Key result
A case study of 12 interviews concluded that considering patients recovering from myocardial infarction as active members of the health care team is advantageous during short hospital stays.
Observational (n=12)
Applying service management theory to cardiac rehabilitation suggests that patients should be considered active members of the health care team during short hospital stays.
May support active patient roles in brief post-MI stays; extends service management concepts to cardiac nursing.
AIM: The aim of the study was to describe and analyse the hospital delivery system for patients recovering from myocardial infarction, applying the offering and value concepts from service management theory. BACKGROUND: In Nordic hospital care patients traditionally played a minor role. But changes have taken place. By means of information giving and systematic education from the staff many chronically ill patients are now taking a significant part in their treatment and care. METHOD: The method was a case study including 12 individual interviews. CONCLUSIONS: The principal conclusion is that the short and intense periods of hospital inpatient stay make it advantageous to consider the patient a member of the health care team taking an active part in the caring process.
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Edgren (1998) conducted an observational in myocardial infarction (n=12). Co-production in cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated. A case study of 12 interviews concluded that considering patients recovering from myocardial infarction as active members of the health care team is advantageous during short hospital stays.
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