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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791076603321

Autore

Thorne Sally E (Sally Elizabeth), <1951->

Titolo

Negotiating health care [[electronic resource] ] : the social context of chronic illness / / Sally E. Thorne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, Calif., : SAGE, c1993

ISBN

1-4833-2633-0

1-4522-5398-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 264 p.)

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Chronic diseases - Social aspects

Chronic diseases - Psychological aspects

Chronically ill - Public opinion

Chronically ill - Attitudes

Chronically ill - Medical care - Public opinion

Medical personnel and patient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

part I. The individual experience -- part II. The interpersonal experience -- part III. The institutional experience.

Sommario/riassunto

The findings of a large qualitative research project which studied the experiences of the chronically ill within the health care system are presented here. Thorne demonstrates the vast difference between chronic and acute illness in terms of their social and health care consequences.    The book is divided into three sections: the first examines how patients handle the onset of diseases and acute episodes; the second explores the relationship with health care providers; and the final part focuses on the 'system' with its sociocultural and organizational agenda. The concluding chapter