Can We Deliver Person-Centred Obesity Care Across the Globe?
Louisa Ells, Mark W. Ashton, Rui Li, Jennifer Logue, Claire Griffiths, Gabriel Torbahn, Jordan Marwood, R. James Stubbs, Ken Clare, Paul J. Gately, Denise Campbell‐Scherer
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This article discusses what person-centred care is; why it is critically important in providing effective care of a chronic, complex disease like obesity; and what can be learnt from international best practice to inform global implementation. RECENT FINDINGS: There are four key principles to providing person-centred obesity care: providing care that is coordinated, personalised, enabling and delivered with dignity, compassion and respect. The Canadian 5AsT framework provides a co-developed person-centred obesity care approach that addresses complexity and is being tested internationally. Embedding person-centred obesity care across the globe will require a complex system approach to provide a framework for healthcare system redesign, advances in people-driven discovery and advocacy for policy change. Additional training, tools and resources are required to support local implementation, delivery and evaluation. Delivering high-quality, effective person-centred care across the globe will be critical in addressing the current obesity epidemic.