is an obstacle to the delivery of clear and personalized information by professionals, and, consequently, to empowerment; (iii) The communication skills of the physician have an impact on the lived experiences of patients and relatives; (iv) Better knowledge on direct mortal epilepsy-related risk could influence the perception of danger to oneself, and help find a balance between overprotection and trivialization. The experience of the patients and relatives led them to formulate concrete recommendations: (i) for the general public: to run information campaigns in order to limit stigmatization; (ii) for caregivers: to provide personalized and detailed information without minimizing the risks, in order to enable patients to "live by setting these risks"; (iii) for patients: to have a trusted person who is informed and trained in seizure management, to join patient associations. CONCLUSION Our study points out that stigma, uncertainty, and lack of clarity of information are all barriers to patient empowerment. In order to provide prompt and personalized information on how to live with epilepsy while managing the risks, physicians need to develop person-centered communication skills. Future research is also required for the development of tools to facilitate this communication.
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- Agnès Oude Engberink
- Institute Desbrest of Epidemiology and Public Health (IDESP), Univ Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France; Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, France.
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (Department of Medical Information), CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (Department of Medical Information), CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (Department of Medical Information), CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institute Desbrest of Epidemiology and Public Health (IDESP), Univ Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France; Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (Department of Medical Information), CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Epileptology Unit, CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institute Desbrest of Epidemiology and Public Health (IDESP), Univ Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France; Department of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (Department of Medical Information), CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France; Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations (CESP), U1018, INSERM, Univ Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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Cormi C, Petit M, Auclair J, Bagaragaza E, Colombet I, Sanchez S. Building a telepalliative care strategy in nursing homes: a qualitative study with mobile palliative care teams. BMC Palliat Care 2021; 20:156. [PMID: 34645445 PMCID: PMC8514278 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-021-00864-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite increasing use of telemedicine in the field of palliative care, studies about the best circumstances and processes where it could replace face-to-face interaction are lacking. This study aimed to: (1) identify situations that are most amenable to the use of telemedicine for the provision of palliative care to patients in nursing homes; and (2) understand how telemedicine could best be integrated into the routine practice of mobile palliative care teams. METHODS A qualitative study based on semi-structured focus groups (n = 7) with professionals (n = 33) working in mobile palliative care teams in France. RESULTS Between June and July 2019, 7 mobile palliative care teams participated in one focus group each. Using thematic analysis, we found that telemedicine use in palliative care is about navigating between usual and new practices. Several influencing factors also emerged, which influence the use of telemedicine for palliative care, depending on the situation. Finally, we built a use-case model of palliative care to help mobile palliative care teams identify circumstances where telemedicine could be useful, or not. CONCLUSIONS The potential utility of telemedicine for delivering palliative care in nursing homes largely depends on the motive for calling on the mobile palliative care team. Requests regarding symptoms may be particularly amenable to telemedicine, whereas psycho-social distress may not. Further studies are warranted to assess the impact of influencing factors on real-life palliative care practices. Telemedicine could nonetheless be a useful addition to the mobile palliative care teams' armamentarium.
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- Clément Cormi
- Pôle Territorial Santé Publique et Performance des Hôpitaux Champagne Sud, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes, 101 avenue Anatole France, CS 20718, 10003, Troyes, France.
- LIST3N/Tech-CICO, Troyes University of Technology, F-10000, Troyes, France.
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- Unité de soins palliatifs Laroque, CHU Angers, F-49000, Angers, France
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- Service de médecine palliative et d'accompagnement, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Pôle Recherche et enseignement universitaire (SPES), Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Pôle Territorial Santé Publique et Performance des Hôpitaux Champagne Sud, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes, 101 avenue Anatole France, CS 20718, 10003, Troyes, France
- Fondation Korian pour le Bien Vieillir, F-75008, Paris, France
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Bistoquet M, Makinson A, Tribout V, Perrollaz C, Bourrel G, Reynes J, Oude Engberink A. Pre-exposure prophylaxis makes it possible to better live one's sexuality and guide men who have sex with men towards a responsible approach to their health: a phenomenological qualitative study about primary motivations for PrEP. AIDS Res Ther 2021; 18:2. [PMID: 33413434 PMCID: PMC7791866 DOI: 10.1186/s12981-020-00327-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is instrumental in the prevention of HIV for HIV-uninfected persons, by drastically reducing the risk of acquisition in the case of high-risk exposures. Despite its demonstrated efficacy, it remained under-prescribed in France until 2018. The principal aim of this study was to understand the motivations of Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) who started using PrEP in Montpellier, France. Methods A phenomenological study was undertaken, using semi-structured interviews with twelve participants attending the University Hospital of Montpellier for PrEP. Interviews were analysed by means of triangulation up to the point of theoretical saturation, using a semio-pragmatic method. Results Fear of HIV infection, personalised regular follow-up, and the wish to take care of one’s health were the primary motivational factors. PrEP allows for a better sexual life restoring a sense of freedom despite the risks of STI, deemed manageable by PrEPers. PrEP does not modify long-term risk-taking behaviours but helps them better live their own sexuality and guides them towards a responsible approach to sexuality. Unclear information on PrEP, delivered by their family doctor, public campaigns or the media, leads to misrepresentations or negative social representation, including within the MSM community, which may delay its implementation. Conclusions Fear of HIV infection and the benefits of regular medical follow-up to take care of one’s health were motivational factors of importance for the use of PrEP by MSM in this study. PrEP transforms all existential dimensions of their lived experience, improving sexual identity and happiness. There is a need to improve professional awareness of the effectiveness of PrEP and to develop a patient centered approach, to disseminate information more widely to the general public and among MSM to reduce stigmatisation.
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