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Patient and Public Involvement as Liminal Knowledge Spaces

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ID2249347
AuthorsKeith Maguire (0000-0003-2311-6332, University of Exeter), Kath Maguire (Exeter Medical School Exeter University), Nicky Britten (0000-0002-7533-414X, Exeter Medical School Exeter University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume40
Issue3
Pages463-477
Publication date2018-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.12655
PMID29280538
OpenAlexW2778276646
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited19

Patient and public involvement in health research and care has been repeatedly theorised using the metaphor of spaces, knowledge spaces and participatory citizenship spaces. Drawing on data from a three year qualitative study of people involved in health research with organisations across England, this article explores where these spaces fit in a wider social, political and historical landscape. It outlines a theme recurring frequently in the study data: a unified public/patient/service-user perspective in opposition to a professional/clinical/academic view. This is discussed in relation to Habermas's division between the lifeworld and system. Patient and public involvement is mapped as spaces between these spheres, therefore between the social norms pertaining to them. In this way, involvement spaces are seen as liminal, in-between or threshold spaces; this concept provides us with new insights on both the opportunities and the conflicts that are integral in the ambiguous, complex interactions which take place in these spaces

Citizen journalism · Citizenship · Epistemology · Lifeworld · Liminality · Metaphor · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public sphere · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement

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Citations per year3,14
Citation span2019 - 2025 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22
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