Patient-Centered Medicine

by Stewart, Moira; Brown, Judith Belle; Weston, W. Wayne (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780803956889
• ISBN10: 0803956886
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Emphasizing holistic philosophy, this important book encourages practitioners to surpass treatment based strictly on a one-dimensional, biomedical assessment of their patients. Among the topics covered are: conceptualizations of ill-health; consideration of the patient as an individual; the establishment of goals and cooperative strategy between physician and patient; and the realistic allocation of time, energy, and other resources of the health care provider.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Why We Need a New Clinical Method

The Concepts

Overview of the Patient-Centered Clinical Method

The First Component

Exploring both the Disease and the Illness

Experience Being Understood: Case Illustrating

Component 1

The Second Component

Understanding the Whole Person Lost Dreams: Case Illustrating

Component 2

The Third Component

Finding Common Ground

Breaking the Habit is Hard to Do: Case Illustrating

Component 3

The Fourth Component

Incorporating Prevention and Health Promotion

"An Ounce of Prevention...A Pound of Cure": First Case Illustrating

Component 4

Whose Responsibility?: Second Case Illustrating

Component 4

The Fifth Component

Enhancing the Relationship Control and Reassurance: Case Illustrating

Component 5

The Sixth Component

Being Realistic "Show Me the Way to Go Home": Case Illustrating

Component 6

Learning and Teaching

Teaching the Patient-Centered Method

The Human Dimensions of Medical Education

Dealing with Common Difficulties in Learning and Teaching the Patient-Centered Method

Teaching the Patient-Centered Method

Instructional Methods Teaching the Patient-Centered Method

Practical Tips The Case Report as a Teaching Tool for Patient-Centered Communication

Research on Patient-Centered Communication

Studies of Health Outcomes and Patient-Centered Communication

Methods of Scoring Patient-Centeredness

Qualitative Approaches that Illuminate Patient-Centered Care

Patient-Doctor Relationships over Time

Conclusion: Opportunities for the Future

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