TY - CHAP
T1 - Redistribution of Medical Responsibility in the Network of the Hyper-Connected Self
AU - Schneider-Kamp, Anna
AU - Kristensen, Dorthe Brogaard
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The penetrating societal impact of information and communication technologies discussed in the Onlife Manifesto poses challenges and simultaneously opens new avenues in health care. In this chapter, we investigate how phenomena such as hyper-accessibility and hyper-connectivity enable patients to establish counter-expertise in the face of traditional medical authority and build up their own health knowledge, giving rise to new standards for diagnosis, normality and pathology. The investigation is rooted in a qualitative study of online health communities and consumption of health-related online information in Denmark.
AB - The penetrating societal impact of information and communication technologies discussed in the Onlife Manifesto poses challenges and simultaneously opens new avenues in health care. In this chapter, we investigate how phenomena such as hyper-accessibility and hyper-connectivity enable patients to establish counter-expertise in the face of traditional medical authority and build up their own health knowledge, giving rise to new standards for diagnosis, normality and pathology. The investigation is rooted in a qualitative study of online health communities and consumption of health-related online information in Denmark.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-24143-8_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-24143-8_6
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9783030241421
SP - 83
EP - 102
BT - Hyperconnectivity and Digital Reality
A2 - Otrel-Cass, Kathrin
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
ER -