Stina Melander
Senior Lecturer
Det könade patientskapet : Om det biopsykosociala perspektivets frånvaro när smärtpatienter möter allmänläkare
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Summary, in English
The results suggest that participants agree that a biopsychosocial perspective is important to promote good care. However, the underpinning conditions for the clinical consultation, implicating a lack of time, continuity and knowledge as well as requirements related to societal regulations, limited the possibilities to adopt a biopsychosocial perspective in practice. Instead, many consultations focused on medications and work ability, which, in turn, led to gendered consequences. Women and men agreed that work was an important part of their identity. However, men described different opportunities than women to invest all their energy in work. A main focus on work ability in consultations therefore confirmed the values highlighted by men, but at the same time obscured many areas that were the everyday reality
of many of the women. Finally, all patients described an ambivalent stance towards being a patient. Many distanced themselves from the shameful and negative gendered patient stereotypes, but also needed to make their patienthood convincing to general practitioners in order to receive care. We conclude that important life areas affecting pain can be uncovered, and a less shameful patienthood enabled, when a biopsychosocial perspective is materialized with dignity in clinical practice.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
Publishing year
2018-11-01
Language
Swedish
Pages
48-67
Publication/Series
Tidskrift för genusvetenskap
Volume
39
Issue
2-3
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Tidskrift för genusvetenskap, Karlstads universitet
Topic
- Public Administration Studies
- Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2001-1377