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I Don’t need a Medical Degree, I Watch TV

Shiller, Elizabeth A, Shiller
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1527540526477336

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2018, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Communication.
TV has become a part of our daily lives. Studies have linked TV viewing with skewed versions of reality. People who view a lot of television tend to believe what they see and take the content for fact. This study used this idea to explore the effects viewing fictional medical shows have on doctor-patient communication. This study also looked at whether these same shows teach viewers enough about medicine to be considered entertainment-education. Participants from the Northeast Ohio region were given a survey to measure their TV viewing habits along with their opinions about their doctors. Results suggested that viewers do not believe the shows are meant to be educational, although they do feel like they can perform basic medical procedures. Viewing these shows also had little effect on doctor-patient communication, but the participants did believe that the doctor knows best.
Dudley Turner (Advisor)
Val Pipps (Committee Member)
Gabriel Giralt (Committee Member)
51 p.
Communication
Cultivation Theory, Entertainment-Education, doctor-patient communication, television, medical shows

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  • Shiller, Shiller, E. A. (2018). I Don’t need a Medical Degree, I Watch TV [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1527540526477336

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shiller, Shiller, Elizabeth. I Don’t need a Medical Degree, I Watch TV. 2018. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1527540526477336.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shiller, Shiller, Elizabeth. "I Don’t need a Medical Degree, I Watch TV." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1527540526477336

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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