Why the Partnership of OAT Italian Patients Association in Cosenza＇s Hospital Matters？-论文.pdf

SociologyStudyISSN2159-5526 Ianuary2014，Volume4，Number1，27-43 毒Ll量HINa W hythePartnershipofOAT ItalianPatients AssociationinCosenza’sHospitalMatters? PietroPaoloGuzzoa Abstract Theactivism ofpatientsassociations，indecisionmaking,abouthealthandsocialservices，isanexpandingphenomenonin Italyandelsewhere．Butthecivicrolesofthesepatientsassociations，inhealth caresettings，remainlargelyunexplored， especiallyinthecaseofpatientsassumingoralanticoagulanttherapy(OATPatients)forvariouschronicandseverediseases [stroke，chronicarthritis，maintenanceorsubstitutionofcardiacvalves)．Thisisaqualitativestudy，onaCivicHealth Organization，theItalianAssociationofAntiCoagulantPatients(AssociazioneltalianaPazientiAnticolagulati，hereinafter A．I．P．A．]whichpromotestherightsofOATpatients．ThestudywascarriedoutinthesouthofItalyatCosenza’sHospita1． Cosenzaisacity in thenorth ofCalabria，apoorSouthern Italianregion．Theresearch，donebetweenMarch 2010and December2012，involvedfocusgroups，key-informantinterviewswithvolunteersfrom thelocalA．I。P．A-unitandthehospital professionals(physicians．nurses．managers】ofCosenza’sAnnunziataHospita1．Thisessaymainlyanalyzesamicro。formof co．deliberativehealth caredemocracy：astablepartnershipbetweenAIPA membersandthecitedhospitalprofessionals， basedonamixofadvocacy．planning，andco—deliveryserviceroles．Indoingthis，thepapersketchesthedevelopment,aims， activities．internalstructureandresources，andtheroleplayedbythisspecificcitizen-user／patient／careerorganizationin promotingand／orrepresentingtheinterestsofanti-coagulatedpatientswithinthelegalarenaoftheItalianhealthpolicy． Finally,thepapercomestothepointinwhichOATpatientsrefertheirperceptionsofrelationalrights． Keywords Healthsociology，patientsassociationinHospital，oralanticoagulanttherapy(OAT)，southofItaly,relationalrights Health care systems are experiencing a profound alwaysblooming (Fazzi