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Multimorbidity: a sociological perspective of systems.
- Source :
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Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice . Feb2017, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p209-212. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- There has been a great tradition of looking at health and illness from a systems perspective. For clinicians and people with illnesses a lot can be gained by mapping the interface of different sectors to understand the nature of conditions. This paper aims to use Sturmberg et als. paper as a stepping off point to present a sociological approach to understanding multimorbidities and gain insights into the illness experience of these people in the greater social system of health and illness. Parsons' sick role provides a useful systems concept through which we can understand the role of doctors and the experience of illness as social, beyond the personal. We also use Bourdieu's concept of habitas and of structure and agency to make sense of multimorbidities being social, economic and a broader part of experiencing social systems. We posit that one option for people coping with multiple conditions is to change identity. We also examine the doctor and patient encounter for mutlimorbidities as being problematic as it forces attention on competence and responsibility in that continuing encounter [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
*PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation
*CHRONIC diseases
*INTERPERSONAL relations
*MEDICINE
*PEOPLE with disabilities
*PHYSICIAN-patient relations
*PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
*HEALTH self-care
*PSYCHOLOGY of the sick
*SOCIOLOGY
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*SYSTEMS theory
*COMORBIDITY
*CULTURAL values
*SOCIAL context
*ATTITUDES toward disabilities
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13561294
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121444629
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12599