Patient-Centered Care

Patient-Centered Care

• Patient-centered care is a philosophy that promotes shared decision-making between patients and healthcare providers, focusing on the patient as a whole rather than just a specific body part or disease.

Key Components of Patient-Centered Care

• Transforming the traditional provider-patient relationship into a patient-provider partnership that considers individual patient concerns, preferences, and values.
• Treating patients as partners in their healthcare, involving them in planning and encouraging them to take responsibility for their health.
• Empowering patients to become active decision-makers in their care.

Shift from Disease-Oriented Model

• Replacement of the traditional disease-oriented model with a patient-centered approach that prioritizes the patient's experience of illness, psychosocial aspects, and decision-making with the patient and their family.

Picker's Eight Principles of Patient-Centered Care

Respect and Involvement

• Respect for patients' preferences and values.
• Involvement of family and friends in the patient's care.

Care Coordination and Access

• Coordination and integration of care to ensure seamless transitions.
• Access to care when needed, with minimal barriers.

Patient Support and Comfort

• Provision of information and education to empower patients.
• Emotional support and physical comfort to address patient needs.