Autonomy, Choice, Patient-Centered Care, and Hip Protectors

Relational autonomy as an essential component of patient-centered care

Despite enthusiasm for patient-centered care, the practice of patient-centered care is proving challenging. Further, it is curious that the literature about this subject does not explicitly address patient autonomy, since (1) patients guide care in patient-centered care, and (2) respect for patient autonomy is a prominent health-care value. We argue that by explicitly adopting a relational conc...

Do patient autonomy preferences matter? Linking patient-centered care to patient-physician relationships and health outcomes.

As health care systems seek to provide patient-centered care as a cornerstone of quality, the link between patient-centeredness and patient outcomes is a concern. Past research reveals inconsistent findings regarding the impact of patient-centeredness on patient outcomes, and few studies have investigated the factors that moderate this relationship. Most studies have used self-rated outcomes on...

Prevention of hip fracture with hip protectors.

The prevention of fractures amongst older people consists of (i) prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, (ii) prevention of falling and (iii) prevention of fractures using injury-site protection. As the great majority of hip fractures are caused by a sideways fall with direct impact on the greater trochanter of the proximal femur, one approach to prevention is the use of an adequately configu...

Hip protectors’ effectiveness as a nursing intervention in residential care

Background: Hip fracture prevention in the elderly is of major importance with an ageing world-wide population. Elderly living in nursing homes have a particularly high rate of hip fractures. Hip protectors are a recent development in prevention of hip fracture caused by falling. The aim of this literature review was to examine if use of hip protectors are an effective nursing intervention in t...

Patient Centered Care Model