Medical dominance and the development of professional autonomy in physiotherapy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2250832
AutoresJohn Øvretveit (0000-0001-9668-0175, autor de correspondencia)
Año1985
Volumen7
Número1
Páginas76-93
Fecha de publicación1985-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.ep10831370
PMID10271233
OpenAlexW2046340753
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias 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