Dynamics of Trust in Doctor-Patient Relationship in India A Clinical, Social and Ethical Analysis /

• Main Author: Gopichandran, Vijayaprasad (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics,
• Subjects: Ethics.; Medical ethics.; Health psychology.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Health Psychology.

This book offers an easy-to-read, yet comprehensive introduction to practical issues in doctor-patient relationships in a typical low- and middle-income country setting in India, examining in detail the reasons for erosion of trust and providing guidance on potential research areas in the field. It...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Community based exploratory research on trust in physicians
• Meaning of trust in physicians in developing health care settings
• What influences patients' trust in physicians?
• How to measure trust in physicians?
• Perceptions of health care providers on trust in physicians
• Trust, trustworthiness and the physician-patient relationship in developing health care settings
• Trust in physicians as a quality improvement measure
• Building trust through building trustworthiness
• Conclusion.