Mitigating low-value care: Reflections on love and respect for patient
Abstract
Background & Aim: Low-value care is care that has little or no benefit to the patient, with the potential to cause harm and incur unnecessary spending to patients and society or waste limited resources. This paper's aim is to reflect on how love and respect for patients are valuable in mitigating the occurrence of low-value care.
Methods & Materials: A descriptive theoretical and empirical literature analysis was employed to reflect on the impacts of love and respect for a patient on mitigating low-value care.
Results: The feelings of uncomfortable atmosphere, dissatisfaction, and distrust by the patient due to a deficit of love and respect for the patient could lead to a high rate of patronizing low-value care from unprofessional health workers, which could lead to the occurrence of complications. However, when care is based on optimal love and respect, it eventually brings about patients' satisfaction and continued utilization of high-value care choices from experienced health professionals.
Conclusion: It is imperative to apply love and respect for patients in healthcare practices; otherwise, a surge in the occurrence of low-value care caused by patients' requests and expectations is possible. There is a need for a deep understanding of low-value care in nursing through research studies.
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3.Rad M, Mirhaghi A, Shomoossi N. Loving and humane care: a missing link in nursing. Nursing and Midwifery Studies. 2016; 5(2): e34297. doi: 10.17795/nmsjournal34297.
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doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018. 07.002.
5.de Vries EF, Struijs JN, Heijink R, Hendrikx RJ, Baan CA. Are low-value care measures up to the task? A systematic review of the literature. BMC Health Services Research. 2016 Dec;16(1):1-2.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103420
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10.Verkerk EW, Tanke MA, Kool RB, van Dulmen SA, Westert GP. Limit, lean or listen? A typology of low-value care that gives direction in de-implementation. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2018 Nov 1;30(9):736-9. doi:10.1093/intqhc/ mzy100.
11.Kini V, Breathett K, Groeneveld PW, Ho PM, Nallamothu BK, Peterson PN, Rush P, Wang TY, Zeitler EP, Borden WB, American Heart Association Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2022 Mar;15(3):e000105.
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13.Maratt JK, Kerr EA, Klamerus ML, Lohman SE, Froehlich W, Bhatia RS, Saini SD. Measures used to assess the impact of interventions to reduce low-value care: A systematic review. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2019 Sep;34(9):1857-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05069-5
14.Karlsson M, Pennbrant S. Ideas of caring in nursing practice. Nursing Philosophy. 2020 Oct;21(4):e12325. https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12325.
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21.Adib-Hajbaghery M, BolandianBafghi S. Love in nursing: A concept analysis. Journal of Caring Sciences. 2020 Jun;9(2):113-19. https://doi.org/10.34172/JCS.2020.017
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doi: 10.34297/AJBSR.2020.10.001544.
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doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170988
26.Rockwell MS, Michaels KC, Epling JW. Does de-implementation of low-value care impact the patient-clinician relationship? A mixed methods study. BMC health services research. 2022 Dec;22(1):37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07345-9
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28.Jemal K, Hailu D, Mekonnen M, Tesfa B, Bekele K, Kinati T. The importance of compassion and respectful care for the health workforce: a mixed-methods study. Journal of Public Health. 2021 Mar 11:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01495-0
29.Goodrich J. What makes a compassionate relationship between caregiver and patient? Findings from the ‘anniversary’Schwartz Rounds. Journal of Compassionate Health Care. 2016 Dec;3(1):1-8.
30.AnAaker A, Elf M. Sustainability in nursing: a concept analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2014 Jun;28(2):381-9.
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