Patient's perspectives

Question 0

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

Answer 0

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

Question 1

What 3 factors are clinical decisions based on?

Answer 1

Clinical condition and circumstances
Patient’s perspective
Research

Question 2

Perspectives that can influence understanding if health

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Types of clinical practice styles

Answer 3

Doctor- centred

Patient- centred

Question 4

Features of doctor-centred practise

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Features of patient centred practice

Answer 5

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