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Patient narratives – a still undervalued resource for healthcare improvement

Spitale, Giovanni; Glässel, Andrea; Tyebally-Fang, Mirriam; Mouton Dorey, Corine; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2023). Patient narratives – a still undervalued resource for healthcare improvement. Swiss Medical Weekly, 153:40022.

Abstract

In recent years, patient narratives have attracted increasing attention as a valuable source of insights into the subjective experience of healthcare. This paper outlines a best-practice approach to the collection, analysis, and use of patient narratives, based on current literature and on the experience of developing the Swiss Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx). The DIPEx project aims to provide a systematic and methodologically rigorous collection of patient narratives on various health situations and topics. This paper presents and details the DIPEx approach as a current standard in the field, offering a comprehensive overview and discussing the potential uses and benefits of patient narratives: improve healthcare practice, empower patients and caregivers, help structure better communication in healthcare, and contribute to medical teaching and learning.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, further contribution
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > General Medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:General Medicine
Language:German
Date:30 January 2023
Deposited On:26 Apr 2023 09:12
Last Modified:29 Jan 2025 02:36
Publisher:SMW supporting association
ISSN:1424-3997
OA Status:Gold
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.57187/smw.2023.40022
PubMed ID:36787439
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