Work

Evolving healthcare access: Incorporating agency and affect

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • Agency is affected by relationships and interactions with friends and healthcare practitioners • Agency impacts how people access and navigate healthcare services and actors • Experiences with healthcare professionals and places contribute to patient affect • Patient affect shapes emotion, agency, and the process of accessing and navigating healthcare • Agency and affect are two key dimensions of healthcare access

Source: SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100659

Author: Neil Marshall

Institution: King's College London

Language: English

Topic: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,720