ReviewHealth & social care in the community2022
Person-centred care in primary care: What works for whom, how and in what circumstances?
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Behind the Mask: Recognising the Person in Relatives of Nursing Home Residents-A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions on Body Weight and Dietary Intake Outcomes Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Indigenous Populations: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- The renewed Development Model for Integrated Care: a systematic review and model update.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- PACE-It: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Technology-Assisted Approach to Person-Centered Care for Individuals with Complex Care Needs.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Strengthening primary care with the world health organization's basic package of interventions for rehabilitation: developing a list of interventions and a clinical resource.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Examining patient-centered vs. doctor-centered attitudes among Austrian general practitioners : A cross-sectional study on time constraints and care orientation.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Article
- Patient and therapist experiences of a self-management group programme for fatigue in primary care: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Perceptions of nursing home staff, residents and relatives on the quality of person-centered care in Spain nursing homes across the COVID-19 Pandemic.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Person-Centered Care in Digital Health Interventions for Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- From vision to value: a mixed methods evaluation of patient-centered care in Saudi Arabian primary healthcare centers.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Patients' and Health Care Professionals' Experiences of a Digital Self-Management System for Asthma: Qualitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Person-centred, community-oriented, and diversity sensitive primary care for migrants; a EFPC position paper.Primary health care research & development · 2026Review
- The role of job satisfaction on the association between perceived person-centred care and stress of conscience: a moderated mediation analysis of cross-sectional data from primary care professionals.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Discharge after coronary artery bypass grafting: A qualitative study highlighting the need for individualised, person-centred care.PloS one · 2026Article
- Service user and healthcare-worker perspectives on Substance Use Disorder treatment journeys, relapse, and recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Humanization interventions in primary health care: an umbrella review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- European general practitioners' attitudes towards person-centred care and factors that influence its implementation in everyday practice: The protocol of the cross-sectional PACE GP/FP study in 24 European countries.The European journal of general practice · 2025Article
- Safeguarding Compassion in Virtual Family Physician Care.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2025Article
- Co-creating a person-centred approach in primary care for patients with low socioeconomic status and chronic conditions:Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- The relationship between oncology nurses' emotional intelligence, burnout, and patient-centered communication: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This rapid realist review aims to explain how and why person-centred care (PCC) in primary care works (or not) among others for people with low health literacy skills and for people with a diverse ethnic and socioeconomic background, and to construct a middle-range programme theory (PT). Peered reviewed- and non-peer-reviewed literature (Jan 2013-Feb 2021) reporting on PCC in primary care was included. Selection and appraisal of documents were based on relevance and rigour according to the Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards (RAMESES) criteria. Data on context, mechanisms and outcomes (CMO) were extracted. Based on the extracted data, CMO configurations were identified per source publication. Configurations containing all three constructs (CMO) were included in the PT. The middle-range PT demonstrates that healthcare professionals (HCPs) should be trained and equipped with the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively (i.e. in easy-to-understand words, emphatically, checking whether the patient understands everything, listening attentively) tailored to the wishes, needs and possibilities of the patient, which may lead to higher satisfaction. This way the patient will be more involved in the care process and in the shared decision-making process, which may result in improved concordance, and an improved treatment approach. A respectful and empathic attitude of the HCP plays an important role in establishing a strong therapeutic relationship and improved health (system) outcomes. Together with a good accessibility of care for patients, setting up a personalised care plan with all involved parties may positively affect the self-management skills of patients. Good collaboration within the team and between different domains is desirable to ensure good care coordination. The coherence of items related to PCC in primary care should be considered to better understand its effectiveness.
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