What is Person-Centered Healthcare?
At the Ida Institute, we understand person-centered care to be healthcare that is designed around the client’s needs, wants and perspective.
There are many definitions of person-centered healthcare, which include many of the same core principles. Person-centered care respects the client’s preferences and values, involves family and friends, reinforces shared decision-making and goal setting, and prioritizes the free-flow of information.
We've gathered a collection of useful resources and suggested readings for you to explore. For evidence on specific Ida tools, visit our Research Library.
Person-Centered Care Definitions
- Patient-Centered Care: An Introduction to What It Is and How to Achieve It
Steven Lewis - Declaration on Patient-Centred Healthcare
International Alliance of Patients' Organizations - Types of centredness in healthcare: themes and concepts
Julian C. Hughes, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
Claire Bamford, Newcastle University
Carl May, Newcastle University - Improving Communication — Improving Care: An Ethical Force Consensus Program
American Medical Association - Patient-Centered Care: What Does It Take?
Dale Shaller, Shaller Consulting - Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide
Susan Frampton, PhD
Sara Guastello
Carrie Brady
Maria Hale
Sheryl Horowitz, PhD
Susan Bennett Smith, MSN, RN, CNA-BC
Susan Stone, RN, PhD - Effects of person-centred care in patients with chronic heart failure: the PCC-HF study
Inger Ekman, University of Gothenburg
Axel Wolf, University of Gothenburg
Lars-Eric Olsson, University of Gothenburg
Charles Taft, University of Gothenburg
Kerstin Dudas, University of Gothenburg
Maria Schaufelberger, University of Gothenburg
Karl Swedberg, University of Gothenburg
Greater Satisfaction with Care
- Patient-centered communication and diagnostic testing
Ronald M. Epstein, MD, University of Rochester
Peter Franks, MD, University of California, Davis
Cleveland G. Shields, Ph.D., University of Rochester
Sean C. Meldrum, MS, University of Rochester
Katherine N. Miller, BS, University of Rochester
Thomas L. Campbell, MD, University of Rochester
Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH, University of Rochester - Patient- and Family-Centered Care Initiative is Associated with High Patient Satisfaction and Positive Outcomes for Total Joint Replacement Patients
Anthony M. DiGioia III, MD
Patty Embree, The PFCC Innovation Center of UPMC
Better Treatment Adherence and Results
- The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Outcomes
Moira Stewart, Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario
Judith Belle Brown, Ph.D.
Allan Donner, Ph.D.
Ian R. McWhinney, OC, MD
Julian Oates, MD
W. Wayne Weston, MD
John Jordan, MD - Observational study of effect of patient centredness and positive approach on outcomes of general practice consultations
Paul Little, Southampton University
Hazel Everitt, Southampton University
Greg Warner, Nightingale Surgery, Romsey, Hampshire
Michael Moore, Three Swans Surgery, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Clare Gould, Southampton University
Kate Ferrier, Southampton University
Sheila Payne, University of Sheffield - Resident outcomes of person-centered care in long-term care: A narrative review of interventional research
Junxin Li, The University at Buffalo School of Nursing
Davina Porock, The University at Buffalo - Patient and Family-centered Collaborative Care: An Orthopaedic Model
Anthony DiGioia III, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pamela K Greenhouse, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Timothy Levison, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Do patients treated with dignity report higher satisfaction, adherence, and receipt of preventive care?
Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rachel L. Johnson, MD, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jose J. Arbelaez, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Patrick S. Duggan, AB, Johns Hopkins University
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Better physician–patient relationships are associated with higher reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection
John Schneider, University of Chicago
Sherrie H. Kaplan, University of California Irvine
Sheldon Greenfield, University of California Irvine
Wenjun Li, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Ira B. Wilson, Tufts-New England Medical Center
Cost Effectiveness
- A retrospective evaluation of the impact of the Planetree patient-centered model of care on inpatient quality outcomes
Susan Stone, Ph.D., Sharp Coronado Hospital
More Efficient Appointments
Spontaneous talking time at start of consultation in outpatient clinic: cohort study
Wolf Langewitz, University Hospital, Switzerland
Martin Denz, University Hospital, Switzerland
Anne Keller, Forel-Klinik, Ellikon an der Thur, Switzerland
Alexander Kiss, University Hospital, Switzerland
Sigmund Rütimann, Kantonsspital, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Brigitta Wössmer, University Hospital, Switzerland