The Patient Empowerment Paradox

"In this innovative study, Sarah Ann Singer introduces a powerful new theoretical framework. Her exploration of health literacies in a patient's life and care is invaluable not only for scholars of rhetoric but also for healthcare professionals."—Lisa Melonçon, Clemson University, coeditor of Rhetoric of Health and Medicine As/Is

"Singer provides a nuanced, essential portrait of chronic illness in America, revealing how patients must navigate not only debilitating symptoms but also a crushing information ecosystem that demands constant—and sometimes dangerous—self-advocacy."—David Scales, Weill Cornell Medicine, coauthor of the National Academies of Science report, Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science

"This insightful analysis shows what happens when patients take their health matters into their own hands, exposing the limits of patient empowerment."—Lisa B. Keränen, University of Colorado Denver, author of Scientific Characters