Caring For Evidence
Research and Care in an Obesity Outpatient Clinic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2151301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kay Felder (University of Vienna), U Felt (0000-0001-7506-4234, University of Vienna, corresponding author), Michael Penkler (0000-0003-3688-172X, University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 404-418 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01459740.2015.1101100 |
| OpenAlex | W2194194547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 59 |
In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in bariatric surgery rates. This form of obesity treatment is often subjected to the critique that it turns patients into passive objects of medical intervention. Similarly, efforts to ‘rationalize’ medicine, as in evidence-based medicine, are sometimes denounced for imposing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach that neglects patient diversity. We argue that these critiques fail to do justice to the complexities of actual care situations. In our ethnographic study of a project for bariatric pre- and aftercare, we show how research protocols not only close down but also open up spaces for patient-centered care. Despite professional cautions, experiences of stigma and broader imaginations of biomedical care often lead patients to embrace surgery as a treatment conceptualized as a technological fix. We argue that investigations of how research and clinical practice intertwine need to be both empirically grounded and sensitive to wider societal contexts
Family medicine · Obesity · Outpatient clinic · Diet and metabolism studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease · Obesity and Health Practices · Gerontology
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Diagnostic Narratives
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Standards and classification
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Getting Personal
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Ethnography in the Way of Theory
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| Citations per year | 0.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |