Person-Centered Care: Measurement, Implementation, and Outcomes
Person-centered care incorporates the unique life history of older adults and emphasizes relationships and communication. The past two decades has seen a rise in a desire to transform care of older adults from a task-centered to person-centered. However, there is a dearth of empirical research on measuring and implementing person-centered approaches, in addition to assessing the impact of person-centered care on mental health outcomes. In an effort to advance the existing literature on person-centered care, we invite authors to contribute original research papers that:
• Address issues surrounding defining and measuring person-centered care,
• Include empirical findings on the impact of person-centered care, and/or
• Address issues related to implementing person-centered care in long-term care settings
Manuscripts must include mental health implications. Authors are strongly encouraged to address how the findings might relate to diverse ethnic/racial groups. Multidisciplinary contributions are welcome.
NOTE: Authors who are interested in submitting a manuscript are asked to contact Associate Editor, Marie Savundranayagam at maries@uwm.edu to discuss ideas prior to manuscript submission. Please send completed manuscripts directly to Marie Savundranayagam at maries@uwm.edu.
Author Guidelines for The Clinical Gerontologist can be found at:
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=wcli20&page=instructions.
Associate Editor: Marie Y. Savundranayagam, PhD, Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2011
Print Publication Date: March 2012
Marie Y. Savundranayagam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Associate Editor: The Clinical Gerontologist
Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar: Cohort VII
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
1059 Enderis Hall
P.O. Box 786
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 229-6034
Fax: (414) 229-5311
maries@uwm.edu
uwm.edu/hbssw/Faculty_Staff/savundranayagam.cfm
