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Patient-centered, person-centered, and person-directed care
They are not the same
Lines, L. M., Lepore, M., & Wiener, J. M. (2015). Patient-centered, person-centered, and person-directed care: They are not the same. Medical Care, 53(7), 561-563. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000387
Person-centered and person-directed care approaches represent a paradigmatic shift in focus away from the biomedical approach; they emphasize social, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs, as well as individuals’ strengths, weaknesses, preferences, and values.
