Influence of Participation in a Medical-Themed Science Café on Patient Activation
Yuta Okazawa,1 Hayato Kizaki,1 Nobuyuki Suzuki,2 Wakako Osaka,3 Satoko Hori1,2 1Division of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan; 2Patient Salon Association, Tokyo, Japan; 3Keio University Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Tokyo, 160-8582, JapanCorresponde...
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| description | Yuta Okazawa,1 Hayato Kizaki,1 Nobuyuki Suzuki,2 Wakako Osaka,3 Satoko Hori1,2 1Division of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan; 2Patient Salon Association, Tokyo, Japan; 3Keio University Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Tokyo, 160-8582, JapanCorrespondence: Satoko Hori, Division of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan, Tel +81-3-5400-2650, Fax +81-3-5400-2799, Email hori-st@pha.keio.ac.jpPurpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of a Science Café (SC) dealing with medical topics on participants’ patient activation (PA), a concept that refers to patients’ involvement in managing their own health, working with their healthcare providers, and maintaining their health.Material and Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients who had participated in a medical SC (n = 10) to identify the medical SC-associated factors that influenced PA. Through a questionnaire of medical SC participants (n = 23), the impact on PA and correlations with relevant psychological measures were quantitatively assessed.Results: The interviews revealed three factors: “Experience & acceptance of chronic conditions”, “Features of medical SC” and “Changes as a result of participation.” The questionnaire results showed a positive correlation between PA and resilience and a negative correlation with decision regret.Conclusions: Participation in a medical SC by people with illnesses can improve PA by improving knowledge and skills for self-management and increasing self-awareness of illness in a supportive environment. The study highlights the potential benefits of using medical SC as a strategy for healthcare providers to improve PA and health outcomes.Keywords: self-management, psychological measures, patient community, supportive environment |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c7d98956c7a4867bd3978b0fa7e26112023-11-28T17:15:53ZengDove Medical PressPatient Preference and Adherence1177-889X2023-11-01Volume 173093310688539Influence of Participation in a Medical-Themed Science Café on Patient ActivationOkazawa YKizaki HSuzuki NOsaka WHori SYuta Okazawa,1 Hayato Kizaki,1 Nobuyuki Suzuki,2 Wakako Osaka,3 Satoko Hori1,2 1Division of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan; 2Patient Salon Association, Tokyo, Japan; 3Keio University Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Tokyo, 160-8582, JapanCorrespondence: Satoko Hori, Division of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan, Tel +81-3-5400-2650, Fax +81-3-5400-2799, Email hori-st@pha.keio.ac.jpPurpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of a Science Café (SC) dealing with medical topics on participants’ patient activation (PA), a concept that refers to patients’ involvement in managing their own health, working with their healthcare providers, and maintaining their health.Material and Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients who had participated in a medical SC (n = 10) to identify the medical SC-associated factors that influenced PA. Through a questionnaire of medical SC participants (n = 23), the impact on PA and correlations with relevant psychological measures were quantitatively assessed.Results: The interviews revealed three factors: “Experience & acceptance of chronic conditions”, “Features of medical SC” and “Changes as a result of participation.” The questionnaire results showed a positive correlation between PA and resilience and a negative correlation with decision regret.Conclusions: Participation in a medical SC by people with illnesses can improve PA by improving knowledge and skills for self-management and increasing self-awareness of illness in a supportive environment. The study highlights the potential benefits of using medical SC as a strategy for healthcare providers to improve PA and health outcomes.Keywords: self-management, psychological measures, patient community, supportive environmenthttps://www.dovepress.com/influence-of-participation-in-a-medical-themed-science-caf-on-patient--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPAself-managementpsychological measurespatient communitysupportive environment |
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| title | Influence of Participation in a Medical-Themed Science Café on Patient Activation |
| title_full | Influence of Participation in a Medical-Themed Science Café on Patient Activation |
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| title_short | Influence of Participation in a Medical-Themed Science Café on Patient Activation |
| title_sort | influence of participation in a medical themed science caf eacute on patient activation |
| topic | self-management psychological measures patient community supportive environment |
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