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Professional patienthood and mortality: Seán Ó Ríordáin's diaries 1974-1977
Medical Humanities
|January 7, 2016
Summary
Unsolicited diaries offer deep insights into patient experiences, but scholars must consider them. Structured methods are limited; unstructured, personal accounts provide a more complete understanding of illness.
Area of Science:
- Medical Humanities
- Qualitative Research Methods
- History of Medicine
Background:
- Scholarly study of unsolicited diaries is underdeveloped.
- Understanding the lived experience of illness requires diverse methodologies.
- Professional patienthood remains an under-examined concept.
Observation:
- Historic unsolicited diaries provide rich data on the patient experience.
- Narrative medicine offers valuable insights but has limitations.
- Biomedical and social science trends favor structured data collection (e.g., questionnaires).
Findings:
- Unsolicited diaries reveal nuanced aspects of 'professional patienthood'.
- Structured methodologies inadequately capture the full spectrum of illness experience.
- The unstructured nature of personal diaries offers unique analytical potential.
Implications:
- Scholars should embrace unsolicited diaries for deeper illness research.
- Integrating unstructured qualitative data can enhance medical humanities studies.
- Rethinking research methods is crucial for a holistic understanding of patienthood.
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