Reposted by Rutgers CA Lab
My new paper on how patients use epistemic markers like “I read” and “I heard” is out. I show that epistemic markers allow patients to assert their agency while acknowledging medical authority
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“I read a bit of information”: Epistemic markers as a resource for enacting patients’ agency
As access to online health information grows, patients increasingly arrive at medical consultations informed but uncertain about how to display their …
