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Enacting appreciations: beyond the patient perspective.

Jeannette Pols1

  • 1Trimbos-instituut, Postbus 725, 3500 AS Utrecht, Netherlands. jpols@trimbos.nl

Health Care Analysis : HCA : Journal of Health Philosophy and Policy
|October 15, 2005
PubMed
Summary

The patient perspective concept in mental health research excludes non-verbal patients. This study proposes a new approach focusing on "patient positions" and their interactions to better include all individuals in research.

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Area of Science:

  • Mental Health Research
  • Sociology of Medicine
  • Qualitative Research Methods

Background:

  • The "patient perspective" is used to view patients as active subjects in research.
  • This concept faces challenges in long-term mental healthcare research.
  • Current methods may exclude patients unable to express themselves verbally or engage in interviews.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the limitations of the "patient perspective" in mental health research.
  • To propose an alternative framework for including patients as research subjects.
  • To address the exclusion of non-verbal or less communicative patients.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the "patient perspective" and its application.
  • Examination of the performative nature of language and interaction in research.
Keywords:
Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchMental Health Therapies

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  • Development of an approach based on "patient positions" and situational enactments.

    • Main Results:

    • The "patient perspective" relies on verbal self-representation, excluding some patients.
    • Talk is performative, requiring engagement with interview situations.
    • Patients enact appreciations non-verbally and verbally within specific contexts.

    Conclusions:

    • Subjectivity is better understood through "patient positions" within interactions and environments.
    • This new approach enhances the inclusion of diverse patient experiences in research.
    • Moving beyond "patient perspectives" to "patient positions" offers a more inclusive research paradigm.