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Supplemental Appendix 1. Electronic Literature Search of the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Databases; Supplemental Appendix 2. Quality Assessment of the Studies Included in the Review, Based on the Modified Version of Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy; Supplemental Appendix 3. Subscales and Items of Instruments Measuring Patient-Centered Care; Supplemental Appendix 4. Psychometric Properties of Included Instruments (Except PPPC and CCM Already Described in the Text)
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The Article in Brief
Measuring Patients' Perceptions of Patient-Centered Care: A Systematic Review of Tools for Family Medicine
Catherine Hudon , and colleagues
Background Patient-centered care is widely acknowledged as a core value in family medicine. This systematic review examines existing research to identify and compare instruments, subscales, or items assessing patient perceptions of patient-centered care in family medicine.
What This Study Found Thirteen instruments measuring patients� perceptions of patient-centered care are available. Two of the instruments are dedicated to patient-centered care but are visit-based, limiting their applicability for the study of care processes over time, such as chronic illness management. The 11 remaining instruments provide only partial coverage of patient-centered care.
Implications
- As valid measures of perceptions of patient-centered care are applied within the patient-centered medical home organizing framework, researchers will be better able to determine how systems-level dimensions, such as accessibility and coordination of care, fit and whether they should be considered in a model of patient-centered care.
- Future research, including qualitative interviews with primary care patients, could help refine this conceptual model to better understand which dimensions are really patient centered, are most meaningful for patients, and may have an impact on long-term outcomes.