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Patient-shared knowledge and information in clinical decision-making : an international survey of the perspectives and experiences of naturopathic practitioners
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dc.contributor.author | Steele, Amie | |
dc.contributor.author | Brand, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Leach, Matthew | |
dc.contributor.author | Lloyd, Iva | |
dc.contributor.author | Ward, Vicky | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-19T15:30:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-19T15:30:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-07-18 | |
dc.identifier | 289921431 | |
dc.identifier | 2c928e42-f53a-4d5b-b273-bb6cb1758ee5 | |
dc.identifier | 85165226351 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Steele , A , Brand , S , Leach , M , Lloyd , I & Ward , V 2023 , ' Patient-shared knowledge and information in clinical decision-making : an international survey of the perspectives and experiences of naturopathic practitioners ' , BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies , vol. 23 , 247 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04087-5 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2662-7671 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-8684-0403/work/139156752 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/27989 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction Most knowledge translation models pay relatively little attention to patient-held knowledge and are largely based on the premise that researchers and clinicians hold all valuable knowledge, and patients are passive recipients of such knowledge. Counter to this clinician- and researcher-centred lens is a growing interest and awareness of patients as experts in their health. While naturopathic medicine is described and experienced as a patient-centred system of traditional medicine, the position of patient-held knowledge is unclear particularly when considered alongside their use of other more objective forms of knowledge such as research evidence. Methods This international online cross-sectional survey aimed to explore naturopathic practitioners’ perceptions of the value and contribution of patient-shared knowledge and information within the context of naturopathic clinical consultations. Results The survey was completed by 453 naturopathic practitioners (response rate: 74.3%). Approximately two-thirds (68.2%) of respondents reported using information shared by the patient. Most rated ‘information provided by the patient’ as either ‘extremely important’ (60.7%) or ‘very important’ (31.4%) to patients. Highest levels of trust were reported for information provided by the patient (‘completely’: 9.9%; ‘a lot’: 53.6%). Most practitioners indicated they trusted knowledge and information derived from the patient’s personal health history ‘completely’(n=79; 21.8%) or ‘a lot’(n=226; 62.4%) from the patient’s perspective of living with a health condition (‘completely’[n=63, 17.4%]; ‘a lot’[n=224, 61.9%]). Patients were the highest ranked stakeholder group (mean: 1.5) perceived to influence NP use of patient experience of living with a health condition to inform clinical decision-making. Conclusion Researchers and policy makers are increasingly focused on the value of the ‘expert patient’ in clinical decision-making, yet health professionals’ report challenges and, in some cases, resistance to meaningfully engaging with patient-shared knowledge in practice. However, our study has found patient-shared knowledge – inclusive of patient experience of their health condition – is among the knowledge used and trusted by naturopathic practitioners to inform their clinical decision-making. This study both offers insights into the knowledge translation behaviours of an under-researched health profession and provides a novel contribution to the wider aim of adopting patient shared knowledge into clinical care more generally. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 | |
dc.format.extent | 1004538 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies | en |
dc.subject | R Medicine (General) | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | R1 | en |
dc.title | Patient-shared knowledge and information in clinical decision-making : an international survey of the perspectives and experiences of naturopathic practitioners | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Management | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12906-023-04087-5 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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