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Table 1 Themes and subthemes for patient participation

From: Patient preferences for participation in patient care and safety activities in hospitals

Endorsing participation

Having a voice

To be a part of the discussions and decision- making process

ENABLERS

Understanding enables participation

Possession of knowledge

Being informed

 

Enacting patient safety by participation

Sharing information

Participating in specific safety activities

 

Impediments to participation

Power imbalance

Being passive

BARRIERS

Significance of participation

Feeling safe

Feeling ignored

SIGNIFICANCE

  1. First three themes and subthemes are enablers to participation and fourth theme with subthemes are barriers to participation. Last theme with subthemes are the significance of participation
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BMC Nursing

ISSN: 1472-6955

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