The power of doctors makes elderly patients passive
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
Elderly patients are often critical towards the meeting with the doctor. Hierarchical structures, time pressure and traditions in the health care sector make these patients and their relatives passive when facing the doctor and his or her position of power. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
