From persuasion to coercion: Responding to the reluctant patient in rehabilitation

Physical Therapy

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1234-1240

  Anderson, Lynley ^a   Delany, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECEPTION; ETHICS; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

COERCION; DECEPTION; EARLY AMBULATION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84982795863     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150586     Document Type: Article

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