Aims: To explore healthcare professionalsââ?¬â?¢ perceptions of what patient participation\nmeans in a paediatric care context.\nDesign: A qualitative explorative design with grounded theory.\nMethods: Fifteen healthcare professionals who worked in paediatric care settings\nwere either interviewed or asked open- ended questions in a survey, during December\n2015ââ?¬â??May 2016. Grounded theory was used as a method.\nResults: The study results provide a theoretical conceptualization of what patient participation\nmeant for healthcare professionals in paediatric care and how participation\nwas enabled. The core category ââ?¬Å?participation a prerequisite for careââ?¬Â emerged as the\nmain finding explaining the concept as ethical, practical and integrated in the care givers\nway of working. However, the concept was implicit in the organization. Four additional\ncategories illustrated the healthcare professionalsââ?¬â?¢ different strategies used to\nenhance patient participation; ââ?¬Å?meeting each child where the child is,ââ?¬Â ââ?¬Å?building a relationship\nwith the child,ââ?¬Â ââ?¬Å?showing respect for each individual childââ?¬Â and ââ?¬Å?making the\nmost of the moment.ââ?¬Â
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