Thick description as an aid in medical investigation

J 2021

Thick description as an aid in medical investigation

MORAD, Tagrid

Základní údaje

Originální název

Thick description as an aid in medical investigation

Autoři

MORAD, Tagrid (376 Izrael, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of Alternative Medicine Research, 2021, 1939-5868

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60204 General literature studies

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/21:00122840

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Learning in context; Margaret Mead; thick description; medicine; ethnographic autobiography

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 4. 2. 2022 11:45, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Margaret Mead’s ethnographic autobiography Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years from 1972, included insights of medical significance. Her work is of great value when searching for learning in context tools. The aim of this article is not to look for medical cases or patients or diseases, but to learn from the skill of the ethnographer, specifically thick description, and how this expertise aids the physician in interpreting the evidence and exploring the patient’s experience, belief, and even the natural history of the disease. While the inclusion of any ethnic group in interventional research was and is almost impossible, literature and specifically life writing genres could assist in understanding the link between culture and disease, to tailor medical interventions to promote the health of these communities. Margaret Mead dedicated most of her research to native groups and could offer relevant insights into health. I aim to list several examples of thick description related to health issues from her autobiography and discuss the contribution of literature to medical investigation. This small study will try to capture the possible impact of thick description on the holistic comprehension of the physician of the patient’s context on his disease and health. Literature helps understand the lifestyle and health of ethnic groups and is a significant source of information for health professionals to accommodate culturally sensitive medical interventions. The health system has a greater chance of improving health by changes embedded in the native culture.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1446/2020, interní kód MU

Název: Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies

Citovat

MORAD, Tagrid. Thick description as an aid in medical investigation. Journal of Alternative Medicine Research. 2021, roč. 13, č. 3, s. 301-303. ISSN 1939-5868.

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MORAD, Tagrid. Thick description as an aid in medical investigation. \textit{Journal of Alternative Medicine Research}. 2021, roč.~13, č.~3, s.~301-303. ISSN~1939-5868.

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