Nan Christine Wang

The Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China

Medical Conversations, Doctor-Patient Relationships, and Decision-Making

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781032153247
• ISBN-10: 1032153245
• Artikelnr.: 70148273

Autorenporträt

Nan Christine Wang is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration at Hunan University, China.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Historical and institutional factors of antibiotic
overprescription in China 3. Outside the medical visit: Pre-visit use of
non-prescribed antibiotics, desires for antibiotic prescriptions, and
association with antibiotic prescriptions in medical visit 4. Caregivers'
role in prescribing decision: Overt advocacy and interactional pressure in
medical visits 5. Doctors' role in prescribing decision: Treatment
recommendation actions and medical authority in medical visits 6. Dueling
in medical interaction: Caregivers' resistance to doctors' treatment
recommendations 7. Conclusion