Medical dominance and the development of professional autonomy in physiotherapy

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ID2250832
AutoresJohn Øvretveit (0000-0001-9668-0175, autor correspondente)
Ano1985
Volume7
Fascículo1
Páginas76-93
Data de publicação1985-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.ep10831370
PMID10271233
OpenAlexW2046340753
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas8

Has medical dominance declined as a result of the increasing autonomy of developing health professions? The paper argues that to answer this question it is first necessary to define medical dominance and professional autonomy. The paper outlines a categorisation of different types of professional autonomy, which correspond to different types of medical dominance. This categorisation is used to identify the particular aspects of professional autonomy in physiotherapy which have developed over recent years. It is concluded that whilst these changes correspond to a decline in aspects of medical dominance, there is no evidence of a significant decline in medical dominance in health services or that the changes which have taken place are solely a result of developing health professions' struggle for autonomy

Autonomy · Biology · Dominance (genetics · Political science · Global Health Workforce Issues · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Social Psychology