Grace Dadzie Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
nursing, diabetes care, education, patient advocacy, clinical simulation
Department of Adult Health and nursing
Mr. Grace Dadzie, belongs to the department of Nursing, interest in the field of Patient navigation; Patient navigator; Patient advocate; Community health assistant; Care coordinator; Outcomes and patient navigators; Barriers and patient navigation and Non-clinical patient navigators, from King’s College, USA
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Grace Dadzie, Lydia Aziato and Ama de-Graft Aikins
Study background: Several factors influence nurses to advocate for patients in the course of their work including particular patient characteristics. These characteristics however, are under reported in Ghana.
Methods: The objective of the study was to determine the patient characteristics that influence the advocacy role of nurses. Ethical approval was obtained from the appropriate bodies and the study employed a qualitative exploratory descriptive design. A sample size of 15 nurses working in a regional hospital in Ghana was used and the participants voluntarily consented to participate in the study. Data was collected using a semi-structured interview guide and analyzed using content a... view moreĀ»