드라마에 나타난 의사 이미지와 의사와 환자 간커뮤니케이션 유형에 대한 연구

The research analyzed how medical doctors were portrayed in Korean television dramas and what kinds of communication types between the doctor and patient were mainly appeared. Top-rated five dramas from each decade (1990``s, 2000``s, and 2010``s) were selected for the content analysis. The results showed that 79 doctors in the 15 dramas appeared and 79.7% were males. Over 80% were in the age range of late-twenties and thirties, indicating that the general image of the doctors was the young-middle male. The results on appearance characteristics of doctors showed that most doctors in dramas were described as thin and tall, attractive, active and self-regulating. The most frequently-appeared doctor was general surgeon, explaining 26.3% of the 79 doctors. The communication styles between the doctors and patients were significantly changed on the time periods. Doctor-focused professional communication type was appeared mainly in the 1990s, but significantly decreased from the 2000s. From the time period, doctor-patient cooperation communication type and friendly communication type were sharply increased. Doctor-patient cooperation communication type was the most-appeared one in the 2010s`` dramas. The results can be interpreted as Korean dramas reflect the current social reality that interactive communication between the doctors and patients are getting more important in medical institutions and services.