Patients’ knowledge and their trust in healthcare personnel in elective surgery. A mixed methods study including an extended theoretical discussion
Abstract
This thesis aims to provide a better understanding of how patient knowledge relates to trust in healthcare personnel in a surgical setting. In this context, there is a paucity of scholarly contributions on the subject that combine different empiric research methods and theoretically rooted analyses. I have endeavoured to combine both qualitative and quantitative empirical methods in researching this issue, as well as developing a theoretical discussion that aims to understand the dynamics of knowledge and trust in surgery. Theories of trust from the fields of sociology, philosophy and pedagogy are combined in this attempt.