The window-mirror: a new model of the patient-physician relationship.
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Current idealized models of the patient-physician relationship focus on the care needs and interests of the patient, thus “decentring” the interests of physicians (Textbox 1). A more egalitarian model that sharpens the focus on both parties — without sacrificing patient needs — is required to understand this relationship. We present the “window mirror” model to illuminate the unmet interests of patients and physicians, at least in the context of a continuing relationship, as in family medicine.1 We describe the theory behind the model (the ethical principle of taking equal interests into equal consideration) and how the model applies in daily medical practice.
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Models of the patient-physician relationship
Source: PubMed
Authors: Stephen Buetow, Glyn Elwyn
Institution: University of Auckland
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2130119171