Does patient-centered care help people with many conditions feel better?
Among 216 Dutch primary-care patients with multi-morbidity, patient-centered and co-created care tracked with better physical/social well-being and higher care satisfaction.
Source
The importance of patient-centered care and co-creation of care for satisfaction with care and physical and social well-being of patients with multi-morbidity in the primary care setting
Study at a glance
- Design
- Cross-sectional — Survey of multi-morbidity patients in Dutch primary care; correlation/regression
- N
- N=216 · 216 of 394 eligible (55% response) from eight practices
- Population
- Adults with multi-morbidity in Noord-Brabant primary care
- Outcome
- Associations of patient-centered and co-created care with well-being and satisfaction
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What they did
In 2017 they surveyed multi-morbidity patients across eight Noord-Brabant practices and used correlation/regression to relate patient-centered care and co-creation of care to well-being and satisfaction.
What they found
Both constructs correlated with physical well-being, social well-being, and satisfaction (p ≤ 0.001). Patient-centered care predicted all three outcomes; co-creation predicted social well-being and satisfaction.
The limits
What it doesn't show
Cross-sectional associations cannot prove that changing care style causes better well-being; results are from one Dutch region.
Key terms
- Multi-morbidity
- Living with multiple chronic conditions at once.
- Patient-centered care
- Care organized around the patient’s needs, preferences, and values.
- Co-creation of care
- Patients and clinicians jointly shaping care decisions and delivery.
- Physical well-being
- Self-reported bodily/functional health status.
- Social well-being
- Perceived social functioning and connectedness.
- Primary care
- First-contact general practice setting.
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How many patients?
216 respondents (55% of 394 eligible).
Mean age?
About 74.5 years (range 47–94).
Main associations?
Patient-centered care linked to well-being and satisfaction; co-creation to social well-being and satisfaction.
Design?
Cross-sectional survey with regression analyses.
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