INTER-ACTION. Click, swipe, listen to patients and follow the talk among the healthcare staff. Now, another step in the work towards a more person-centered care is being taken as the PCV game app is being launched. A virtual journey for greater knowledge and with tricky questions along the way. The game app was developed on behalf of the University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred Care (GPCC), a research center that…
Eric Carlström on organization and person-centered care in Akademiliv the Podcast
RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. Eric Carlström, Professor of Health Care Sciences with an emphasis on leadership and care organization, is the latest guest in Akademiliv the Podcast. The conversation is held in Swedish, and concerns person-centered care and the demands on the health care organization for the introduction of a more person-centered approach. The podcast is hosted by Communication Officers Elin Lindström Claessen and Pontus Sundén.
IBS affects women’s quality of life more than men’s
DOCTORAL THESIS. Double work and a high embarrassment factor can lead to the quality of life being affected more among women than men by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a very common gastrointestinal disease. Even with the same level of physical pain and other symptoms, women’s perceived quality of life is worse than the mens, according to new research. “Even if the similarities are larger than the differences, there is a pattern…
Holistic healing with the help of person-centred care structured as the One Stop Center Care model – seminar report
GLOBAL HEALTH. Dr Denis Mukwege from DR Congo, visited Gothenburg on 17th October, where he addressed a large audience at The University of Gothenburg’s Global Challenges seminar. Dr Mukwege has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times. He has received many awards for his work, such as the Olof Palme Prize, the Right Livelihood Award, the United Nations Human Rights Prize, the EU Sakharov Prize, and, just recently…
Most cited article – for the third year in a row
RESEARCH. The article in which the Centre for Person-centred Care, GPCC, summarizes its definition of person-centered care continues to attract great interest. The article has been the most cited in the journal European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing for three years in a row. The article “Person-centered care – ready for prime time” was published in 2011, but hit a new record for the number of citations last year. In 2015…