Doctor-patient Communication in Chinese and Western Medicine

ISBN-13: 9780367753078 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 172 str.

Ying Jin

Opis

Drawing on naturally-occurring Doctor-patient conversations in real-life medical consultations, this book analyses the similarities and differences in doctor-patient communication and patient satisfaction between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine (WM) practiced in China.

Spis treści

1. Medical co-existence, 2. Preliminaries and methodology, 3. Interaction analysis, 4. Patient evaluation and satisfaction, 5. "Come and see me later with your diagnostic test result", 6. Lifestyle advice-giving and reception, 7. Non-medical small talk, 8. Summary, implications and future directions