Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method

Dedication

Preface

About the authors

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

PART ONE: OVERVIEW

1. Introduction

"The Man, the Poem, the Secret": Case Illustrating All Components

"Love in the Time of HIV": Case Illustrating All Components

2. The Evolution of Clinical Method

PART TWO: THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE PATIENT-CENTERED CLINICAL METHOD

Introduction

3. The First Component: Exploring Health, Disease and the Illness Experience

"Empowering A Teen’s Decision": Case Illustrating Component 1

"Indecision Around Contraceptive Use": Case Illustrating Component 1

4. The Second Component: Understanding the Whole Person,

Section 1 ‒ Individual and Family

"Now I Know What it's Like": Patient Voice Illustrating Component 2 – Individual and Family

"Finding a Voice": Case Illustrating Component 2 – Individual and Family

5. The Second Component: Understanding the Whole Person

Section 2 ‒ Context

"The Power of Context and Continuity": Case Illustrating Component 2 – Context

6. The Third Component: Finding Common Ground

"Agreeing to Disagree": Case Illustrating Component 3

"The Cycle of Life": Case Illustrating Component 3

7. The Fourth Component: Enhancing The Patient-Clinician Relationship

"About Christine": Case Illustrating Component 4

"You Couldn't Have Prevented This": Case Illustrating Component 4

"A Man and a Woman": Case Illustrating Component 4

PART THREE: APPLICATIONS OF PATIENT-CENTERED PRINCIPLES IN A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE CONTEXTS

Introduction

8. Team-Centered Approach: How to Build and Sustain a Team

"The Team was the Container for Her Story": Case Illustrating a Team-Centered Approach

9. Patient-Centered Approaches in the Face of New Technologies

PART FOUR: LEARNING AND TEACHING THE PATIENT-CENTERED CLINICAL METHOD

Introduction

10. Becoming a Physician: The Human Experience of Medical Education

"A Messenger": Case Illustrating Becoming a Physician

11. Learner-Centered Teaching

"Being There": Case Illustrating Being Learner-Centered

12. Challenges in Learning and Teaching the Patient-Centered Clinical Method
13. The Case Presentation as a Teaching Tool for Patient-Centered Care

"Janna: I've lost my support. He was my support, he did everything"

PART FIVE: RESEARCH ON PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

Introduction

14. Using Qualitative Methodologies and Mixed Methods Approaches to Illuminate Patient-Centered Care
15. Evidence of the Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Clinician Well-being and Patient Outcomes
16. Measuring Patient Perceptions of Patient-Centeredness
17. Measuring Patient-Centeredness

PART SIX:

18. Conclusions

Index