Mitchell Polly, Cribb Alan, Entwistle Vikki
Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London, London, UK.
Health Services Research Unit and Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Future Healthc J. 2023 Mar;10(1):82-84. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2022-0096.
Many different words and phrases are used to describe healthcare that treats patients as people. Do terms such as 'person centred', 'patient centred', 'people centred' and 'personalised' mean broadly the same thing or do they refer to distinct concepts? Should we prefer one over the others? In this essay, we set out the value and limitations of some of the different terms used to describe what we broadly refer to as 'person-centred care'. We offer a critical conceptual analysis of the most commonly used words and phrases in this domain, exploring how they differ from, and relate to, one another. We argue that there is value in retaining a wide vocabulary: the distinctive emphasis and connotations of different terms allow us to communicate about this multifaceted area of research and practice with nuance and context sensitivity.
许多不同的词汇和短语被用来描述将患者视为人来对待的医疗保健。诸如“以人为主导”“以患者为主导”“以人为本”和“个性化”等术语的含义大致相同，还是指代不同的概念？我们应该偏爱其中一个而非其他吗？在本文中，我们阐述了一些用于描述我们大致称为“以人为主导的护理”的不同术语的价值和局限性。我们对该领域最常用的词汇和短语进行批判性概念分析，探究它们彼此之间的差异和联系。我们认为保留丰富的词汇是有价值的：不同术语独特的侧重点和内涵使我们能够在这个多方面的研究和实践领域进行交流时兼顾细微差别和上下文敏感性。
