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Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary
Patients are best positioned to provide information about their experiences of healthcare services; however, their perspectives are often underutilized. During informal discussions with massage therapists (MTs) and through the authors’ own professional experiences, it was noted that there are times...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33282036 |
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description | Patients are best positioned to provide information about their experiences of healthcare services; however, their perspectives are often underutilized. During informal discussions with massage therapists (MTs) and through the authors’ own professional experiences, it was noted that there are times when patients decide independently, and without notice, to end the care they are receiving. To date, no research has been published exploring the experiences of patients who choose to discontinue massage therapy care and there is a gap in the quality assurance process of MTs. Lack of understanding of patients’ experiences is a missed opportunity to strengthen the therapeutic relationship, ensure patient safety, improve treatment quality, and develop professionally. We recommend researchers explore mixed methods designs, involve patients in the research process, and solicit multiple perspectives when studying patients’ experiences of ending massage therapy care. |
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spelling | pubmed-77040432020-12-05 Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary Baskwill, Amanda Michaud, Suzanne Int J Ther Massage Bodywork Commentaries Patients are best positioned to provide information about their experiences of healthcare services; however, their perspectives are often underutilized. During informal discussions with massage therapists (MTs) and through the authors’ own professional experiences, it was noted that there are times when patients decide independently, and without notice, to end the care they are receiving. To date, no research has been published exploring the experiences of patients who choose to discontinue massage therapy care and there is a gap in the quality assurance process of MTs. Lack of understanding of patients’ experiences is a missed opportunity to strengthen the therapeutic relationship, ensure patient safety, improve treatment quality, and develop professionally. We recommend researchers explore mixed methods designs, involve patients in the research process, and solicit multiple perspectives when studying patients’ experiences of ending massage therapy care. Multimed Inc. 2020-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7704043/ /pubmed/33282036 Text en Copyright© The Author(s) 2020. Published by the Massage Therapy Foundation. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/Published under the CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Commentaries Baskwill, Amanda Michaud, Suzanne Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary |
title | Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary |
title_full | Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary |
title_fullStr | Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary |
title_full_unstemmed | Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary |
title_short | Patients’ Experiences of Ending Massage Therapy Care: a Commentary |
title_sort | patients’ experiences of ending massage therapy care: a commentary |
topic | Commentaries |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33282036 |
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