Bounded autonomy in deciding to seek medical help

Carer role, the sick role and the case of dementia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4229302
AutoresTac Chrisp (Arc Research and Consultancy Ltd, UK), Tabberer (Arc Research and Consultancy Ltd, UK), Sharon Tabberer, Bd Thomas (Sheffield, UK)
Año2013
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas272-281
Fecha de publicación2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105312437265
PMID22408064
OpenAlexW2039390360
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas29

Social psychological theories of illness and health decision making place the individual with the symptoms at the centre. In the case of dementia it is often a relative who is first to contact health care professionals. The article illustrates how the autonomy of both the individual with symptoms and their carers is bounded by the actions of others. An over arching theme of 'bounded autonomy in decision making', and four subthemes emerged. Bounded autonomy is where a person's actions are constrained or contested by another person. There are implications for interventions to bring forward the point at which diagnosis occurs

Autonomy · Bounded function · Dementia · Disease · Health care · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Social Psychology