The primary care provider and the patient living in poverty: Applying the Bridges to Health and Healthcare model to NP practice
| Autor: | Barbara Wise, Terie Dreussi-Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Poverty
Primary Health Care business.industry Perspective (graphical) MEDLINE Cognition General Medicine Primary care 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing 030225 pediatrics Health care Humans Medical history Nurse Practitioners 030212 general & internal medicine Social determinants of health business Psychology General Nursing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 30(4) |
| ISSN: | 2327-6924 |
| Popis: | Background and purpose There is a much recent emphasis on the social determinants of health, and poverty is the most influential of these. It is not enough merely to understand the influence of poverty on health-the primary care provider must understand how to effectively treat patients who live in poverty. Methods This article applies the Bridges to Health and Healthcare model for understanding poverty to primary care practice from an individual provider's perspective. The article walks the reader through the implications of generational poverty for the primary care clinician in a typical office visit from history taking to following up. Conclusions Most primary care practitioners approach patients from a middle-class perspective. Awareness of the challenges and different perspectives of those in generational poverty can enhance care and outcomes. Implications for practice The individual provider can use the understanding of driving forces, resources, language and cognition, environment, and relationships provided by the Bridges to Health and Healthcare model to benefit patients in generational poverty. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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