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'Permission to participate?': a qualitative study of participation in patients from differing socio-economic backgrounds

'Permission to participate?': a qualitative study of participation in patients from differing socio-economic backgrounds
'Permission to participate?': a qualitative study of participation in patients from differing socio-economic backgrounds
Participation in health care is an important element of self-management in chronic illness, and policy emphasises patient’s choice. Evidence suggests that this may be inequitable and inadequate, since active participation is strongly associated with socio-demographic variables. This qualitative study explores the perceptions of participation in people with differing socio-economic status with themes related to health literacy and relationship with health-care professionals. Patients perceive participation in different ways, related to their prior expectations of a health-care consultation, cultural expectations and social position. Policies aimed at simply improving ‘health literacy’ and choice will not be successful if these broader disparities are not addressed.
choice, health literacy, participation, self-management, shared decision-making
1461-7277
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Protheroe, Joanne
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Brooks, Helen
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Chew-Graham, Carolyn
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Gardner, Caroline
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Rogers, Anne
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Protheroe, Joanne, Brooks, Helen, Chew-Graham, Carolyn, Gardner, Caroline and Rogers, Anne (2012) 'Permission to participate?': a qualitative study of participation in patients from differing socio-economic backgrounds. Journal of Health Psychology, 1-10. (doi:10.1177/1359105312459876). (PMID:23104997)

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Abstract

Participation in health care is an important element of self-management in chronic illness, and policy emphasises patient’s choice. Evidence suggests that this may be inequitable and inadequate, since active participation is strongly associated with socio-demographic variables. This qualitative study explores the perceptions of participation in people with differing socio-economic status with themes related to health literacy and relationship with health-care professionals. Patients perceive participation in different ways, related to their prior expectations of a health-care consultation, cultural expectations and social position. Policies aimed at simply improving ‘health literacy’ and choice will not be successful if these broader disparities are not addressed.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 26 October 2012
Keywords: choice, health literacy, participation, self-management, shared decision-making
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 346336
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/346336
ISSN: 1461-7277
PURE UUID: 27cd6d98-6876-4997-93c1-4458fbf616d8

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Date deposited: 17 Dec 2012 16:29
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 12:35

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Author: Joanne Protheroe
Author: Helen Brooks
Author: Carolyn Chew-Graham
Author: Caroline Gardner
Author: Anne Rogers

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