Patient participation is a trend that arose in answer to medical paternalism. Informed consent is a process where patients make decisions informed by the...

A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need...

Patient Participation Groups are a feature of Primary Care in the United Kingdom. They offer patients an opportunity to be involved with and support their...

throughout the procedure. Performing the procedure with the patient awake is safer as the patient can immediately report any discomfort or problems and thereby...

the patient's role in the patient-physician relationship. There are certain patient characteristics that influence the extent of their participation. One...

Patient advocacy is a process in health care concerned with advocacy for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The patient advocate may be an individual...

Collaboration, Participation, Apomediation, and Openness. J Med Internet Res 2008;10(3):e22 Kevin Kruse. "What do you mean, 'e-patient'?". Blog.kruresearch...

The doctor–patient relationship is a central part of health care and the practice of medicine. A doctor–patient relationship is formed when a doctor attends...

The Patients' Charter is an official document by the government or an organization that enlists various Patients' Rights and Responsibility along with...

involvement, engagement and participation. It can be summarised as "a term to collectively describe ways in which patients, service users, carers and members...