Patient perspectives on how to demonstrate respect: Implications for clinicians and healthcare organizations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Clinicians and healthcare organizations are ethically obligated to treat patients with respect, yet it is not clear what actions best demonstrate respect to patients. This exploratory qualitative study aimed to understand what actions on both an individual and organizational level effectively demonstrate respect for primary care patients.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with primary care patients in an integrated healthcare delivery system in Oregon and an integrated safety net health system in Colorado who were participating in a genomics implementation research study of a hereditary cancer screening program. We systematically coded interview transcripts using a coding framework developed based on iterative review of the interview guide a

SUBMITTER: Bridges C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084197 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature