Person-Centred Care
Person-Centred Care is a collaborative process between clinicians, patients, and their families/caregivers that respects individual preferences, needs, and values to ensure that personal values guide all clinical decisions. It shifts the focus from disease management to whole-person support, emphasizing shared decision-making, coproduction of health outcomes, and the therapeutic alliance.
Core Principles
- Respect for Values: Clinical choices align with patient-defined goals and cultural contexts.
- Information Sharing: Transparent, clear, and actionable communication regarding diagnosis, treatment options, and risks.
- Physical & Emotional Comfort: Addressing holistic needs beyond biomedical symptoms.
- Participation: Active engagement of patients in care planning and execution.
Mechanisms for Implementation
Point-of-Care Dashboards & Coproduction
Recent research highlights digital tools as catalysts for shifting care models from provider-led to coproduced.
- Citters et al. (2021) demonstrates that point-of-care dashboards significantly facilitate coproduction in clinical settings, specifically within Inflammatory Bowel Disease management.
- These dashboards provide real-time patient data visualization, enabling patients to actively contribute to visit agendas and treatment adjustments, thereby operationalizing the principle of shared decision-making.
- The intervention supports a transition where care is co-created during the encounter rather than prescribed post-visit, enhancing patient agency and adherence.
See details in: Citters - Point-of-care dashboards promote coproduction
Related Concepts
- Patient Activation
- Health Literacy
- Shared Decision-Making
- chronic-disease-management