“…These studies focused on PCC in connection with the following aspects: 1) Enlarged healthcare perspective, 2) Patients' participation in care and 3) Humane care. In regard to the Enlargement of the healthcare perspective there is a cluster of contributions on holistic care 13,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] , comprehensive care 13,20,[24][25][26][27][28] and health needs oriented care 13,19,21,22,24,25,28,29 .In the Patients' participation perspective the contributions cluster around the concepts autonomy 21,[24][25][26]30 , self-care 12,19,21,22,29,31 , valuing experience 20,23 and patients' participation 13,21,28,32 .Patients' participation in care is defined as an opportunity for the exercise of citizens' rights in the quest for autonomy (related to ideas of freedom, leading role, COMUNICAÇÃO SAÚDE EDUCAÇÃO 2016; 20(59):905-16 respect for subjectivity 33 as an important condition for self-care 19,20,33 . The concept of self-care is understood as a way of managing the healthcare process, implying the collaboration of the health te...…”