Person-centered care is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences and needs, ensuring patient values guide all clinical decisions.(1) Person-centeredness principles are core elements of chiropractic care. For example, the American Chiropractic Association’s Code of Ethics includes several tenets...
ACA Tag: evidence-based care
Unpacking a Clinical Guideline
High-quality clinical guidelines are summaries of scientific literature designed to assist practitioner and patient decisions about health and healthcare.(1) These guidelines are developed through a systematic process of reviewing and consolidating scientific evidence. Because scientific knowledge evolves over time, guidelines...
Body Language and Person-centered Care
Patient, or person-centered care, has several definitions. Two examples include: “Integrated health care services delivered in a setting and manner that is responsive to the individual and their goals, values and preferences, in a system that empowers patients and providers...
