RELATION OF DOCTORS AND PATIENTS TO TREATMENT OF THE ILLNESS AS SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM (ON THE EXAMPLE OF TREATMENT OF AN ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION)

Abstract

Article is devoted to the analysis of a problem of the attitude of patients and doctors to treatment of an illness from a position of medical and socio-psychological approaches on the example of the most widespread in population disease, which is very difficult to treat - an arterial hypertension. The article describes the features of the attitude to an illness of the men and women sick with an arterial hypertension. It is noted that despite the progress in medical technologies, the consciousness of the patient changes extremely slowly and he is still dependent on the doctor, waiting for his leading and guiding assistance. The possibility of purposeful impact of the doctor on development of a responsible position of the patient in relation to an illness and its treatment, and also ways of involvement of patients to adoption of the medical decision is discussed. As a result of empirical research it is established that the active attitude of the patient to an illness and its treatment (compliance with therapy) is formed when the doctor is ready to build with him dialogical, the subject - the subject relations.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• compliance with therapy
• interaction of the doctor and patient