The reasonable patient – A Swedish discursive construction

The aim of this study was to analyse how the patient is constructed and socially positioned in Swedish information. Corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis methodology utilised on a sample 56 online information texts about cancer containing total 126,711 words. findings show an overarching informed consent guided by specific features produce norm that we name “the reasonable patient”, who receptive arguments, emotionally restrained makes decisions based Through consent, emerges, apparently even out imbalance power between professional, but reality, more likely construct easily controlled managed. When self-responsibility towards health incorporated into everyday domestic spaces via digital technologies, ideas concepts role need be reconsidered these new conditions. We conclude it important for nursing researchers broaden research patients include relationship created through language. This demonstrates both methodological empirical possibilities do so.