- Title
- The internet and the doctor-patient relationship
- Creator
- Broom, Alex
- Relation
- The Sociology of Healthcare: A Reader for Health Professionals p. 293-304
- Relation
- http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=269517
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- In this reading, Alex Broom,draws on a study of interviews with 33 Australian men who have prostate cancer. The purpose of this study was to explore men's internet use and the effects of this on disease experiences. Broom recruited his research respondents through face-to-face support groups and via an article he had written on the subject in a personal computer magazine. All of the respondents were interviewed in their own homes. For many commentators, the internet is seen as potentially transformative, informative and empowering. They argue that the internet can transgress traditional boundaries, opening up global opportunities for knowledge sharing and support giving. For others, the internet harbours potential harm. In Reading 28, Alex Broom presents some of the data from his study and argues that, although there is no one type of internet experience, it does have the potential to transform the disease experience. As you read this extract, though, consider the impact of the internet on the patient-professional relationship: What is the role of the internet in health education? Does the internet empower patients to question medical knowledge and expertise? How are healthcare professionals coping with the internet informed patient?
- Subject
- internet; patients; medical knowledge; social medicine
- Identifier
- uon:6427
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/803525
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781403940803
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