Digital tools as promoters for person-centered care practices in chronic care? Healthcare professionals' experiences from rheumatology care.
Emma GranströmCarolina WannhedenMats BrommelsHelena HvitfeldtMonica E NyströmPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
By providing an empirical example from chronic care the study contributes to the knowledge on strategies for achieving PCC, how digital tools and work practices interact, and how they can affect healthcare staff, patients and the unit. A conclusion is that the use of the digital tools, spanning over different dimensions of engagement, facilitated the healthcare professionals' interaction with patients and the patients' involvement in their own care. Digital tools complemented, rather than replaced, care practices.