Doctor-Patient Relationships: Historical Evolution
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In the 18th century, what was a characteristic of bedside medicine?

  • Focus on laboratory tests
  • Limited patient involvement in care
  • Personal rapport and relationships between doctor and patient (correct)
  • Doctor's reliance on hospital facilities
  • What was a consequence of the growth of hospital-based care in the 19th century?

  • Distance between patient and doctor (correct)
  • Greater reliance on patient experience
  • Increased patient empowerment
  • More personalized care
  • What is a key feature of patient-centered care that emerged in the 1970s?

  • Biopsychosocial perspective on patient care (correct)
  • Sociological perspective on patient care
  • Biological perspective on patient care
  • Psychological perspective on patient care
  • How did the shift to hospital-based care in the 19th century affect the doctor-patient relationship?

    <p>It created a distance between patient and doctor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus of bedside medicine in the 18th century?

    <p>Patient experience and reporting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a historical evolution in the doctor-patient relationship in the UK/West?

    <p>From bedside medicine to hospital-based care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept is used to describe medical consultations according to Strong (1988)?

    <p>Rituals or ceremonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences the particular nature of a ceremonial order in medical consultations?

    <p>Macro structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a 'private format' in medical consultations?

    <p>Doctors explain and demonstrate their competence and expertise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is associated with the 'bureaucratic format' in medical consultations?

    <p>National Health Service, UK</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the context of the 'private format' in medical consultations?

    <p>Free market healthcare, USA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is implied by the concept of the 'expert patient'?

    <p>Patients have the right to question a doctor's skill</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between ceremonial orders and macro structures?

    <p>Macro structures determine ceremonial orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept that describes the tacit or implicit rules that structure and regulate interaction in medical consultations?

    <p>Ceremonial orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of the 'paternalism' model in a doctor-patient relationship?

    <p>High doctor control and low patient control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which model of doctor-patient relationship is most likely to involve the patient in decision making and recognizing their personal experience?

    <p>Partnership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which model of doctor-patient relationship is the patient most likely to be seen as an object with a disease?

    <p>Paternalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the 'paternalism' and 'doctor as agent' models of doctor-patient relationship?

    <p>Inclusion of patient preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which scenario is the 'paternalism' model of doctor-patient relationship most useful?

    <p>Emergency room visit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the 'consumerism' model of doctor-patient relationship?

    <p>To prioritize the patient's autonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which model of doctor-patient relationship is most likely to involve a biomedical focus?

    <p>Paternalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which model of doctor-patient relationship is the patient most likely to be seen as an individual with biopsychosocial needs?

    <p>Partnership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying assumption of the 'logic of care' approach in healthcare?

    <p>That care is a dynamic and emergent process involving experimentation and social interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the 'war on drugs' discourse in the context of healthcare?

    <p>To criminalize and stigmatize drug users</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary critique of the 'choice' paradigm in healthcare?

    <p>That it neglects the social and relational aspects of healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the content, what is the primary goal of opioid substitution therapy in the context of healthcare?

    <p>To discipline and control the behavior of individuals dependent on heroin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between the 'paternalism' and 'mutuality' approaches to doctor-patient relationships?

    <p>Paternalism is characterized by a power imbalance, while mutuality is characterized by a more equal partnership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary influence on how doctor-patient relationships are organized, according to the content?

    <p>Economic, political, and cultural factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Doctor-Patient Relationships

    • Historical evolution of patient and professional relationships in the UK/West:
      • 18th century: Bedside medicine (person-oriented, reliant on patient reporting of experience, personal rapport, and relationships)
      • 19th century: Hospital and laboratory medicine (pathology reduced reliance on patient experience, growth of hospital as a focus for care, distance between patient and doctor)
      • 1970s: Patient centred care (biopsychosocial perspective, relationship as a therapeutic alliance)

    Models of Doctor-Patient Relationships

      1. Paternalism: high doctor control, low patient control, biomedical disease model, closed questions, doctor chooses treatment
      1. Doctor as agent: high doctor control, low patient control, decision making stays with the doctor, informed by knowledge of patients' preferences and life world
      1. Consumer: low doctor control, high patient control, information flow from doctor to patient, patient makes informed decisions
      1. Partnership: high doctor and high patient control, recognising patient experience, sharing control and decision making, addressing biopsychosocial needs

    Patient and Doctor Relationships in their Social Context

    • General practice: minor courtesies and macro structures (e.g. policy, resources, culture) shape conduct in a consultation
    • Ceremonial orders: tacit or implicit rules that structure and regulate interaction in a consultation, linked to macro structures
    • Different rules of interaction depending on the context:
      • Private formats (typical in fee-paying healthcare, USA): polite conduct, doctor's reliance on patient for salary, patients allowed to criticise other doctors
      • Bureaucratic format (typical of the NHS, UK): doctor controls the encounter more, no effort to explain or demonstrate expertise, patients not entitled to question a doctor's skill or 'shop around'

    Empowerment and Choice in Healthcare

    • 'Choice' as a celebrated ideal (Western norms of autonomy, individualism) but 'choice' is not how care happens: patients are active, but in interaction with providers, decisions made over time through social networks and interactions
    • Logic of care: care as emergent, dynamic, attentive, involving experimentation
    • Opioid Substitution Therapy: health care as discipline, seeking 'moral' discipline in people dependent on heroin, daily attendance and not using other drugs as a way to control and shape behaviour

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    Explore the changing dynamics of doctor-patient relationships in the UK/West from the 18th century to the 1970s. Learn about the shift from bedside medicine to patient-centered care.

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