Commentary: how person-centred is pharmaceutical care?

Hanna Gyllensten; Joanne M Fuller; Malin Johansson Östbring

doi:10.1007/s11096-021-01332-0

Commentary: how person-centred is pharmaceutical care?

Int J Clin Pharm. 2022 Feb;44(1):270-275. doi: 10.1007/s11096-021-01332-0. Epub 2021 Sep 25.

Authors

Hanna Gyllensten^{1

2}, Joanne M Fuller^{3

4}, Malin Johansson Östbring^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden. hanna.gyllensten@gu.se.
² Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden. hanna.gyllensten@gu.se.
³ Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁴ Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁵ eHealth Institute, Department of Medicine and Optometry, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
⁶ Pharmaceutical Department, Region Kalmar County, Kalmar, Sweden.

Abstract

Health systems in many countries are currently undergoing an evolution towards more person-centred care. However, an overview of the literature shows that there is little or no guidance available on how to apply person-centred care to pharmaceutical care and clinical pharmacy practices. In this paper we apply a model for person-centred care created by a national multidisciplinary research centre in Gothenburg, Sweden, to the clinical work tasks of outpatient and inpatient pharmacists and describe how pharmaceutical care can become more person-centred.

Keywords: Clinical pharmacy; Patient care management; Patient-centred care; Person-centred care; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmaceutical services.

MeSH terms

Humans
Patient-Centered Care*
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Service, Hospital*
Self Care
Sweden