Table 2 Definitions of person-focused care and clinical integration based on Valentijn’s Rainbow Model of Integrated Care [27]
Categories | Definitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical integration | Person-focused care | Biopsychosocial perspective | “The first feature, person-focused care, reflects a biopsychosocial perspective of health, as it acknowledges that health problems are not synonymous to biological terms, diagnoses or diseases […] It bridges the gap between medical and social problems as it acknowledges that diseases are simultaneously a medical, psychological and social problem.” (p. 4) |
Care based on personal preferences, needs and values | “Moreover, person-focused care is based on personal preferences, needs, and values (i.e., understanding the personal meaning of an illness).” (p. 4) “Professionals have to take proper account of the needs of individuals, so that services provided are matched to their needs. […] Emphasis should be placed on a person’s needs.” (p. 7) | ||
Co-creation of care process | “This also encloses the important aspect of the patient as a co-creator in the care process” (p. 7) | ||
Shared responsibility and common agreement | “[…] with shared responsibility between the professional and the person to find a common ground on clinical management” (p. 7) | ||
Person coordinating his/her own care | “Emphasis should be placed on a person’s needs, with people coordinating their own care whenever possible” (p. 7) | ||