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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mroz, Tracy M
• Pitonyak, Jennifer S
• Fogelberg, Donald
• Leland, Natalie E

Titel

Client Centeredness and Health Reform: Key Issues for Occupational Therapy

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of occupational therapy, 2015-09, Vol.69 (5), p.6905090010p1

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Health reform promotes the delivery of patient-centered care. Occupational therapy's rich history of client-centered theory and practice provides an opportunity for the profession to participate in the evolving discussion about how best to provide care that is truly patient centered. However, the growing emphasis on patient-centered care also poses challenges to occupational therapy's perspectives on client-centered care. We compare the conceptualizations of client-centered and patient-centered care and describe the current state of measurement of client-centered and patient-centered care. We then discuss implications for occupational therapy's research agenda, practice, and education within the context of patient-centered care, and propose next steps for the profession.