POL Flashcards
1
Q
Patient knowledge
A
the knowledge that patients develop and use in their
daily lives
(chronic illnesses)
form of practical knowledge patients develop to adapt medicla and tecnical info to their everyday lives manageing chronic contiones likeCOPD
2
Q
Know-how
A
This paper shows through a case study of people with severe lung disease that patient
knowledge can be understood as a form of practical knowledge that
patients use to translate medical and technical knowledge into something useful to their daily life with disease. Patients coordinate this w
grown know-how and advice from fellow patients, weighing diffe
- of which łtaking good care of one’s bod/ is but one - that may c
specific situation.
