HEALTH AND AUTONOMY: A REVIEW FOR STUDYING PATIENT DECISIONS
HEALTH AND AUTONOMY: A REVIEW FOR STUDYING PATIENT DECISIONS
Author(s): Alexandra Gheondea-EladiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Published by: Asociatia pentru Dezvoltare si promovare socio-economica Catalactica
Keywords: sociology of health; decision-making; patient decisions; autonomy; health diagnosis
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the meaning of two important concepts in the literature on sociology of health: health and autonomy. The review presented here has been performed as part of a research on patient's decision-making and it is meant to reveal differences in definitions which are likely to change the underpinning perspectives of patient decisions.
Journal: Jurnalul Practicilor Comunitare Pozitive
- Issue Year: XV/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 047-056
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English