Person-centredness: exploring its evolution and meaning in the health system context
Ellen Nolte, Sherry Merkur, Anders Anell
Abstract
As we have seen in the introduction to this book, there remains a lack of consensus about the actual meaning of patient or person 'centredness' in the context of health systems. There is considerable overlap with concepts such as 'empowerment' and 'participation'. Some view empowerment as a core principle or dimension of patient-centred care (Docteur & Coulter, 2012; International Alliance for Patients' Organizations, 2006), while others define centredness as a foundation or prerequisite for achieving empowerment (Castro et al., 2016; Lhussier et al., 2015).
Topics & Concepts
Meaning (existential)EmpowermentAllianceContext (archaeology)Dimension (graph theory)Foundation (evidence)Health careEpistemologyPatient EmpowermentSociologyPsychologyPolitical sciencePsychotherapistHistoryPhilosophyLawMathematicsPure mathematicsArchaeologyMental Health and Patient InvolvementPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareMental Health and Psychiatry