Anthropological research on the effects of physical examination in clinical settings in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 21720332
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
• Principal Investigator: IIDA Junko 川崎医療福祉大学, 医療福祉学部, 准教授 (00368739)
• Research Collaborator: NISHIGORI Hiroshi 京都大学, 医学教育推進センター, 准教授 ; SUZUKI Tomio 名古屋大学, 医学部, 講師 ; KATO Tsuneo かとう内科並木通り診療所, 院長 ; HARUTA Atsushi 王子生協病院
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 身体診察 / 医療人類学 / 医師・患者関係 / コミュニケーション / 総合診療 / 家庭医療 / 身体接触 / 文化人類学

Research Abstract

In the clinical settings today, physical examinations tend to be performed less frequently because diagnostic test technology has advanced. This study conducted fieldwork in the clinical settings of general medicine and family medicine to explore the effects of physical examination on the doctor-patient relationship. While there is variety depending on the age, gender and condition of the patient, it was suggested that the ritualistic effects of a physical examination, and the direct and dual aspect of the sensory experience of physical examination affect the patient's sense of relief and satisfaction, contributing to the construction and enhancement of the doctor-patient relationship.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Physical examination as the 'laying on of hands': the doctor-patient relationship in test-dependent clinical settings in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Junko Iida
  • Organizer: Society for East Asian Anthropology Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Chonbuk National University(Jeonju, Korea)
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-01
• [Presentation] Physical examination as the 'laying on of hands' : the doctor-patient relationship in test-dependent clinical settings in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Junko Iida
  • Organizer: Society for East Asian Anthropology Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Chonbuk National University (Jeonju, Korea)
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-01
• [Presentation] 総合診療・家庭医療における身体診察と医師・患者関係 (2011)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子・錦織宏・春田淳志・鈴木富雄
  • Organizer: 第43回日本医学教育学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島国際会議場(広島)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-22
• [Presentation] 「手当て」としての身体診察:日本の総合診療・家庭医療における医師・患者関係 (2011)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子
  • Organizer: 日本文化人類学会第45回研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 法政大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-11
• [Presentation] 「手当て」としての身体診察-日本における総合診療・家庭医療の現場から (2010)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子
  • Organizer: 日本文化人類学会第34回中国・四国地区研究懇談会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学(岡山)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-13
• [Presentation] 「手当て」としての身体診察-日本における総合診療・家庭医療の現場から (2010)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子
  • Organizer: 日本文化人類学会 第34回中国・四国地区研究懇談会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学(岡山県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-13
• [Presentation] 身体診察と医師・患者関係に関する先行研究の検討 (2010)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子・錦織宏
  • Organizer: 第42回日本医学教育学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 都市センターホール(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-31
• [Presentation] 身体診察と医師・患者関係に関する先行研究の検討 (2010)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子・錦織宏
  • Organizer: 第42回日本医学教育学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 都市センターホール(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-31
• [Presentation] 身体接触と癒し (2009)
  • Author(s): 飯田淳子
  • Organizer: 日本パーソナリティ心理学会第18回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 川崎医療福祉大学(剛県)
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-29