Patient-centered care - evidence in the context of professional health practice

Evidências do cuidado centrado no paciente no contexto da prática profissional de saúde brasileira

Evidencias del cuidado centrado en el paciente en el contexto de la práctica profesional de la salud brasileña

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to analyze patient-centered attitudes in care and sharing practices of nursing, speech therapy, dentistry and medicine professionals.

Methods:

cross-sectional research was used with 411 professionals, and the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale instrument was applied as a measure of outcome.

Results:

physicians presented higher mean scores, reflecting a patient-centered orientation, shared control, and focus on the person, with statistical difference for all domains (p<0.02). Dentists were the professionals who presented lower scores, especially in the sharing domain, with statistical difference in relation to nurses, speech therapists, and physicians (p<0.05).

Conclusions:

finally, the attitudes of professionals in the health areas studied indicated self-reported preference for centrality in patients. In this context, patient-centered care can be an important resource in health care when committed to overcoming the object man.

Descriptors
Patient-Centered Care; Person Centered Care; Health Personnel; Health Care Professional; Professional Practice