Patient satisfaction: The importance of support in the decision-making process

Griffiths, Catrin

Abstract

Long are the days when the success of an operation was determined by the surgeon alone. Surgical teams are increasingly eliciting the opinions of patients themselves to ascertain surgery success, argues Catrin Griffiths. It is vital for clinicians to identify patient expectations and help patients to develop realistic surgical expectations, as meeting these are key to satisfaction.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jan 20, 2014
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
• Print ISSN: 2050-3717
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 498-500
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2013.2.10.498
• Keywords: patient satisfaction, support, decision-making process, visible difference, body image
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925428
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2013.2.10.498
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2013.2.10.498.