Bergen, Clara, Stivers, Tanya, Barnes, Rebecca K. et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Closing the Deal:A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Treatment Resistance. Health Communication. pp. 1377-1388. ISSN 1041-0236
Abstract
This study investigates patient resistance to doctors’ treatment recommendations in a cross-national comparison of primary care. Through this lens, we explore English and American patients’ enacted priorities, expectations, and assumptions about treating routine illnesses with prescription versus over-the-counter medications. We perform a detailed analysis of 304 (American) and 393 (English) naturally occurring treatment discussions and conclude that American and English patients tend to use treatment resistance in different prescribing contexts to pursue different ends. While American patients are most likely to resist recommendations for non-prescription treatment and display an expectation for prescription treatment in these interactions, English patients show a high level of resistance to recommendations for all types of treatment and display an expectation of cautious prescribing. These behavioral trends reflect broader structural forces unique to each national context and ultimately maintain distinct cultural norms of good-practice prescribing.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2017 14:08 |
Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 00:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1350917 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10410236.2017.1350917 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123744 |