Article

Mutual Participation in the Health Worker-Patient Relationship

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 46 , issue 4 , 2004 , pages: 30–33

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2004.10873070

Author(s): GJO Marincowitz Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Limpopo Province Unit,

Keywords: mutual participation , health worker-patient relationship , decision making , partnerships

Abstract

The importance of a mutual participatory model in medical care and decision making is supported by literature that now shows a link between patient participation and an improved health outcome. Illness (and the sick role) constitutes a state of diminished autonomy and mutual participation may help patients to regain control.

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