Wies Weijts
Biographic Data
| ID | 271569 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wies Weijts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wies |
| FAMILY NAME | Weijts |
| SIGNATURE | WEIJTS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Limburg, the Netherlands |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The socio-cultural contexts of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are widespread in South Africa and contribute to the growing HIV epidemic. As an important step in curtailing the spread of STDs, this study explores STD patients' illness representations within its socio-cultural context, particularly gender relationships. In-depth interviews were conducted with Xhosa- and Zulu-speaking patients in clinics in Cape Town, Western Cape (N = 67) and in rural areas of Kabokweni, M…
The learning curve
Responsible Health Communication
Noncompliance with treatment instructions has traditionally been viewed as a physician's failure to communicate. Recent emphasis on the value of patient involvement in defining and resolving health care issues has shifted this perspective toward one of mutual responsibility for participation in health care decisions. A Dutch model of gendered care is described: It acknowledges the traditional power imbalance between physician and patient, as well…
Patients' Information-Seeking Actions and Physicians' Responses in Gynecological Consultations
The focus of interactional studies on patients' information-seeking behavior has almost entirely been on asking direct questions. This article offers a systematic analysis of patients' information-seeking actions and physicians' responses. Verbatim transcripts of 32 gynecological interviews audiotaped in a natural situation were analyzed. Most information-seeking actions concern the nature or procedure of treatment and are formulated in a straigh…
Talking delicacy
Although survey research has shown that both parties in medical consultations have difficulties with discussing issues relating to sexuality, little is known about how talk about sexuality is actually organised in medical consultations. Drawing, in part, on methods from conversation analysis, the present study reveals how both patients and physicians in gynaecological consultations mark potentially delicate matters by 'expressive caution', repres…
Talking delicacy
Although survey research has shown that both parties in medical consultations have difficulties with discussing issues relating to sexuality, little is known about how talk about sexuality is actually organised in medical consultations. Drawing, in part, on methods from conversation analysis, the present study reveals how both patients and physicians in gynaecological consultations mark potentially delicate matters by 'expressive caution', repres…
The learning curve
Patients' Information-Seeking Actions and Physicians' Responses in Gynecological Consultations
The focus of interactional studies on patients' information-seeking behavior has almost entirely been on asking direct questions. This article offers a systematic analysis of patients' information-seeking actions and physicians' responses. Verbatim transcripts of 32 gynecological interviews audiotaped in a natural situation were analyzed. Most information-seeking actions concern the nature or procedure of treatment and are formulated in a straigh…
Talking delicacy
Although survey research has shown that both parties in medical consultations have difficulties with discussing issues relating to sexuality, little is known about how talk about sexuality is actually organised in medical consultations. Drawing, in part, on methods from conversation analysis, the present study reveals how both patients and physicians in gynaecological consultations mark potentially delicate matters by 'expressive caution', repres…
Responsible Health Communication
Noncompliance with treatment instructions has traditionally been viewed as a physician's failure to communicate. Recent emphasis on the value of patient involvement in defining and resolving health care issues has shifted this perspective toward one of mutual responsibility for participation in health care decisions. A Dutch model of gendered care is described: It acknowledges the traditional power imbalance between physician and patient, as well…
The socio-cultural contexts of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are widespread in South Africa and contribute to the growing HIV epidemic. As an important step in curtailing the spread of STDs, this study explores STD patients' illness representations within its socio-cultural context, particularly gender relationships. In-depth interviews were conducted with Xhosa- and Zulu-speaking patients in clinics in Cape Town, Western Cape (N = 67) and in rural areas of Kabokweni, M…
The learning curve
Medicine (5 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (2 works)