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Relationship-centered care. A constructive reframing.

Mary Catherine Beach1, Thomas Inui,

  • 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. mcbeach@jhmi.edu

Journal of General Internal Medicine
|January 13, 2006
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Relationship-centered care (RCC) emphasizes the crucial role of all relationships in healthcare. This framework values genuine connections between patients, clinicians, and the community for improved health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare studies
  • Medical ethics
  • Patient-centered care

Background:

  • Illness, care, and healing are fundamentally relational processes.
  • The quality of relationships significantly impacts healthcare delivery and outcomes.
  • Relationship-centered care (RCC) offers a framework to understand these dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and elaborate on the principles of relationship-centered care (RCC).
  • To highlight the importance of various relationships within the healthcare ecosystem.
  • To underscore the moral value of genuine connections in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of relationship-centered care.
  • Identification of core principles guiding RCC.

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  • Exploration of the scope of relationships in healthcare.

    • Main Results:

    • RCC defines care as a process where all participants value their relationships.
    • Four core principles of RCC identified: personhood, affect/emotion, reciprocal influence, and moral value.
    • RCC emphasizes patient-clinician relationships alongside clinician self-relationships, peer relationships, and community connections.

    Conclusions:

    • Genuine relationships are central to effective and ethical healthcare.
    • Adopting a relationship-centered approach can enhance the healthcare delivery system.
    • The framework supports a holistic view of health and healing through interconnectedness.