This issue provides many articles reporting on research pertinent to patient-centered care,
with great richness in the variety of methods and settings. Topics include disparities in the …

EDITORIALS consider patient-centeredness of patients (and their families), clinicians, and
health systems. 9, 10 Helping patients to be more active in consultations changes centuries …

THE RELEVANCE OF FAMILY, BROADLY DEFINED AS encompassing blood relatives as
well as trusted friends and partners, influences health and health care across the life span …

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IS DEFINED BY THE INSTI-tute of Medicine as care that is
respectful of patient preferences and in which patient values guide clinical decisions. 1 …

Purpose: This article uses an interactional analysis instrument to characterize patient-
centered care in the primary care setting and to examine its relationship with health care …

Patient-centered care expands on the disease-oriented model by incorporating the patient's
experience of illness, the psychosocial context, and shared decision making.[1] This type of …

IN 2001, THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (IOM) TARGETED 6 goals for improving health
care. One of these was pa-tient-centered care, which was subsequently adopted by the …

At a recent symposium concerning both saving money and improving patient care, Health
Affairs Editor-in Chief Susan Dentzer stated,“It is well established now that one can in fact …

This editorial comments on the article by Elliot et al. in this issue.

PROVIDING CARE CENTERED ON PATIENTS'NEEDS AND expectations is a key attribute
of quality care. 1 Un-fortunately, despite the intent and efforts of many to improve patient …