Person-centred care as an evolving field of research: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Changes in policy towards a healthcare approach viewing patients as persons provide calls for person-centred healthcare practices. The objective of this scoping review was to present an overview of the international literature on PCC.

Methods

Database-specific search string including index terms and free text words related to PCC were constructed to identify relevant literature indexed in PubMed, Scopus, PsychINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science. Two different methods of combined manual and computer-assisted screening were applied to identify citations to be included in the review.

Results

In total, 1,351 publications were included, whereof theoretical and empirical studies were most prevalent in the sample. For the latter, the most common setting was hospital

SUBMITTER: Forsgren E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12006168 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature