The key actor: a qualitative study of patient participation in the handover process in Europe

Background: Patient safety experts have postulated thatincreasing patient participation in communications duringpatient handovers will improve the quality of patienttransitions, and that this may reduce hospital readmissions.Choosing strategies that enhance patient safety throughimproved handovers r...

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Main Authors: Flink, M. (Author), Hesselink, G. (Author), Pijnenborg, L. (Author), Wollersheim, H. (Author), Vernooij-Dassen, M. (Author), Barach, P. (Author), Dudzik-Urbaniak, E. (Author), Orrego, C. (Author), Toccafondi, G. (Author), Schoonhoven, Lisette (Author), Gademan, P. (Author), Ohlen, G. (Author), Hansagi, H. (Author), Olsson, M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2012.
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