HSS 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Physical Therapy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2102
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

Document Summary

Model of health communication (northouse and northouse: relationships. Client and significant others: transactions: interactions, verbal and non-verbal; includes content and relationship dimensions of messages, contexts: setting of health care communication; can also refer to number of participants. Professional patient relationships barriers to effective communication. Role uncertainty: hesitation, only express physical concerns, reinforces traditional communication i. e doctor is (cid:271)usy, so i (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:449)aste their ti(cid:373)e. Responsibility conflicts responsibility for disease and responsibility for cure. Po(cid:449)er differe(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:894)leary"s (cid:373)odel(cid:895) hcp is dominant; patient is submissive. Unshared meanings person-minded, not work-minded; paraphrase, use many communicating models; immediacy. Role stress role (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t (cid:894)(cid:374)ot sure (cid:449)hat you"re respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le for (cid:271)/(cid:272) of role o(cid:448)erlap(cid:895) a(cid:374)d role overload (working too much, burnout) Lack of interprofessional understanding medicine, nursing and other health disciplines who have different info about the patient (different therapies, medicine, etc. btwn physician, therapist, etc. ) Autonomy struggles scope of practice (governing laws), ability to access facilities, ability to gain reimbursement.