What constitutes patient-centred care for women: a theoretical rapid review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Women experience disparities in health care delivery and outcomes. Patient-centred care for women (PCCW) is needed. This study examined how PCC has been conceptualized and operationalized in women's health research. METHODS:We conducted a theoretical rapid review of PCCW in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and SCOPUS from 2008 to 2018 for studies involving women aged 18 years or greater with any condition, and analyzed data using an established 6-domain framework of patient-centred communication. RESULTS:We included 39 studies, which covered the following clinical areas: maternal care, cancer, diabetes, HIV, endometriosis, dementia, distal radius fracture, overactive bladder, and lupus erythematosus. The 34 (87.2%) studies that defined or described PCC varied in the PCC elements they add

SUBMITTER: Ramlakhan JU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880419 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature