Patient engagement in perioperative settings: A mixed method systematic review.
Zahra CooperSonja ClearyWanda StelmachZhen ZhengPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2023)
Patient engagement in perioperative settings is a complex and multifaceted concept. The conceptual void in the literature calls for more theoretically informed and comprehensive approaches to researching surgical patient engagement. Future research should aim to better understand the factors that influence patient engagement, as well as the impact of different forms of engagement on patient outcomes through the whole surgical journey of a patient.