Doctors Today
dc.contributor.author | Murphy, JFA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-20T09:42:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-20T09:42:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/299237 | |
dc.description.abstract | Doctors’ relationship with patients and their role in society is changing. Until the 1960s doctors concentrated on the welfare of patients with less emphasis placed on patients’ rights1. Over recent decades there has been increasing empowerment of the individual across all facets of society including health care. Doctors continue to be perceived as having expertise and authority over medical science. Patients, however, now hold sway over questions of values or preferences. We all must be aware of this change in the doctor- patient interaction. We need to be more aware of the outcomes that patients view as important. The concept of shared decision-making with the patient is now widely appreciated. The process involves a change in mind set particularly for doctors who trained in an earlier era. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Irish Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.subject | PREGNANCY | en_GB |
dc.title | Doctors Today | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Irish Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.description.funding | No funding | en |
dc.description.province | Leinster | en |
dc.description.peer-review | peer-review | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-23T07:13:57Z | |
html.description.abstract | Doctors’ relationship with patients and their role in society is changing. Until the 1960s doctors concentrated on the welfare of patients with less emphasis placed on patients’ rights1. Over recent decades there has been increasing empowerment of the individual across all facets of society including health care. Doctors continue to be perceived as having expertise and authority over medical science. Patients, however, now hold sway over questions of values or preferences. We all must be aware of this change in the doctor- patient interaction. We need to be more aware of the outcomes that patients view as important. The concept of shared decision-making with the patient is now widely appreciated. The process involves a change in mind set particularly for doctors who trained in an earlier era. |