Whole person assessment for family medicine: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify and evaluate clinical approaches to whole person assessment (WPA) that are translatable to family medicine regarding feasibility, quality and alignment with theoretical models of whole person care (WPC).

Design

Systematic literature review.

Data sources

MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and ATLA Religion databases were searched through 9 March 2020, with additional handsearches.

Eligibility criteria

English language clinical assessments of multiple domains; which involve patient-clinician interaction and are translatable to general practice (GP); from the fields of medicine, allied health, nursing, mental health and pastoral care. Tools designed for single diseases or symptoms, for outcome rather than clinical assessment or with outdated classifi

SUBMITTER: Thomas HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124221 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature