Medical Intervention Model Essay

The relationships between the health-care professional was always in the spot of researchers’ interest, being part of the attempt in the improvement of the health services. It is important to understand the agency exhibited both by the doctors and patients, which can help in both prevention and treatment of the diseases and the effectiveness of both can be increased. It is also important to understand the psychological aspects of the person being ill, how it changes his normal everyday routine and the possible consequences of medical intervention.
The patient is generally looked as a “layperson” (Marteau and Johnston, 1990), who has to be directed, and the doctor is being superior over him. Parsons (1951) examined the roles, taken by the patient and the doctor and came up with the model. Patients, according to this model, take “sick role” and doctors – “professional role” (Scrambler, 2003). It was also assumed that the patient cannot recover by himself and needs the health care services, as well as he or she would follow the advice given by the doctor. On the other hand, doctors were expected to be highly trained and this gave them a right to make their own decisions in relation to the patient’s health. This model might be too idealistic, as there is a high occurrence of the “non-compliance” of the patients.
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More and more people tend to use Internet to research their symptoms and come prepared to the doctor’s appointment. This adds up the scepticism in the health professional’s area of expertise and this should be taken into account. Medical professionals undertake a long training before consulting the patients, however, the knowledge of this training may not be enough for the patient. This training should be supported by the certain authorities, as well as certain professions, related to health, have to be protected by