title: ["The patient's role"--is there one?].
abstract: Instead of patient compliance, reference is currently made to the patient's and the doctor's mutual opinion of the treatment. The relationship between the doctor and the patient appears most concretely in the interaction at a consultation visit. Investigation of the relationship by using conversation analysis on video-recorded medical consultations reveals how the parties bring forward their own role in their mutual conversation. Drawing upon recent studies, both parties continue to maintain the doctor's role as medical expert and the patient's role as the person in need of the doctor's expertise. Equalization of the interaction has, however, already taken place and is expected to continue.
authors.affiliation: Yhteiskunta- ja kulttuuritieteiden yksikkö 33014 Tampereen yliopisto.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruusuvuori
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010358:Patient Participation; D010361:Patients; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012380:Role; D014741:Video Recording