Patient Engagement Framework

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In order to promote patient adherence, helps to overcome challenges in management as well as improve the illness prognosis and patient satisfaction, a good quality of doctor-patient relationship is suggested to be the primary mediator. Martin et al (2003) emphasize the importance of doctor’s behaviour to welcome patient involvement in the medical discourse. It is noticed that patients tend to choose doctor who helps them to get involved in consultation, answer their question, interact and communicate well rather than doctor who let the patient to control over the conversation and at the same time pay less attention to the patient. In other study conducted by Graffigna et al (2014) introduces a conceptual framework to establish the phases of patient engagement development that incorporates emotional, physical and mental elements of the individual patient.

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