“…In addition, this corpus of work is characterised by a discernible shift in the overall findings of the studies in question. While, in earlier research, decisions about treatment tended to be made by the doctor alone (e.g., Fisher, 1983), there is evidence in more recent studies that patients have started to take on a more active role in this process (Bergen et al, 2017;Koenig, 2008Koenig, , 2011Roberts, 1999;Stivers, 2002Stivers, , 2005aStivers, , 2005bStivers, , 2006Stivers, , 2007. At the same time, all of these findings (whether earlier or more recent) are limited by the fact that they emanate from research conducted within the Western cultural context.…”