Open AccessThe Patient Centered Assessment Method (PCAM): Integrating the Social Dimensions of Health into Primary Care
Author(s) -
Rebekah Pratt,
Carina Hibberd,
Isobel M. Cameron,
Margaret Maxwell
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of comorbidity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2235-042X
DOI - 10.15256/joc.2015.5.35
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , referral , medicine , perception , population , health care , empathy , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
Social dimensions of health are known to contribute to what is often termed "patient complexity," which is particularly common among patients with multimorbidity. Health-care professionals require tools to help them identify and manage these aspects of patient needs.
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