principle of family medicine

There are six principles of family medicine:

a) Continuity of care

This is involves in many episode of seeing the patient, whether the chronic illness or during well-person visit. In this scenario, maintain rapport with that patient is required. Family physician is committed to providing care to the patient and their family over the time.

b) Comprehensiveness

It is implied that the patient is not only viewed from biological aspect but also from social and psychological one.

So that, should considers the entire factor when designing diagnostic procedure and treatment to the patient/ they are not involve in caring the patient but also required in access to the case.

c) Coordination of care

The family physician is responsible to coordinate the patient’s health service. These include outside specialist as well as other health care profession.

d) Community

Community always influenced the patient health care. The family physicians play role to help community education and health service.

e) Prevention

Preventing illness has many aspects. These include recognizing the risk factor of the disease, delaying the consequence of chronic disease and promoting healthy lifestyle. Family Physician should participate in make prevention such illness event.

f) Family

Family physician regards the patient as a family system and recognize the influences of the illness on families as well as influences family to the illness.