Thorsten Meyer – författare

What is it like to live with an illness? How do diagnostic procedures, treatments, and other encounters with medical institutions affect a patient''s private and social life? By asking these types of questions, illness narratives have gained a reputation as a scientific domain in medicine in the last thirty years. Today, a patient''s story plays an important role in doctor-patient communication and the development of a healing relationship. However, whereas patient experiences have been well acknowledged, methodologically reflected upon and widely collected as research data, less consideration has been invested in exploring how they work in practice. Used in the context of diagnosis, treatment, and teaching, patient stories give us a new perspective on how healthcare could be improved. Illness Narratives in Practice: Potentials and Challenges of Using Narratives in Health-related Contexts highlights the problems, challenges, and opportunities we face when using patient perspectives in practice and research in a clear format to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of this field. It investigates the epistemological foundations and communicational properties of illness narratives, as well as the pragmatic effects of using them as clinical and educational instruments. Significantly, it presents new examples from patient intakes and interviews that illustrate the disparity in communication between patients and medical professionals. The studies in this book also evaluate the experiences of medical practitioners and students who consciously use patient narratives as a tool for improved communication and diagnosis. Divided into eight sections with practical examples for medical teaching and practice, this book covers the use of patient narratives in communication training and decision making across medicine and psychotherapy. In addition, it reflects on the ethical aspects of working with a patient''s personal experience of their illness, reports on cultural differences across the globe, and analyses how patients'' stories are used in politics and the media. Written by scholars from multiple disciplines across clinical and theoretical fields, this rich resource provides a critical stance on the use of narratives in medical research, education, and practice.

What is it like to live with an illness? How do diagnostic procedures, treatments, and other encounters with medical institutions affect a patient''s private and social life? By asking these types of questions, illness narratives have gained a reputation as a scientific domain in medicine in the last thirty years. Today, a patient''s story plays an important role in doctor-patient communication and the development of a healing relationship. However, whereas patient experiences have been well acknowledged, methodologically reflected upon and widely collected as research data, less consideration has been invested in exploring how they work in practice. Used in the context of diagnosis, treatment, and teaching, patient stories give us a new perspective on how healthcare could be improved. Illness Narratives in Practice: Potentials and Challenges of Using Narratives in Health-related Contexts highlights the problems, challenges, and opportunities we face when using patient perspectives in practice and research in a clear format to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of this field. It investigates the epistemological foundations and communicational properties of illness narratives, as well as the pragmatic effects of using them as clinical and educational instruments. Significantly, it presents new examples from patient intakes and interviews that illustrate the disparity in communication between patients and medical professionals. The studies in this book also evaluate the experiences of medical practitioners and students who consciously use patient narratives as a tool for improved communication and diagnosis. Divided into eight sections with practical examples for medical teaching and practice, this book covers the use of patient narratives in communication training and decision making across medicine and psychotherapy. In addition, it reflects on the ethical aspects of working with a patient''s personal experience of their illness, reports on cultural differences across the globe, and analyses how patients'' stories are used in politics and the media. Written by scholars from multiple disciplines across clinical and theoretical fields, this rich resource provides a critical stance on the use of narratives in medical research, education, and practice.

