Patients' Knowledge and Patients' Work. Patient-Patient Interaction in General Hospitals

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ID2302664
AuthorsDag Album (University of Oslo, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume32
Issue3
Pages295-306
Publication date1989-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Sociologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/000169938903200308
OpenAlexW2056656266
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

Patient-patient interaction is an aspect of significant impact in hospital organizations. While staff members are present for only a short part of the day, most patients are surrounded by other patients all the time Even in hospitals where length of stay is short, the interaction is intense Talking is the most important type of activity and has several functions for the patients, including helping pass time, and finding out about their illnesses, exam inations, treatment, and staff members In addition, patients offer practical services to each other The interpatient activities create an informal help system Interpatient talking is important because the medical frame of interpretation is not sufficient for them The frame of interpretation and knowledge which patients develop through their interaction is better suited to their experiences of being ill and being hospitalized

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