Patient experiences of communication with healthcare professionals to support better shared decision making on their healthcare management around chronic respiratory diseases
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Author(s)
Zhang, Xiubin
Buttery, Sara
Quint, Jennifer
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Background: Communication is an important clinical tool for the prevention and control of diseases, to advise and inform patients and the public, providing them with essential knowledge regarding healthcare and disease management. This study explored the experience of communication between healthcare professionals (HCPs) and people with long-term lung conditions, from the patient perspective. Methods: This qualitative study analyzed the experience of people with chronic lung disease, recruited via Asthma & Lung UK (A&LUK) and COPD research databases. A&LUK invited people who had expressed a desire to be involved in research associated with their condition via their Expert Patient Panel and associated patients’ groups. Two focus group interviews (12 participants) and one individual interview (1 participant) were conducted. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Results: Two main themes were identified and we named them ‘involving communication’ and ‘communication needs to be improved. ‘They included seven subthemes: community-led support increased the patients’ social interaction with peers; allied-HCP-led support increased patients’ satisfaction; disliking being repeatedly asked the same basic information; feeling communication was unengaging, lacking personal specifics and the use of medical terminology and jargon. Conclusions: The study has identified what most matters in the process of communication with HCPs in people with long-term respiratory diseases of their healthcare management. The findings of the study can be used to improve the patient–healthcare professional relationship and facilitate a better communication flow in long-term healthcare management.
Date Issued
2023-07-31
Date Acceptance
2023-07-25
Citation
Healthcare, 2023, 11 (15), pp.1-13
ISSN
2227-9032
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Healthcare
Volume
11
Issue
15
Copyright Statement
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/15/2171
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
2171
Date Publish Online
2023-07-31