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| Title |
Paternalism and the doctor-patient relationship in general practice.
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|---|---|
| Published in |
British Journal of General Practice, August 1992
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| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
B McKinstry |
| Abstract |
This paper is a brief introduction to the subject of paternalism as it occurs in general practice. A definition of paternalism is provided and the four main types of doctor-patient relationship within the paternalistic spectrum are described. These relationships are illustrated with examples from general practice. Some of the extensive literature on paternalism is reviewed. It is concluded that paternalism is rarely justified when treating patients of sound mind and then only where restoration of the patients' autonomy is the main aim. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 139 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 32% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 17% |
| Researcher | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 16 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 47% |
| Psychology | 16 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 10% |
| Unknown | 24 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 January 2018.
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#7,962,193
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Outputs from British Journal of General Practice
#2,682
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#5,138
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