Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Hasta Odaklı Yaklaşım: Hasta Katılımı
Patient-Oriented Approach in Health Services: Patient Engagement

Summary/Abstract: Patient engagement concept is defined as a process by which health professionals make the information and recommendations of the individual compatible with their own needs and preferences in order to prevent, manage and treat the disease, and this approach has positive contributions to the improvement of both the individual and the community health. The patient engagement approach enables the individual to improve his/her role in health services, thereby improving health services and the treatment process, achieving better health outcomes, reducing health care costs and determining more effective health policies. In this study, the concept of patient engagement, the importance in health services, patient engagement process stages, the relation of patient engagement with patient safety and the advantages and difficulties of patient engagement approach are mentioned. With this study, it is aimed to give information about the concept of patient engagement and to provide awareness about the subject to health professionals and decision makers.

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