Why Me? Why Now?

Synopsis: You are healthy, able-bodied and active. Then you become limited to the confines of your own home, with difficulty organising your life. Why you? Everyone has their own ideas about health, but what are they and how do sufferers arrive at ideas of their own condition? This film explores people’s perceptions of chronic illness through the eyes of people suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. The findings raise questions about how doctors and patients communicate with each other in consultations. What can be done to improve matters in these brief but crucial encounters?
Series: Picture of Health, A 2
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2001 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Medical sciences; Psychology
Keywords: chronic disease; communication skills; doctor-patient relationships; rheumatoid arthritis

Producer

Cast

Beverley Hunt
John Cormack

Name: Open University Worldwide
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