Hospitalized patients' participation and its impact on quality of care and patient safety.
Weingart SN, Zhu J, Chiappetta L, et al. Hospitalized patients' participation and its impact on quality of care and patient safety. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(3):269-77. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzr002.
Hospitalized patients who reported a higher level of participation in their own care—for example, a greater understanding of their diagnoses—had a lower incidence of adverse events during hospitalization.