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- Title
Public policy, human consequences: the gap between biomedicine and psychosocial reality.
- Authors
McMurtry, Robert; Bultz, Barry D.
- Abstract
Despite evidence-based research demonstrating the high prevalence rates of emotional distress, medical systems continue to focus their attention on biomedical aspects of treatment leaving a significant gap in patient care. This paper reflects on values and policy and suggests that we are unlikely to change health care systems unless we routinely address comprehensive aspects of the patient's experience. If we do not measure indicators of emotional distress, we risk not responding to this significant aspect of the cancer experience. The key message to health care providers here is: what we measure is what we act upon. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
MEDICAL practice; POLICY sciences; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; HEALTH policy; VALUES (Ethics); PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; EMOTIONS
- Publication
Psycho-Oncology, 2005, Vol 14, Issue 9, p697
- ISSN
1057-9249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pon.938