Fielden, S and O'Rourke, R (2016) “My way of giving something back”: Patient and carer experiences of involvement in medical education. MedEdPublish, 5 (3). ISSN 2312-7996
Abstract
Background: Patient involvement initiatives in medical education traditionally focus exclusively on the rationale, need, and potential benefits to learners in developing patient-centred practice. Objectives:
This study explores the impact of involvement on patient educators working in medical education. Method: A mixed methods approach was used to generate data for content analysis. Participants completed a questionnaire (n= 49) and were then invited for a follow-up interview (n=20), both methods explored views on involvement, motives for taking part and the impact involvement has had on their lives. Results: Participants reported that they valued opportunities to take part in medical education. This provided a means to reflect on their health condition and patient experience; had perceived and real benefits for their health and wellbeing and provided an opportunity to educate students in ways which participants felt had wide-ranging benefits. Conclusions: There is a need to further develop theoretical understandings of patient involvement in medical education. In adopting a Bourdieuian analysis of involvement the results of this study suggest there is a need both to prepare patient educators for involvement and to provide on-going support to enable individuals to realise the benefits of involvement, which are not automatic.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This has been published under Creative Commons "CC BY-SA 4.0" (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) |
Keywords: | patient involvement |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Education |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2017 14:47 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2020 13:37 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2016.000133 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Medical Education in Europe |
Identification Number: | 10.15694/mep.2016.000133 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:111287 |