Medical humanities drama, The Memory of Happiness – the study of social practice

• Main Authors: Yong-Xu Chen, 陳永旭
• Other Authors: Yong-Shing Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13221815571907936405

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 醫學人文研究所 === 98 === Abstract Researchers from the media point of view on dealing with dementia, how stereotypes affect social mainstream, to the obstacles to sociology, sociology elderly dementia views on the construction of public criticism and the application of narrative theater of life theories and research methods reverse the current mainstream is not the appropriate way on dementia issues concerned to explain, to reproduce the dementia patients and their caregivers subjectivity, so the question of dementia can not be the media, social welfare agencies, public the impression given the limitations of the angle of dementia with diversity issues, truly showing the life of dementia patients face difficulties with the rest of his life still in effect limited the possibility of unlimited, there are real needs to take care of social support and resource problems; through theater performances in this process, the traditional label of dementia and impressions thoroughly liberated, as the researchers hope to make, and the director are illness and the pain of life to work for the object, Taiwan''s medical education is to cultivate the good doctor with compassion in mind the goal. Physicians not to treat themselves, nor for acquisitiveness, but to relieve human suffering and restore people''s health, enhance well-being top priority. The researchers hope that the doctor-patient relationship through the creation of drama to convey ideas and sharing of medical humanities education rooted in Taiwan, so that the first-line medical workers, and the future will be working in the care of students, through the "medical humanities drama" dramatic spirit can better understand the relationship between doctors and patients, but also for medical students to the role played by the medical profession, to convey the attitude of health workers in the face of illness and life view, by the true story to reflect on the meaning of life and more time to cherish loved ones and know how to Live in the moment! Finally, this study gives a deep and new insight of the track of lives of Alzheimer''s disease sufferers and their nurses. It provides the family of patients with dementia, the public and medical professionals with a new point of view so that patients with dementia can be treated carefully with affection and dignity. Keywords: medical humanities play, dementia, media discourse, life narrative