Education and counselling for person-centered care

Perales A.; Appleyard W.J.; Mezzich J.E.; Ticona E. · Person Centered Medicine (2023) · DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17650-0_13

Resumen

After defining Person-centered medical education and counselling the authors describe the benefits of this approach as a basic goal and procedure of a medical practice based on science and humanism. Its main purpose is to empower patients on their therapeutic journey, enabling greater self-management and self-care. In this respect, they propose that any physician should be well trained to understand and manage three particular dimensions of the patient's health problem: (a) the biological one, the body and its physical illness, (b) the subjective pattern of disease (psychological and spiritual "aching") with its fears, concerns and, expectations; and, (c) the socio-cultural one, with all its "concepts and mythology of disease" and values established in any culture. Finally, practical implications are offered. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023. All rights reserved.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos