Patient-centered Care Approach

The patient-centred care approach is the practice of caring for patients (and their families) in ways that are meaningful and valuable to the individual patient.  

• It includes listening to, informing and involving patients in their care.
• Successful treatment and care can only result when patients' preferences, values and needs are satisfactorily addressed along with clinical care. 
• The diagnosis of tuberculosis should be early, accurate and affordable and the treatment is to be delivered in a manner that is easily accessible, affordable and acceptable to the patients. 
• The confidentiality and dignity of the patient should be protected.
• Prevention, management and mitigation of stigma and discrimination are essential elements of patient-centric care.

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB in India,2021.
• The Eight Principles of Patient-Centered Care, Niall O'Neill, 2015.

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