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Online doctor-patient talk: Comfort, support, and problem-solving in Chinese healthcare.

The Discourse of Comfort in Chinese Online Medical Consultations

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    180 pages

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    19 September 2025

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Summary

This book integrates perspectives from conversation analysis (CA) and discursive psychology to shed light on doctor-patient communication in asynchronous web-based interactions through the lens of the discourse of comfort. While previous research has been done in this space on face-to-face encounters, this book seeks to bring further attention to comfort in online text interactions between doctors and patients, examining its capacity to convey emotional support, encourage “troubles-telling”, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781032786728
ISBN-10:1032786728
Author:Ying Jin
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:180
Release Date:19 September 2025
Weight:500g
Dimensions:152mm x 229mm
Series:Routledge Research in Language and Communication
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Ying Jin

Ying Jin is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Communication at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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