Synopsis
In 2015, the World Health Organization released their framework on “people-centred health services,” emphasizing a focus on health care that consciously adopts individuals’, carers’, families’, and communities’ perspectives into trusted health systems. This article and others sparked a movement among international policy makers, service providers, and professional disciplines, including the American Diabetes Association, to aspire to person-centered care rather than patient-centered care, particularly for people with long-term chronic illnesses. But what does person-centered care mean in the context of kidney diseases, and is it really a paradigm shift from the way care is currently provided?