The article argues considering patient autonomy and empowering patients in HAI-prevention may lead to reductions in HAIs and improved outcomes.
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Researchers suggest keeping patients informed with publically available data, providing hospital-specific information upon admission and face-to-face conversations between patients and healthcare professionals could be effective strategies for empowering patients.
“Hospitalized patients are often vulnerable, and vast asymmetries and medical knowledge exist between providers and patients. These conditions can jeopardize adequate consideration of patients’ values and interests. Actively empowering patients, ensuring them an opportunity to act in light of their values and interests, supports patient autonomy,” said the authors of the wisdom of collaborating with patients on HAI prevention.
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