The paradigm of patient must evolve: Why a false sense of limited capacity can subvert all attempts at patient involvement

This essay reviews the role of paradigms in molding the thoughts of a scientific field and looks rigorously at what two key terms mean – empowered and engaged – and how their interaction points to a new way forward, requiring a re-examination of our “paradigm of patient.” Five years ago, the Institu...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:29d022dbb5434e85909b5f7d75bf36902021-11-15T04:22:05ZThe paradigm of patient must evolve: Why a false sense of limited capacity can subvert all attempts at patient involvement2372-0247https://doaj.org/article/29d022dbb5434e85909b5f7d75bf36902017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pxjournal.org/journal/vol4/iss2/2https://doaj.org/toc/2372-0247This essay reviews the role of paradigms in molding the thoughts of a scientific field and looks rigorously at what two key terms mean – empowered and engaged – and how their interaction points to a new way forward, requiring a re-examination of our “paradigm of patient.” Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine’s <em>Best Care at Lower Cost</em><strong> </strong>declared that patient-clinician partnerships are a cornerstone of a learning health system, a declaration that’s foundational to the era of involvement. How can we engineer that era correctly if our conception of “patient” is out of date? And how can we validate whether our model works? In the past eight years, the author has spoken at or participated in over 500 events in sixteen countries, and although declaring himself “just a patient,” he has observed persistent cultural patterns that make one thing clear: there is a need to change our understanding of the role of the patient in achieving best possible care.Dave deBronkartThe Beryl Institutearticlepatient engagementpatient empowermentpatient experiencescientific revolutionpatient activation measurearnstein’s ladder of citizen participationMedicine (General)R5-920Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPatient Experience Journal (2017)
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collection DOAJ
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topic patient engagement
patient empowerment
patient experience
scientific revolution
patient activation measure
arnstein’s ladder of citizen participation
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle patient engagement
patient empowerment
patient experience
scientific revolution
patient activation measure
arnstein’s ladder of citizen participation
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Dave deBronkart
The paradigm of patient must evolve: Why a false sense of limited capacity can subvert all attempts at patient involvement
description This essay reviews the role of paradigms in molding the thoughts of a scientific field and looks rigorously at what two key terms mean – empowered and engaged – and how their interaction points to a new way forward, requiring a re-examination of our “paradigm of patient.” Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine’s <em>Best Care at Lower Cost</em><strong> </strong>declared that patient-clinician partnerships are a cornerstone of a learning health system, a declaration that’s foundational to the era of involvement. How can we engineer that era correctly if our conception of “patient” is out of date? And how can we validate whether our model works? In the past eight years, the author has spoken at or participated in over 500 events in sixteen countries, and although declaring himself “just a patient,” he has observed persistent cultural patterns that make one thing clear: there is a need to change our understanding of the role of the patient in achieving best possible care.
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