The conceptualization of patient engagement is still vague and has changed over time, according to a literature review published in the Journal of Participatory Medicine.
Researchers analyzed five electronic databases with no language restrictions — MEDLINE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science and SCOPUS. Searches yielded 1,020 articles, of which 259 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria.
The review found that the since the conceptualization of patient engagement is vague thus offering a fragmented and partial vision of this phenomenon. Also, the current literature focuses alternatively on different and singular aspects of the patient engagement phenomenon while missing the whole picture.
These results underline the urgency for a deeper understanding of what patient engagement means, noted study authors.
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