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The patient's perspective

M W Calnan

    International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
    |March 24, 1998
    PubMed
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    Patients express skepticism towards modern medicine and pharmaceuticals, despite growing emphasis on their views in healthcare evaluations. Research highlights user criteria for assessing healthcare quality.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Patient Experience Studies
    • Medical Sociology

    Background:

    • Growing emphasis on incorporating patient perspectives in healthcare.
    • Need to understand patient criteria for evaluating healthcare services.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the context of patient-centered care.
    • To examine how patients evaluate healthcare quality.
    • To investigate patient attitudes towards modern medicine and pharmaceuticals.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of survey research on healthcare evaluation criteria.
    • Analysis of qualitative research on patient views of medicine.

    Main Results:

    • Patient views are increasingly central to healthcare discussions.

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  • Survey data reveals specific criteria patients use for healthcare assessment.
  • Qualitative findings indicate patient ambivalence and skepticism regarding modern medicine and drug efficacy.

    • Conclusions:

    • Patient perspectives are crucial but complex.
    • Healthcare evaluation requires understanding nuanced patient attitudes.
    • Skepticism towards pharmaceuticals warrants further investigation in patient-centered care models.