The Need to Reconstruct “Person-Centeredness” Based on Inherent Tensions

Sheryl Zimmerman, Walter Moczygemba, Philip D. Sloane, Sam Fazio, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, s Association Home Office

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on June 24, 2026

Abstract

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The concept of person-centeredness (PC) is ubiquitous in health and supportive care regardless of recipients’ age and condition, which might suggest that the concept is clear, uniformly understood, and its provision straightforward; however, such is not ...