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Cinderella revisited.

Stewart M Cameron1

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, 5909 Veterans' Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E2. Stewart.Cameron@Dal.Ca

BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|December 24, 2005
PubMed
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The use of the Cinderella metaphor in medical literature is rapidly increasing. This trend highlights themes of neglect, identity, transformation, and exhaustion in patient narratives.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Humanities
  • Literary Analysis in Medicine

Background:

  • The Cinderella fable is a widely recognized narrative.
  • Fables and metaphors are increasingly utilized in medical discourse.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the frequency and nature of references to Cinderella in medical literature.
  • To identify emerging themes associated with the Cinderella metaphor in medical contexts.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted for papers mentioning Cinderella.
  • Analysis spanned publications from the last 50 years.
  • Thematic analysis was employed to categorize the use of the metaphor.

Main Results:

  • References to Cinderella in medical publications show exponential growth.

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  • Five dominant themes emerged: neglect, identity, transformation, exhaustion, and the mixed metaphor.
  • The Cinderella metaphor is increasingly employed to describe complex patient experiences.

    • Conclusions:

    • The Cinderella fable is gaining significant traction as a metaphor within the medical field.
    • This growing popularity suggests its utility in articulating specific patient conditions and experiences.