Patients, Caregivers and Doctors
Résumé
This book studies the way chronic and long-term illness are represented in media, and the issues and strcutures associated with them. It also examines the way un wich patients define themselves, the relationships they form with their carers and the experience of these carers themselves.
The way in wich the figure of the caregiver can be portrayed as a necessary support for the patient is also discussed. Testimonies from digital platforms, fictional universes, examples from everyday life and from public and private organizations provide insight into the relationships between patients, caregivers and carers.