ArticleSociology of health & illness2016
The dispositions of things: the non-human dimension of power and ethics in patient-centred medicine.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The integration of human and non-human actors to advance healthcare delivery: unpacking the role of actor-network theory, a systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
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- Hope and Optimism in Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation: Key Stakeholder Perspectives.Neuroethics · 2023Article
- Use of Measuring Tools in Practice Development Projects: A Critical Perspective.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2021Article
- Managing ethical uncertainty: implicit normativity and the sociology of ethics.Sociology of health & illness · 2020Article
- "Putting people in charge of their own health and care?" Using meta-narrative review and the example of online sexual health services to re-think relationships between e-health and agency.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Review
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Abstract
This article explores power relations between clinicians, patients and families as clinicians engage in patient-centred ethical work. Specifically, we draw on actor-network theory to interrogate the role of non-human elements in distributing power relations in clinical settings, as clinicians attempt to manage the expectations of patients and families. Using the activities of a multidisciplinary team providing deep brain stimulation to children with severe movement disorders as an example, we illustrate how a patient-centred tool is implicated in establishing relations that constitute four modes of power: 'power over', 'power to', "power storage" and "power/discretion". We argue that understanding the role of non-human elements in structuring power relations can guide and inform bioethical discussions on the suitability of patient-centred approaches in clinical settings.
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