biomedical model

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biomedical
adjective
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈmed.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
relating to biology ...
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model
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.əl/us
/ˈmɑː.dəl/
something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of ...
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Within mainstream health services research, thebiomedicalmodelhas been supported by positivism.
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Within thebiomedicalmodelwe assume that treatments are homogeneous and delivered under equal conditions.
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In the settings we observed, thebiomedicalmodelof dementia is the normative framework for the care and is constantly reiterated.
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The professional adherence to abiomedicalmodellimits the scope of their role in the eyes of their patients.
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Because the programme structure is so heavily steeped in thebiomedicalmodel, there are few rewards for adopting a health-promoting style of practice.
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The phenomenological perspective challenges the deterministicbiomedicalmodelof disease progression in which dementia is characterised as an inevitable decline in cognitive function and the development of associated behaviour problems.
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Compared with the traditionalbiomedicalmodel, these types of studies provide a much richer perspective of relevant values that need to be taken into consideration in the political decision-making process.
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We have argued that the methods used in health service research, predominantly based in social science, are unable to meet the rigid criteria of thebiomedicalmodeland of positivism.
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Social stigma has decreased due to several factors, including the popularization of thebiomedicalmodel and the increased involvement of parents and schools in seeking mental health services for children.
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Furthermore, in thebiomedicalmodelof health care, injuries are often just treated and diagnosed, without regard for the causes.
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It seems to have been pushed into the shadows by a return to medicine and the re-ascendancy of abiomedicalmodel.
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Thebiomedicalmodelof health focuses on purely biological factors, and excludes psychological, environmental, and social influences.
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By failing to provide alternatives to thebiomedicalmodelpatients are forced to comply with thebiomedicalmodel.
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Moreover, thebiomedicalmodelof disease, focused on pathophysiology rather than quality of life, reinforces entrenched attitudes that marginalize pain management as a priority.
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According to thebiomedicalmodel, health constitutes the freedom from disease, pain, or defect, thus making the normal human condition healthy.
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Unlike the biopsychosocial model, thebiomedicalmodeldoes not consider diagnosis (that will affect treatment of the patient) to be the result of a negotiation between doctor and patient.
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For example, neither directly addresses the biomedical models of the pandemic.
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Similarly, families of mentally ill people tend to favour biomedical models because to do so gives less self-blame.
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