Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Social Determinates of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Background: In all areas of life including health, choices have widely increased and
concerns over getting hold of further choices have made trust a necessary element. This
study, taking into consideration the interconnection of three concepts of trust, risk, and
body, aims at describing and interpreting different types of trust experienced in a risky
medical operation (cosmetic surgery). Materials and Methods: To achieve the given
purpose, within interpretative paradigm and employing qualitative method, in‑depth
phenomenological interviews were conducted with 26 people who volunteered to have
a cosmetic surgery. Participants, who have been selected through purposive sampling
techniques, were fully aware of their participation in the study and were insured that the
data would be confidential and would be used only for the purpose of the study. Data
were gathered within a one‑year period of the study, from February 20, 2012 to February
20, 2013. Results of three‑phase interviews were validated against participatory feedback
and researchers’ triangulation and were further analyzed by means of seven‑stage
Colaizzi method. Findings: Consequently, five main themes, namely, vicarious trust, trust
within the reach, institutionalized trust, criterion trust, and wrapped trust were extracted.
Conclusion: Apart from existing differences among these five themes (e.g. degree of the
subjectivity and objectivity in the patient), they can be regarded comparable in terms of
being single‑sided (from the patient’s side).In other words, in all experiences, participants,
having considered “the necessity of gaining trust” as a presupposition, have made a
unilateral effort in creating the aforementioned phenomenon.
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