title: "It's my body, my future": Older women's views of their interactions with physicians.
abstract: Based on data obtained from in-depth, qualitative interviews conducted with 30 older Canadian women, this article examines older women's experiences with, and views of, physicians. The research participants report a very high level of satisfaction with the patient-physician relationship; however, they also report physician shortcomings. Findings indicate that participants' satisfaction with the patient-physician relationship was influenced by "stories about other doctors," rationalizations and justifications, and a high level of patient assertiveness.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology and Anthropology , Mount Saint Vincent University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada.
authors.forename: Hazel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: MacRae
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Justifications and rationalizations; older women; patient assertiveness; patient–physician relationship; physicians; symbolic interaction