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Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool

The Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) is an observational and staff-report instrument designed to evaluate the degree to which healthcare services and interactions embody person-centered care principles. Developed by Brendan McCormack and David Edvardsson, the PCAT assesses key dimensions of person-centered practice: knowing the person, being respectful, engaging authentically, taking a holistic view, and adapting care to individual values and preferences. The tool has been widely used in nursing homes, dementia care, hospital wards, and community health settings to evaluate care environment quality and identify opportunities for person-centered transformation.

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Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool (PCAT)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / patient-centered-care
  • McCormack, B., Eley, D., Prideaux, D., & Jackson, D. (2010). Blending critical realism and hermeneutics in a PhD research: Researching person-centred care. Qualitative Research Journal, 10(1), 42-54. · URL
  • Edvardsson, D., Winblad, B., & Sandman, P. O. (2008). Person-centred care of people with severe Alzheimer's disease: current status and ways forward. The Lancet Neurology, 7(4), 362-367. · DOI 10.1016/s1474-4422(08)70063-2
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