What is it like to live with an illness? How do diagnostic procedures, treatments, and other encounters with medical institutions affect a patient's private and social life? By asking these types of questions, illness narratives have gained a reputation as a scientific domain in medicine in the last thirty years. Today, a patient's story plays an important role in doctor-patient communication and the development of a healing relationship. However, whereas patient experiences have been well acknowledged, methodologically reflected upon and widely collected as research data, less consideration has been invested in exploring how they work in practice. Used in the context of diagnosis, treatment, and teaching, patient stories give us a new perspective on how healthcare could be improved. Illness Narratives in Practice: Potentials and Challenges of Using Narratives in Health-related Contexts highlights the problems, challenges, and opportunities we face when using patient perspectives in practice and research in a clear format to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of this field. It investigates the epistemological foundations and communicational properties of illness narratives, as well as the pragmatic effects of using them as clinical and educational instruments. Significantly, it presents new examples from patient intakes and interviews that illustrate the disparity in communication between patients and medical professionals. The studies in this book also evaluate the experiences of medical practitioners and students who consciously use patient narratives as a tool for improved communication and diagnosis. Divided into eight sections with practical examples for medical teaching and practice, this book covers the use of patient narratives in communication training and decision making across medicine and psychotherapy. In addition, it reflects on the ethical aspects of working with a patient's personal experience of their illness, reports on cultural differences across the globe, and analyses how patients' stories are used in politics and the media. Written by scholars from multiple disciplines across clinical and theoretical fields, this rich resource provides a critical stance on the use of narratives in medical research, education, and practice.

Rehabilitation: zielorientierter, interprofessioneller Versorgungsprozess zur Förderung der Teilhabefähigkeit, Gesundheitsstrategie Rehabilitation ist ein geplanter und begründeter Prozess in einem interprofessionellen Kontext. Ziel der Rehabilitation ist es, die Selbstbestimmung und Funktionsfähigkeit der Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen zu fördern und somit ihre gesellschaftliche Teilhabe im Sinne einer Inklusion zu erreichen. Dieses Ziel begründet sich auf der International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) der WHO. Sie betont ausdrücklich die aktive Rolle der betroffenen Menschen und die unterstützende Rolle der Expertinnen und Experten im Kontext einer interdisziplinären Gesundheitsversorgung. Die Herausgeber, die Autorinnen und die Autoren legen ein evidenz-basiertes und praxisorientiertes Werk vor, das aus einer interprofessionellen Perspektive die Rehabilitation als Wissenschaft im derzeitigen Diskurs verortet und dabei über die Gegenwart hinaus auf eine Zukunft weist, in der beeinträchtigte Menschen selbstbestimmt an der Gesellschaft teilhaben. Zum Inhalt und Aufbau Teil 1: Theoretische Grundlagen •Konzepte, Akteure, Systeme, disziplinäre Perspektiven Teil 2: Forschung und Forschungsmethoden •Grundlagen, Ansätze und Designs, Merkmalserfassung, Forschungsorganisation Teil 3: Rehabilitative Versorgung in der Praxis •Interventionen, Konzepte, Zielgruppen

Rehabilitation: zielorientierter, interprofessioneller Versorgungsprozess zur Förderung der Teilhabefähigkeit, Gesundheitsstrategie Rehabilitation ist ein geplanter und begründeter Prozess in einem interprofessionellen Kontext. Ziel der Rehabilitation ist es, die Selbstbestimmung und Funktionsfähigkeit der Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen zu fördern und somit ihre gesellschaftliche Teilhabe im Sinne einer Inklusion zu erreichen. Dieses Ziel begründet sich auf der International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) der WHO. Sie betont ausdrücklich die aktive Rolle der betroffenen Menschen und die unterstützende Rolle der Expertinnen und Experten im Kontext einer interdisziplinären Gesundheitsversorgung. Die Herausgeber, die Autorinnen und die Autoren legen ein evidenz-basiertes und praxisorientiertes Werk vor, das aus einer interprofessionellen Perspektive die Rehabilitation als Wissenschaft im derzeitigen Diskurs verortet und dabei über die Gegenwart hinaus auf eine Zukunft weist, in der beeinträchtigte Menschen selbstbestimmt an der Gesellschaft teilhaben. Zum Inhalt und Aufbau Teil 1: Theoretische Grundlagen •Konzepte, Akteure, Systeme, disziplinäre Perspektiven Teil 2: Forschung und Forschungsmethoden •Grundlagen, Ansätze und Designs, Merkmalserfassung, Forschungsorganisation Teil 3: Rehabilitative Versorgung in der Praxis •Interventionen, Konzepte, Zielgruppen