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Primary care and social control.

J T Shuval

    Medical Care
    |June 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Primary care physicians struggle when their role emphasizes legitimizing the sick role over curative tasks. This overemphasis, seen in Israel, leads to excessive facility use and physician dissatisfaction.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Sociology
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • Primary care physicians face challenges when their role performance is skewed.
    • An overemphasis on the physician's legitimizing function can detract from curative and preventive care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine how societal pressures influence the role of primary care physicians.
    • To analyze the consequences of the medical care system being used for social functions beyond healthcare.

    Main Methods:

    • Sociological analysis of healthcare systems.
    • Case study approach using Israel as an example.

    Main Results:

    • The Israeli medical care system exemplifies a shift towards physicians primarily legitimizing the "sick role."

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  • Consumer and societal pressures lead to the medical system's use for latent functions like role avoidance and resource allocation.
  • Excessive utilization of clinical facilities and primary care physician dissatisfaction are observed outcomes.

    • Conclusions:

    • The medical care system is increasingly burdened with social control functions it is ill-equipped to handle.
    • Re-evaluating the primary care physician's role is necessary to ensure focus on health-related tasks.
    • Societal expectations need to align with the core functions of healthcare delivery.