Self-Governed Agency
A Feminist Approach to Patient Noncompliance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Tallman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-90 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab.11.1.76 |
| OpenAlex | W2791951674 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
In this paper, I consider Michael Bratman's account of self-governed agency as a lens through which to understand and respond better to patient noncompliance. I argue that, to the extent we ought to understand patients as ordinary people in their capacity to evaluate, choose, and act, we ought to accept that noncompliance could be a rational decision deserving of respect. Understanding noncompliance as rational can benefit the doctor-patient relationship in that the two can work toward mutually agreed upon goals—even when those goals prioritize nonhealth-related values. I argue that this promises benefits both to patient health and medical efficiency
Economics · Epistemology · Positive economics · Sociology · Engineering · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Shared Agency
Knowledge is not power for patients
Four Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship
Why Doctors Should Intervene
Assessments of the extent to which health‐care providers involve patients in decision making
Why don't patients do their exercises? Understanding non-compliance with physiotherapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
Structures of Agency
Self-Constitution
| Highly cited | No |
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