Title: Examining trust in healthcare : a multidisciplinary perspective /
Authors: Pilgrim, David, 1950-; Tomasini, Floris; Vassilev, Ivaylo
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Trust; State Medicine; Social Values; Delivery of Health Care; Social medicine; Medical care; Trust; Physician and patient; Medical ethics; Medical personnel and patient; United Kingdom; United Kingdom.
Abstract: Incorporating sociological, psychological and philosophical approaches, this book examines notions of trust in the self, others and systems in the field of healthcare. The text explores:
Contents: Connotations of trust -- Interpersonal aspects of trust -- Psycho-social and psycho-ethical aspects of trust -- Ethics, trust, and healthcare -- Social aspects of trust -- Framing trust in healthcare through case study analysis -- Trust in systems.