| Title |
Heidegger, communication, and healthcare
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11019-018-9823-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Casey Rentmeester |
| Abstract |
Communication between medical professionals and patients is an important aspect of therapy and patient satisfaction. Common barriers that get in the way of effective communication in this sphere include: (1) gender, age, and cultural differences; (2) physical or psychological discomfort or pain; (3) medical literacy; and (4) distraction due to technological factors or simply being overworked. The author examines these communicative barriers from a philosophical lens and then utilizes Martin Heidegger's phenomenology and hermeneutics to provide guidance for medical professional-patient interactions. The phenomenological approach espoused emphasizes the particular, contextual nature of such interactions, and thus is opposed to abstract, theoretical principles. Heidegger's hermeneutics provides a philosophical approach to communication that may guide the back-and-forth interpretation that should happen between medical professionals and patients to achieve effective communication. |
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| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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| Unknown | 44 | 100% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 18% |
| Unknown | 15 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 7% |
| Psychology | 2 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
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