UID:
almahu_9949866077102882
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 138 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9781003243625
,
1003243622
,
9781040011874
,
104001187X
,
9781040011898
,
1040011896
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in language, health and culture
Content:
"Offering a rarely seen glimpse into the realities of one of the biggest global public health crises in modern time, Wang's book focuses on doctor-patient interactions in China to demonstrate the potential effects of health communication, doctor-patient relationship, and a matrix of social factors on overprescription of antibiotics. Based on a community-based survey, the book describes empirical findings regarding the high prevalence of non-prescribed antibiotics use for common colds among children in China. It covers the potential effects of over-prescription on caregivers' attitudes and how physicians make prescribing decisions in medical consultations. Drawing from evidence in medical interaction data, readers are introduced to further empirical findings regarding the communicative behaviors that patient caregivers use to pressure for antibiotic prescriptions in real medical consultations. Following this, Wang reports findings regarding the communicative behaviors that physicians use to make treatment recommendations and caregivers use to launch treatment negotiations, leading to a discussion of the effect of doctor-patient relationship on antibiotic overprescription. The book culminates in practice recommendations and provides teaching scenarios in which physicians successfully engage the caregivers into conversations to shape their expectations for antibiotic prescriptions in medical consultations. An important resource for scholars and students in health communication, linguistics, medical humanities and medical sociology. Practitioners who are interested in understanding and improving clinical practices as well as policy-makers aiming to combat antibiotic resistance will also find this useful"--
Note:
Historical and institutional factors of antibiotic overprescription in China -- Outside the medical visit : Pre-visit use of non-prescribed antibiotics, desires for antibiotic prescriptions, and association with antibiotic prescriptions in medical visit -- Caregivers' role in prescribing decision : Overt advocacy and interactional pressure in medical visits -- Doctors' role in prescribing decision : Treatment recommendation actions and medical authority in medical visits -- Dueling in medical interaction : Caregivers' resistance to doctors' treatment recommendations.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Wang, Nan Social and interactional nature of antibiotic overprescription Abingdon, Oxon : New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9781032153247
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003243625
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003243625
