Care Practices to Promote Patient Engagement in VA Primary Care: Factors Associated With High Performance.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patient engagement has been broadly defined as the process of actively involving and supporting patients in health care and treatment decision making. The aim of this study was to identify organizational factors that are associated with greater use of patient engagement care practices in Veterans Health Administration primary care clinics.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2016 Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT) national survey of direct care clinicians (primary care clinicians, registered nurses, and clinical associates). Exploratory factor analysis was used to group conceptually related patient engagement survey items into 3 subscales: planning and goal setting; motivational interviewing; and organizational strategies to promote self-ma

SUBMITTER: Katz DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489965 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature