Experiencing "The Other Side": A Study of Empathy and Empowerment in General Practitioners Who Have Been Patients Export

@article{citeulike:6076917, abstract = {Work-related pressures and susceptibility to health problems mean that many general practitioners (GPs) will, at some stage, experience the role of patient. However qualitative evidence about their experiences of illness and patienthood is sparse. Our study offers an interpretative perspective on GPs' experiences of illness and the influence that this has had on their practice. Seventeen GPs who had experienced significant illness took part in semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The findings highlight the relationship between empathy and empowerment and explore the role of self-disclosure of GP status by GPs in consultations. We make suggestions as to how empathy in doctor--patient relationships can be developed through consideration of power and status as well as through interaction with patients from similar backgrounds. Future research should focus on more specific ways to integrate these ideas into medical training. 10.1177/1049732309350732}, author = {Fox, Fiona E. and Rodham, Karen J. and Harris, Michael F. and Taylor, Gordon J. and Sutton, Jane and Scott, Jenny and Robinson, Brian}, citeulike-article-id = {6076917}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309350732}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://qhr.sagepub.com/content/19/11/1580.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://qhr.sagepub.com/content/19/11/1580.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19843966}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19843966}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1049732309350732}, journal = {Qual Health Res}, keywords = {doctor, empathy, general\_practitioners, gp, patient}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {1580--1588}, posted-at = {2009-11-05 21:29:40}, priority = {2}, title = {Experiencing "The Other Side": A Study of Empathy and Empowerment in General Practitioners Who Have Been Patients}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309350732}, volume = {19}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6076917 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6076917 N2 - Work-related pressures and susceptibility to health problems mean that many general practitioners (GPs) will, at some stage, experience the role of patient. However qualitative evidence about their experiences of illness and patienthood is sparse. Our study offers an interpretative perspective on GPs' experiences of illness and the influence that this has had on their practice. Seventeen GPs who had experienced significant illness took part in semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The findings highlight the relationship between empathy and empowerment and explore the role of self-disclosure of GP status by GPs in consultations. We make suggestions as to how empathy in doctor--patient relationships can be developed through consideration of power and status as well as through interaction with patients from similar backgrounds. Future research should focus on more specific ways to integrate these ideas into medical training. 10.1177/1049732309350732 IS - 11 JF - Qual Health Res EP - 1588 TI - Experiencing "The Other Side": A Study of Empathy and Empowerment in General Practitioners Who Have Been Patients VL - 19 SP - 1580 KW - doctor KW - empathy KW - general_practitioners KW - gp KW - patient AU - Fox, Fiona AU - Rodham, Karen AU - Harris, Michael AU - Taylor, Gordon AU - Sutton, Jane AU - Scott, Jenny AU - Robinson, Brian PY - 2009/11/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309350732 ER -