Original paper

‘Constrained collaboration’: Patient empowerment discourse as resource for countervailing power

Volume: 38, Issue: 8, Pages: 1364 - 1378
Published: Aug 28, 2016
Abstract
Countervailing powers constrain the authority and autonomy of the medical profession. One countervailing power is patient consumerism, a movement with roots in health social movements. Patient empowerment discourses that emerge from health social movements suggest that active patienthood is a normative good, and that patients should inform themselves, claim their expertise, and participate in their care. Yet, little is known about how patient...
Paper Details
Title
‘Constrained collaboration’: Patient empowerment discourse as resource for countervailing power
Published Date
Aug 28, 2016
Volume
38
Issue
8
Pages
1364 - 1378
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