When the helper humiliates the patient: A qualitative study about unintended intimidations

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Malterud, Kirsti ^a   Thesen, Janecke ^b  

^a Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coercion; human rights abuses; moral obligations; professional misconduct; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MALE; MORALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECALL; SOCIAL CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHAME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COERCION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MORALS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SHAME;

EID: 42449088087     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085358     Document Type: Article

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