What are the benefits of patient engagement for improving health outcomes?

Engaged patients are more likely to follow treatment plans, report satisfaction, and utilize services appropriately, leading to better overall care delivery and outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.

An engaged patient is more likely to take their medications as prescribed by their doctors, resulting in fewer complications, minimizing unnecessary visits, and emergency admissions in the hospital.

Patientenengagement ist wichtig, damit der Patient autonom bleibt und für seine Erkrankung die Verantwortung übernimmt. Dies führt zu einer Verbesserung der Therapieadhärenz, sodass die Erkrankung positiver verläuft bzw. dass der Patient schneller geheilt wird. Patientenengagement setzt voraus, dass der Patient neutral und umfassend von Ärzten und Apothekern beraten wird. Damit wird er aktiv in seinen Genesungsprozess einbezogen.

Patient engagement brings a significant advantage to both patients and physicians. When patients understand their condition and are involved in decision-making, they are more likely to stick to medication schedules, follow dietary changes, or attend therapy sessions. Additionally, engaged patients take a more active role in managing their health. They can monitor symptoms, identify early warning signs of complications, and make informed decisions about their daily routines.

Mein Schwiegervater hochbetagt konnte sich seit 2003 . ich fand ihn im Heizungskeller morgends um halb acht mit Schlaganfall nix merken - wenn man ihn unterbrach, wusste er nicht mehr, was er sagen wollte - Patientenengagement? Das ist nicht immer so einfach - du bist froh, wenn sie ihre Tabletten hinbekommen. Das kann die Praxis sein.

Fallmanager sprechen in patientengerechter Sprache. Das erleichtert die Kommunikation zwischen dem Patienten und den therapeutischen Akteuren. Der Patient wird kompetenter bei der Behandlung und Therapie seiner Erkrankung.

In my experience, establishing trust is the initial challenge in patient engagement. First, a clinician attempts to establish a general rapport - a comfortable tone of voice, an open place where the patient does not feel obligated or pressured to engage. Then, a clinician needs to be transparent about their intentions, whether coming from a provider space, health insurance space, or community service space. Trust is foundation to patient engagement.

Credibility is being lost in traditional medicine, perhaps due to the rise of functional medicine, personalized medicine and the way current doctors provide care, who are sometimes very young, lacking experience or judgment, and have no empathy with patients. The psychological part should also be very integrated into themselves; It is because of them that there is not much patient participation.

As I mentioned previously, to overcome the challenges in participation, there must be greater empathy, the health sector must be more human, since as a patient you want to be well, you want to be happy and that is achieved at least with good treatment, affection and darling. I think incentives, more than monetary, for well-being such as home visits, recreational activities, etc. seem good.