A sociological/anthropological view on patient-centered care
This article by Anna Schneider-Kamp a.o. explores the potential of such a patientological perspective to contribute to tailoring care pathways to the capacities of individual patients and their relatives.
Concepts such as patient‐centered care, patient empowerment and patient participation have challenged the traditional understanding of what it means to be a patient and what role patients play in care pathways. Consequently, patientology is currently being reconceptualized through perspectives of health as individualized and privatized ‘capital’.
This article by Anna Schneider-Kamp a.o. explores the potential of such a patientological perspective to contribute to tailoring care pathways to the capacities of individual patients and their relatives.
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