The Paradox of Patient Consent: A Feminist Account of Illness and Healthcare
| Autor: | Kristen L. Cole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Patient Consent
animal structures Health (social science) MEDLINE 050801 communication & media studies Feminism Paternalism 03 medical and health sciences 0508 media and communications Intersection Nursing Informed consent Health care Humans In patient Informed Consent 030505 public health business.industry Communication 05 social sciences Personal Autonomy 0305 other medical science business Psychology Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Health Communication. 36:982-991 |
| ISSN: | 1532-7027 1041-0236 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10410236.2020.1724645 |
| Popis: | Through autoethnographic analysis, I present my personal illness story as a case study in patient consent. In doing so, I explore the complexities that emerge at the intersection of gender and health, including issues of autonomy and choice. Specifically, I reflect on the ideological and systemic factors that contribute to a paradox of consent versus noncompliance in US healthcare contexts. Within this paradoxical binary, control is both persistent and illusive, which is a condition fueled by individualism, paternalistic antagonism, and medical colonization. As an alternative, I offer two viable options for facilitating patients' agency in gendered health contexts, even under marginalizing conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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