Cognitive Authority Theory: Reframing health inequity, disadvantage and privilege in palliative and end-of-life care
This paper provides a new language to articulate relational drivers of inequity in palliative care. It explains how to use Cognitive Authority Theory to design and interpret research to determine how healthcare interactions reinforce both social privilege and social disadvantage at end-of-life.
Authors
- Katherine Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-7319)
- Carl May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2690)
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251321713
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76