Delivering nutritional care with a patient-centered approach
Patient-centered care (also known as individualized care or personalized care) puts the focus on the patient’s perspective, their goals and on shared decision-making, such that patients have choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered based on what matters to them1.
Shared decision making is a collaborative process between the clinician as the expert on treatment options, evidence, risks and benefits, and the patient as the expert about their preferences, personal circumstances, goals, values and beliefs1. Better conversations between clinicians and patients is a key part of the process and provides an easily accessible, low cost innovation to help achieve better health2. The patient and clinician collaborate to identify the patient’s personally relevant goals and actions, which may be life-related rather than condition-related2.
Watch John’s story
John didn’t want to bother the doctor. He felt he should just struggle and get on with it as best he could. With a personal approach a true difference can be made to outcomes for patients like John. Watch John’s story and receive updates on the Nutricia Individual Care program.
Watch Mary’s story
Mary had been losing weight for some time and secretly feeling happy about it. So Mary didn’t finish the medical nutrition prescribed by her doctor. With a personal approach a true difference can be made to outcomes for patients like John. Watch Mary’s story and receive updates on the Nutricia Individual Care program.
Do you ask your patient “How do you feel?”
Open-ended questions and focused active listening are essential communication skills needed for effective patient-centered care. Considering the patient’s perspective and showing empathy by discussing feelings, ideas, concerns and expectations can greatly enhance adherence and outcome to an intervention. Research has shown improved adherence and outcomes among patients who are engaged, empowered and self-managing4-7. Creating a better understanding of patient perspectives and motivation by asking the right questions and talking about goals can help deliver high quality, person-centered healthcare.
Are you asking the right question?
Discover how asking open questions and having an engaging conversation with your patients can help you to make the right choices together and improve adherence and health outcomes through targeted nutritional management. Receive updates on the Nutricia Individual Care program:
Download Nutricia’s fact sheet on our recommended approach to ask the right questions to your patients and create engaging conversations.
Optimizing nutritional management with tailored solutions
As a healthcare professional you put your patients at the heart of everything you do. At Nutricia we re-imagined our product portfolio to support you in delivering targeted nutritional management to better meet your patient’s needs and goals. Discover our new adult ONS portfolio overview:
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