Only 5% of included papers reported engaging patients in educational design and only 7% reported a patient-centred theoretical perspective¶
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q3 i? Patient engagement in the design of communication skills education was rare: only 5% of papers reported engaging patients as stakeholders, and only 7% reported patient-centred care as an underpinning theoretical perspective. → Denniston C 2017
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Denniston C 2017¶
Denniston C, Molloy E, Nestel D, Woodward-Kron R, Keating JL. (2017). Learning outcomes for communication skills across the health professions: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014570
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Descriptive analysis of the 168 included papers in Stage 1 of the review. The article reports "only 5% of papers reported engaging patients in any aspect of educational design" and 7% reporting patient-centred care as theoretical perspective.
"only 5% of papers reported engaging patients in any aspect of educational design. Although valued in health professions education, patient engagement is not well defined"
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