ReviewBMC health services research2021
How service modularity can provide the flexibility to support person-centered care and shared decision-making.
Review in BMC health services research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.
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- PEER CONNECT: a pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial of peer coaching for adults with long-term conditions.BMJ open · 2024Trial
- Shared decision-making with patients with limited health literacy - experiences and needs of GPs regarding values clarification.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- From Patient Voice to Organizational Adaptability: A Critical Narrative Review and Conceptual Model for Personalized Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Shared decision-making in primary care: barriers and facilitators from the physician's and patient's perspectives: a scoping review.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
- Patient and provider contributions to shared decision making in a modular primary care behavioral health anxiety intervention: A qualitative descriptive analysis.Psychological services · 2025Article
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- Correction: How service modularity can provide the flexibility to support person-centered care and shared decision-making.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundToday's healthcare provision is facing several challenges, that cause the level of complexity to increase at a greater rate than the managerial capacity to effectively deal with it. One of these challenges is the demand for person-centered care in an approach that is tuned towards shared decision-making. Flexibility is needed to adequately respond to individual needs.
methodsWe elaborate on the potential of service modularity as a foundation for person-centered care delivered in a shared decision-making context, and examine to what extent this can improve healthcare. We primarily focused on theory building. To support our effort and gain insight into how service modularity is currently discussed and applied in healthcare, we conducted a scoping review.
resultsDescriptions of actual implementations of modularity in healthcare are rare. Nevertheless, applying a modular perspective can be beneficial to healthcare service improvement since those service modularity principles that are still missing can often be fulfilled relatively easily to improve healthcare practice. Service modularity offers a way towards flexible configuration of services, facilitating the composition of tailored service packages. Moreover, it can help to provide insight into the possibilities of care for both healthcare professionals and patients.
conclusionsWe argue that applying a modular frame to healthcare services can contribute to individualized, holistic care provision and can benefit person-centered care. Furthermore, insight into the possibilities of care can help patients express their preferences, increasing their ability to actively participate in a shared decision-making process. Nevertheless, it remains essential that the healthcare professional actively collaborates with the patient in composing the care package, for which we propose a model. Altogether, we posit this can improve healthcare practice, especially for the people receiving care.
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