L Polak
Biographic Data
| ID | 208689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Polak |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Polak |
| SIGNATURE | POLAK L |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7298-4454 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rethinking decision-making in the context of preventive medication: "How taking statins becomes "the right thing to do
What is wrong with 'being a pill-taker'? The special case of statins
In an interview study of decision-making about statins, many participants said they took pills regularly, yet described themselves as 'not really pill-takers'. This paper explores this paradox and its implications. The practice of pill-taking itself can constitute a challenge to the presentation of moral adequacy, beyond the potential for rendering stigmatised illnesses visible. Meeting this challenge involves a complex process of calibrating oft…
Current conditions or future risks: Certainty and uncertainty in decisions about statins
Preventive medications such as statins are recommended to an increasingly large number of people. To those who make these recommendations, prevention is synonymous with risk reduction; the clinical task of helping people decide about preventive medication is therefore widely framed as one of risk communication. In this article, I explore the role of risk and uncertainty in accounts of medication decisions, drawing on qualitative data from intervi…
Using Joint Interviews to Add Analytic Value
Joint interviewing has been frequently used in health research, and is the subject of a growing methodological literature. We review this literature, and build on it by drawing on a case study of how people make decisions about taking statins. This highlights two ways in which a dyadic approach to joint interviewing can add analytic value compared with individual interviewing. First, the analysis of interaction within joint interviews can help to…
Système verbal et prédicatif du bulu. Par Pierre Alexandre. Paris: Klincksieck, 1966. Pp. 217. F 36
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Using Joint Interviews to Add Analytic Value
Joint interviewing has been frequently used in health research, and is the subject of a growing methodological literature. We review this literature, and build on it by drawing on a case study of how people make decisions about taking statins. This highlights two ways in which a dyadic approach to joint interviewing can add analytic value compared with individual interviewing. First, the analysis of interaction within joint interviews can help to…
Rethinking decision-making in the context of preventive medication: "How taking statins becomes "the right thing to do
What is wrong with 'being a pill-taker'? The special case of statins
In an interview study of decision-making about statins, many participants said they took pills regularly, yet described themselves as 'not really pill-takers'. This paper explores this paradox and its implications. The practice of pill-taking itself can constitute a challenge to the presentation of moral adequacy, beyond the potential for rendering stigmatised illnesses visible. Meeting this challenge involves a complex process of calibrating oft…
Système verbal et prédicatif du bulu. Par Pierre Alexandre. Paris: Klincksieck, 1966. Pp. 217. F 36
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Current conditions or future risks: Certainty and uncertainty in decisions about statins
Preventive medications such as statins are recommended to an increasingly large number of people. To those who make these recommendations, prevention is synonymous with risk reduction; the clinical task of helping people decide about preventive medication is therefore widely framed as one of risk communication. In this article, I explore the role of risk and uncertainty in accounts of medication decisions, drawing on qualitative data from intervi…
Using Joint Interviews to Add Analytic Value
Joint interviewing has been frequently used in health research, and is the subject of a growing methodological literature. We review this literature, and build on it by drawing on a case study of how people make decisions about taking statins. This highlights two ways in which a dyadic approach to joint interviewing can add analytic value compared with individual interviewing. First, the analysis of interaction within joint interviews can help to…
What is wrong with 'being a pill-taker'? The special case of statins
In an interview study of decision-making about statins, many participants said they took pills regularly, yet described themselves as 'not really pill-takers'. This paper explores this paradox and its implications. The practice of pill-taking itself can constitute a challenge to the presentation of moral adequacy, beyond the potential for rendering stigmatised illnesses visible. Meeting this challenge involves a complex process of calibrating oft…
Rethinking decision-making in the context of preventive medication: "How taking statins becomes "the right thing to do
Epistemology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (2 works) · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (2 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 works) · Actuarial science (1 works)