Evolution, similarities and differences between patient-centered care and person-centered care

• Published in: Revista información científica Vol. 103; p. e4508
• Main Authors: Migdalia Fernández Villalón, Yanet del Carmen Pérez Ferreiro, Emma Aurora Bastart Ortiz, Reinaldo Reyes Mediaceja, Marlene Marina Gorguet Pi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Guantánamo 01.08.2024
• Subjects: atención centrada en el paciente; atención centrada en la persona; salud holística
• ISSN: 1028-9933
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11479610

Introduction: in recent years, given the avalanche of technology and specialization in the health sector, the concept of medicine centered on the patient and then on the person was introduced, which emphasizes the individual care of patients as subjects, with a holistic, general, non-fragmented approach that analyzes the human being in all its biopsychosocial dimensions. Objective: to describe the evolution, similarities and differences in patient- and person-centered care. Development: a review of the literature was carried out between 2021 and 2022. The milestones that have determined a change in current healthcare trends were specified. The contributions of research carried out and existing experiences in the implementation of patient- and person-centered care were considered. The information search was carried out in an advanced manner in databases such as SciELO, Science Direct, Redalyc, among others. Several articles were reviewed, in which the characteristics of both theories were addressed, as well as the state of the art in Latin America and Cuba. The need for a paradigm shift in attention to current theories was emphasized. Final considerations: the implementation of person-centered care would contribute to improving the quality of care taking into account the needs and preferences of people.