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Participatory action research: A strategy for improving self-care management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
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Participatory action research (PAR) facilitates the change process in clinical practice and
promotes knowledge development. This paper highlights the potential of PAR to implement
changes in healthcare oriented for the development of self-care management skills
in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In COPD patients, the
preservation of self-care autonomy and quality of life depends on the patients’ ability to
adopt pharmacological treatments and behavioural changes. In a Portuguese central
hospital nurses (n¼52) have identified a gap between the nursing care and the perceived
needs of the patients, and developed a healthcare solution based on a PAR
methodology supported by an overlapping cycle of action and research. The PAR
took place during 14 months. The PAR allowed the change in the care model in use,
in the organization and the nursing care documentation. This change was focused on the
development of self-care management skills, responding to the needs and expectations
of those involved. The PAR proved to be an appropriate methodology to identify and
implement changes that contribute to the safety, quality and access to healthcare.
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Action research Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Action Research 2016, Vol. 14(3) 240–256
Editora
SAGE Publications