Patient-Perspective Care

This book presents a transformative approach to healthcare, emphasizing patient-perspective care as a solution to inappropriate medical practices and inefficiencies.

This book, written for mental health professionals, introduces a novel alternative to traditional patient-centred care known as patient-perspective care. This innovative, evidence-based approach offers a more pragmatic and achievable ethos for delivering effective and efficient health services. By focusing on the patients' perspectives, this method aims to enhance the quality of care and ensure that health services align more closely with individual patient goals.

Inappropriate healthcare practices have become an escalating and costly issue across the globe, impacting countries of all income levels. This book highlights how both the overuse and underuse of medical tests and treatments can occur simultaneously within the same healthcare system, wasting billions of dollars and negatively affecting individuals and communities. Although patient-centred care remains the dominant model, it often overlooks the critical importance of considering patients' preferences, values, and priorities in treatment decisions.

Patient-Perspective Care emphasizes that healthcare should fundamentally serve the goals of patients, helping them lead the lives they desire. To achieve this, health professionals must gain a deeper understanding of what their patients aim to achieve through their interactions with health services. The book not only outlines the prevalence and implications of inappropriate care but also provides a theoretical framework for the necessity of patient-perspective care. Strategies for implementing this approach are discussed, promising improved patient satisfaction, reduced missed appointments, and ultimately, a more efficient and sustainable healthcare system.