Patient's perspectives Flashcards

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Why is it important to take account of patient’s perspectives?

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Helps doctors to reach accurate diagnoses
Leads to better medical outcomes for patients
Greater patient satisfaction

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What 3 factors are clinical decisions based on?

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Clinical condition and circumstances
Patient’s perspective
Research

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Perspectives that can influence understanding if health

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Biomedicine (biomedical explanations)
Epidemiology and public health
Psychology
Lay beliefs

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Types of clinical practice styles

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Doctor- centred

Patient- centred

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Features of doctor-centred practise

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Traditional authoritarian style
Doctor as expert
Patient's role is to co-operative
Focus on physical aspects of disease
Interprets illness in biomedical framework 
Closed style of consultation
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Features of patient centred practice

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Less authoritarian
Encourages participation
Listens to ideas, concerns, expectations
Greater emphasis on subjective experience of illness
Greater attention to social and psychological aspects
Open style of consultation

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