DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OBEDIENCE AND PARTNERSHIP
Clinical practice is patient-centered. Communication is the main element on which the physician-patient relationship is based. The social class, gender, age, race, and ethnicity are some social contextual elements that shape the content of physician-patient communication and can become the basis of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Romanian Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_MEDICAL_Journal/Revista_MEDICALA_ROMANA-2018-Nr.3/RMJ_2018_3_Art-04.pdf |
| Summary: | Clinical practice is patient-centered. Communication is the main element on which the physician-patient relationship is based. The social class, gender, age, race, and ethnicity are some social contextual elements that
shape the content of physician-patient communication and can become the basis of domination and subordination. The physician always controls the discourse during medical consultation because he has the "power"
to direct the conversation to the most relevant aspects from a medical point of view. As he/she acquires more
knowledge and understanding about his/her health, the patient has more participatory attitude and behavior
and interrupts the doctor by asking questions and demanding explanations. Informed consent facilitates
doctor-patient communication and strengthens mutual trust, and new technologies bring in front of the doctor
an informed but problematic patient. The doctor-patient partnership is shaped in this context. |
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| ISSN: | 1220-5478 2069-606X |