The Person-Centred Care Guideline: From Principle to Practice.

BACKGROUND

A standardized definition and approach for the delivery of person-centered care (PCC) in cancer care that is agreed upon by all key policy makers and clinicians is lacking. The PCC Guideline defines core PCC principles to outline a level of service that every person accessing cancer services in Ontario, Canada should expect to receive. This article describes the dissemination of the PCC Guideline in practice.

METHODS

Three strategies were utilized: (1) educational intervention via a PCC video, (2) media engagement, and (3) research/knowledge user networks.

RESULTS

As of October 2016, the PCC video has been viewed 7745 times across 92 countries. Significant mean differences pre- and post-PCC video were found for understanding of PCC principles ( < .001) and perceived ability to bring these PCC principles to practice ( < .001). Through content analysis, the PCC Guideline recommendations were referenced 236 times, with "Enabling Patients to Actively Participate in their Care" (n = 81), and "Essential Requirements of Care" (n = 79) being referenced most frequently.

CONCLUSIONS

These strategies are an effective way to target multiple PCC stakeholders in the health-care system to increase awareness of the PCC Guideline, in order to further impart knowledge of PCC behaviors.