El método clínico centrado en la persona y su aplicación en la atención primaria de salud

María Sofía Cuba Fuentes; Zoila Olga de los Milagros Romero Albino

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2565

Authors

María Sofía Cuba Fuentes Dirección General de Promoción de la Salud, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Especialista en Medicina Familiar. maestría en Ciencias Clínicas
Zoila Olga de los Milagros Romero Albino Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Seguro Social de Salud del Perú. Lima, Perú. Especialista en Medicina Familiar. maestría en Geriatría y Gerontología.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2565

Keywords:

Primary health care, Patient-centered care

Abstract

The person-centered clinical method (PCCM) used in primary healthcare (PHC) is a useful tool to improve a person’s approach to a health system that adequately responds to the needs of the population. PHC is built on the basis of a good health system, through compliance with its four attributes—first contact access, person focused care over time, comprehensiveness, and coordination of care—and it becomes an essential part of the growth of any nation that wants to provide quality healthcare. In conclusion, the PCCM is related to a strong PHC, as it is based on an approach focused on meeting people’s needs.