Social science & medicine (1982)HumansPhysician-Patient RelationsMaleFemaleAdult
"I read a bit of information": Epistemic markers as a resource for enacting patients' agency.
Aleksandr Shirokov
Published: 202510.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118639
Abstract
As access to online health information grows, patients increasingly arrive at medical consultations informed but uncertain about how to display their knowledge without undermining the doctor's authority. This paper examines how patients navigate this…
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