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Not too old, not too young
— older women's perceptions of physicians | | Author(s) | Hazel MacRae |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 34, no 4, December 2015 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, December 2015 |
| Pages | pp 545-560 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Older women ; Attitude ; General practitioners ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Older women interact with physicians more frequently than older men and younger people, yet knowledge and understanding of their experiences with physicians is limited. This study investigated older women's perceptions of their interactions with physicians, and identified what older women want from physicians. Findings from in-depth interviews with 30 older Canadian women reveal the majority want to be actively involved in their own health care. In the patient-physician relationship, the women typically give priority to physicians' personal attributes and behaviour towards the patient. For many of the women, the age and gender of the physician also matter. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160205234 A |
| Classmark | BD: DP: QT6: 3F: 7S |
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