The Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China: Medical Conversations, Doctor–Patient Relationships,...

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Nan Christine Wang (Hunan University, China)

The Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China

Medical Conversations, Doctor–Patient Relationships, and Decision-Making

Nan Christine Wang (Hunan University, China)

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Routledge
23 May 2024

Communication studies; Doctor patient relationship; Medical sociology

Series: Routledge Studies in Language, Health and Culture

Offering a rarely seen glimpse into the realities of one of the biggest global public health crises in modern time, Wang’s book focuses on doctor–patient interactions in China to demonstrate the potential effects of health communication, doctor–patient relationship, and a matrix of social factors on overprescription of antibiotics.

Based on a community-based survey, the book describes empirical findings regarding the high prevalence of non-prescribed antibiotics use for common colds among children in China. It covers the potential effects of overprescription on caregivers' attitudes and how physicians make prescribing decisions in medical consultations. Drawing from evidence in medical interaction data, readers are introduced to further empirical findings regarding the communicative behaviors that patient caregivers use to pressure for antibiotic prescriptions in real medical consultations. Following this, Wang reports findings regarding the communicative behaviors that physicians use to make treatment recommendations and caregivers use to launch treatment negotiations, leading to a discussion of the effect of the doctor–patient relationship on antibiotic overprescription. The book culminates in practice recommendations and provides teaching scenarios in which physicians successfully engage the caregivers into conversations to shape their expectations for antibiotic prescriptions in medical consultations.

An important resource for scholars and students in health communication, linguistics, medical humanities, and medical sociology. Practitioners who are interested in understanding and improving clinical practices as well as policymakers aiming to combat antibiotic resistance will also find this book useful.

By: Nan Christine Wang (Hunan University China)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781032153247
ISBN 10: 1032153245
Series: Routledge Studies in Language, Health and Culture
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 23 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Historical and institutional factors of antibiotic overprescription in China 3. Outside the medical visit: Pre-visit use of non-prescribed antibiotics, desires for antibiotic prescriptions, and association with antibiotic prescriptions in medical visit 4. Caregivers' role in prescribing decision: Overt advocacy and interactional pressure in medical visits 5. Doctors’ role in prescribing decision: Treatment recommendation actions and medical authority in medical visits 6. Dueling in medical interaction: Caregivers' resistance to doctors' treatment recommendations 7. Conclusion

Nan Christine Wang is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration at Hunan University, China.