Journal article
Health information work and the enactment of care in couples and families affected by multiple sclerosis
- Abstract:
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Given the considerable emphasis placed on informed choice, the management of health information has become an increasingly important part of living with chronic illness. This paper explores the intra-familial dynamics of managing health information in the context of chronic illness. Drawing on 77 interviews with people affected by Multiple Sclerosis in the UK (patients, partners, family members and close friends), we show how families develop their own idiosyncratic information practices, inc...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Sociology of Health and Illness Journal website
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 395-410
- Publication date:
- 2019-01-24
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-10-02
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-9566
- ISSN:
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0141-9889
- Pmid:
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30677163
- Source identifiers:
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969169
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:969169
- UUID:
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uuid:168ef972-c7f7-4bf9-b9dc-3e475a28c3d5
- Local pid:
- pubs:969169
- Deposit date:
- 2019-03-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © 2019 Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12842
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