The Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China: Medical Conversations, Doctor-Patient Relationships, and Decision-Making

ISBN-13: 9781032153247 / Twarda / 2024 / 176 str.

China) Wang Nan (Hunan University

Opis

Offering a rarely seen glimpse into the realities of one of the biggest global public health crises in modern time, Wang’s book focuses on doctor-patient interactions in China to demonstrate the potential effects of health communication, doctor-patient relationship, and a matrix of social factors on overprescription of antibiotics.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Historical and institutional factors of antibiotic overprescription in China  3. Outside the medical visit: Pre-visit use of non-prescribed antibiotics, desires for antibiotic prescriptions, and association with antibiotic prescriptions in medical visit  4. Caregivers' role in prescribing decision: Overt advocacy and interactional pressure in medical visits  5. Doctors’ role in prescribing decision: Treatment recommendation actions and medical authority in medical visits  6. Dueling in medical interaction: Caregivers' resistance to doctors' treatment recommendations  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Nan Wang is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration at Hunan University, China.