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Clinical Application of Family-Centered Health Care.

Jong Sung Kim, Mi Kyeong Oh, Joo Sung Park
Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2009;30(6):405-414.
Published online: June 20, 2009
1Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. josephkim@cnu.ac.kr
2Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea.
3Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.
충남대학교 의학전문대학원 가정의학교실, 1울산대학교 의과대학 강릉아산병원 가정의학교실, 2동아대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실
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For practicing comprehensive approach to health problems, family physicians should see both biomedical aspects and psychosocial aspects of each patient at the same time. Family physicians can hypothesize and intervene effectively the psychosocial aspects of patients through family-centered health care. Genogram, family life cycle, family's resources for stressful life events, and adaptability and cohesiveness of patients' family are the four eyes of family physicians, those enable family physicians to see the family of patients in their health care practice. Family-centered health care in family practice can be achieved by applications of family-related questions to routine health care practice, approaches to the family dynamics in patients with red fl ags, and family conferences for inpatients and patients with more diffi cult problems. Family-centered health care is the core practice of comprehensive approach to health problems and an important identity of family medicine.

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