@article{Didier:15330,
      recid = {15330},
      author = {Didier, Amélia and Nathaniel, Alvita and Scott, Helen and  Zumstein-Shaha, Maya},
      title = {Patient behaviors : a grounded theory typology},
      publisher = {Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies},
      journal = {Grounded theory review},
      address = {Poway (CA). 2024-12},
      number = {ARTICLE},
      pages = {24 p.},
      abstract = {This classic grounded theory study uncovered both a basic  social process theory and an emerging typology of patients  based upon their behavior as they react and adapt to the  healthcare environment. The theory emerged in the context  of care of 32 hospitalized patients and their interactions  and relationships with interprofessional healthcare teams.  The patients’ main concerns were to constantly ensure  protection of their own personhood in order to receive  optimal care. When striving for optimal care, patients can  develop specific types of behaviors to the respective  healthcare environment and in response to healthcare  professionals' attitudes and behaviors towards patient  expectations. Patients tend to exhibit one of three types  of behavior, thus a typology of these behaviors emerged:  propitiation, vigilance, and confidence. Types of patient  behaviors are differentiated by their position on the  control continuum, their level of trust in healthcare  professionals and their past experiences. The typology of  behaviors has the power to show patients’ levels of  empowerment and the way they are engaged in their own  optimal and humanized care.},
      url = {http://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15330},
}