Blood transfusion in Ireland: Perceptions of risk, a question of trust

Barrett, Rachel; Moore, R. D.; Staines, Anthony

doi:10.1080/13698570701612600

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“…Contemporary social theorists, Giddens and Luhmann in particular (Luhmann 1979, Giddens 1994, have argued for the centrality of trust as an organising and binding principal maintaining social order. Medical sociologists have also taken an increasing interest in trust, especially as it pertains to understanding the relationships between doctors and patients (Webster and Nelis 1999, Calnan and Sanford 2004, Barrett et al 2007, Brown 2008, Calnan and Rowe 2008, Meyer et al 2008. Despite the breadth of literature on doctorpatient trust, the inherent vulnerability within doctor-patient relationships makes it difficult to measure, conceptualise and operationalise trust in this context.…”

Section: Conceptualisations Of Trustmentioning

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Differentiating between trust and dependence of patients with coronary heart disease: furthering the sociology of trust

Meyer

Ward²

2013

Health, Risk & Society

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Sociological health research on the concept of trust has been bedevilled by its multivocalities. This article extends Luhmann's attempts to clarify a sociology of trust. Luhmann argued a semantic distinction between trust and confidence. In this article, we use empirical data on patient 'trust' in doctors to argue that there is also a semantic distinction between trust and dependence. We conducted 37 semi-structured interviews with patients with coronary heart disease in Adelaide, Australia in 2008 and 2009. Our findings indicate that risk, familiarity and time were critical to understand the distinction between trust and dependence. We argue that patients in situations of emergency (heightened risk) 'depended' on, rather than trusted, doctors, given the patients lack of familiarity with their doctors. Time was a mediating factor, as the more 'urgent' the situation, the more likely it was that dependence came into play, since the situation was 'unfamiliar'. Rather than juxtaposing trust and dependence, in this article we show how dependence may coexist with trust in the health care system in times of emergency.

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Section: Conceptualisations Of Trustmentioning

confidence: 99%

Differentiating between trust and dependence of patients with coronary heart disease: furthering the sociology of trust

Meyer

Ward²

2013

Health, Risk & Society

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“…( 40 ) Several authors state that trust and risk perception are inevitably linked. ( 40‐42 ) Trust is fragile and easier to destroy than to create. ( 40 )…”

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Workers’ Perception of Chemical Risks: A Focus Group Study

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Workers' perceptions with respect to health and safety at work are rarely taken into account when considering the development of prevention programs. The aim of this study was to explore workers' perceptions of chemical risks at the workplace, in order to investigate the prerequisites for a workplace health program. A qualitative study was conducted involving seven focus groups of 5-10 participants (blue-collar workers) each. All groups were homogeneous in terms of sex, work status, language, and company membership. Results showed that several factors have an important influence on workers' perception of chemical risks. Workers assess risks by means of both sensory and empirical diagnosis and are concerned about the long-term health consequences. They perceive the threat of chemical risks as high. Despite this, they are resigned to accepting the risks. Existing formal sources of information are rarely consulted because they are judged to be difficult to understand and not user friendly. Instead, workers tend to obtain information from informal sources. Communication problems with and lack of trust in prevention advisers and hierarchy are frequently mentioned. Workers feel that their specific knowledge of their working conditions and their proposals for practical, cost-effective solutions to improve health and safety at the workplace are insufficiently taken into account. The use of focus groups yielded a useful insight into workers' perceptions of chemical risks. Our findings suggest that training programs for prevention advisers should include topics such as understanding of workers' perceptions, usefulness of a participatory approach, and communication and education skills.

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“…En cambio, la transfusión sanguínea ha sido principalmente estudiada desde las perspectivas médica, microbiológica y técnica. En general, la literatura médica ha analizado a las personas que reciben una transfusión desde el ángulo de los riesgos transfusionales (vih, vhc) y mediante métodos cuantitativos (Casteret 1992;Lee, Mehta y James 2003;Banning et al 2006;Lee 2006;Barrett, Moore y Staines 2007;Al-Drees 2008). Los sistemas de donación de sangre y las estrategias para aumentarlas también han sido abordadas desde el punto de vista médico, antropológico y sociológico.…”

Section: Estudios Antropológicos Sobre La Transfusión De Sangreunclassified

Recibir y donar sangre: ¿entre la solidaridad, la generación de lazos sociales y la cosificación? Las paradojas de la transfusión en un contexto clínico pluricultural

Gómez-Cardona¹

2021

Maguaré

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En este artículo abordo la transfusión de sangre desde el punto de vista de algunas familias de diferentes orígenes sociales, nacionales y económicos que residen en Montreal (Canadá), cuyos hijos e hijas son transfundidos. Mi objetivo es examinar la experiencia de recibir una transfusión y las opiniones frente al sistema de donación de sangre. Me baso en una metodología cualitativa a partir de la observación participante, entrevistas semidirigidas y el análisis temático. Exploro las perspectivas de las personas desde la antropología médica crítica, y el debate sobre el alcance social y cosificante de los sistemas de tratamiento de los tejidos orgánicos. Con base en este trabajo, concluyo que las familias perciben el sistema de recolección de sangre de manera ambivalente y tienen diferentes reacciones frente al anonimato, la restitución de la sangre y los lazos que se generan entre donantes y receptores.

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Blood transfusion in Ireland: Perceptions of risk, a question of trust

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Differentiating between trust and dependence of patients with coronary heart disease: furthering the sociology of trust

Differentiating between trust and dependence of patients with coronary heart disease: furthering the sociology of trust

Workers’ Perception of Chemical Risks: A Focus Group Study

Recibir y donar sangre: ¿entre la solidaridad, la generación de lazos sociales y la cosificación? Las paradojas de la transfusión en un contexto clínico pluricultural

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