The Patient-Manager: Empowerment or Technological Paternalism?
Maastricht University, The Netherlands https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/k.gabriels Abstract: What will a ‘good’ patient look like in the near future? Someone who closely monitors his or her health and [...] digital) methods in their practice and, second, to explore the anticipated shifts that digital self-care will bring about in relation to our findings and those of other studies. Interestingly, the patient as [...] opportunities and concerns in a nuanced way. Drawing on these findings, the concept of ‘patient-manager’ will be explored more in-depth. During the past decade, technology developers, policy makers, researchers