Person Centred Care Flashcards
What are the 4 principles of person centred care?
Personalised care:
- Whole person approach
- Care tailored to individual needs and desires
- Putting patient’s needs first
Enabling care:
- Shared decision making
- Recognition of patient’s strengths in self care
- Maximising independence and supporting self management
Coordinated care:
- Coordination across multiple episodes over time
- Integrated care to address health, social and emotional needs
Dignity, Compassion and Respect
What are the benefits of person centred care?
Improved health outcomes
Greater concordance with treatment
Concurs with ethical principles: dignity, autonomy, respect, care
What are the 5 tasks of person centred care in a patient consultation?
Calgary Cambridge Guide:
- Commence consultation: establish initial rapport and supportive environment
- Gather informaton: explore problems, pt’s perspective and opinions, ensure information is correct and mutually understood.
- Physical examination:
- Explanation and planning: Involve patient in decision making, provide appropriate type and amount of information
- Closing consultation: Confirm established plan of care, maximise patient adherence and health outcomes, encourage pt to feel part of collaborative proess
What ethical principles does person-centred care address?
Respect
- Regard for the feelings, wishes and rights of the individual patient
Autonomy:
- The patient’s right to be treated as they wish to be
Dignity:
- Care that supports and promotes a person’s self respect
Care:
- Beneficence, best interests (treat the condition, care for the person)
Define person-centred care
Care that involves seeing and getting to know the individual as a person rather than just a patient.
Whole person approach
Putting the person’s needs and preferences, as they define them, first
Tailoring therapeutic services and plans to the patient’s needs and desires
