covid
Buscar en
Revista de Calidad Asistencial
Toda la web
Inicio Revista de Calidad Asistencial Nuevos medios de comunicación y la práctica médica
Journal Information
Vol. 19. Issue 4.
Pages 274-279 (January 2004)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Vol. 19. Issue 4.
Pages 274-279 (January 2004)
Full text access
Nuevos medios de comunicación y la práctica médica
Visits
6016
Joan Monés-Xiola,1
Corresponding author
jmones@hsp.santpau.es

Correspondencia: Joan Monés Xiol. Servicio de Patología Digestiva. Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau. St. Antoni M. Claret, 167. 08025 Barcelona. España.
a Presidente de la Comisión de Deontología del Colegio de Médicos. Profesor Titular de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Cerdanyola del Vallès. Barcelona. España.
This item has received
Article information
Resumen

La divulgación sanitaria a través de los medios de comunicación tiene, sin duda, aspectos positivos, como el interés por la salud y la mejora de la formación sanitaria de la población, pero también aspectos negativos, como puede ser recibir informaciones optimistas de investigaciones en sus primeros pasos e interpretar sus resultados como realizables en un corto espacio de tiempo. Por tanto, hay luces y sombras, y para que las luces dominen a las sombras es imprescindible una buena comunicación entre informadores y sanitarios.

Internet ha revolucionado muchos aspectos de la vida actual y también en la sanidad, tanto en lo referente a la información general y a los sanitarios como en la intercomunicación entre paciente y médico. Entre las diferentes posibilidades que ofrece, sobresale la llamada “segunda opinión por correo electrónico”. Se puede realizar y es éticamente aceptable, ya que intenta ayudar al paciente of reciendo una información de un experto. No se puede considerar como una verdadera relación médico-paciente. Se recomienda contestar la consulta de forma similar a una sesión clínica, aunque en términos inteligibles para el profano.

Palabras clave:
Divulgación sanitaria
Medios de comunicación
Paciente
Abstract

The dissemination of health-related matters through the media undoubtedly has a positive side such as the general public’s interest in health and greater knowledge. However, it also has a negative side; reporting of the initial phases of research can be overly optimistic and results can be interpreted as applicable in the shortterm. Therefore, there are both pluses and minuses and to ensure that the former outweigh the latter, effective communication between reporters and healthcare professionals is essential.

The Internet has revolutionized many aspects of daily life. It has also had a huge impact on medical information for the general public and health professionals as well as on communication between doctors and patients. Notable among the many possibilities provided is that of a “second opinion by e-mail”. This is feasible and ethically acceptable since the aim is to help the patient by offering information from an expert. It cannot be considered a doctor-patient relationship. Questions should be dealt with as in a clinical session, although in terms that a layperson can understand.

Key words:
Health dissemination
Media
Patient
Full text is only aviable in PDF
Bibliografía
[1.]
V. Entwistle.
Reporting reserch in medical journals and newspaper.
BMJ, 310 (1995), pp. 920-923
[2.]
M. Pérez Oliva.
La divulgació científica als mitjans d’informació general.
Ann Med, 82 (1999), pp. 172-174
[3.]
D. Nelkin.
An uneasy relationship: the tensions between medicine and the media.
Lancet, 347 (1996), pp. 1600-1603
[4.]
A. Tobeña.
El fracàs educatiu de la divulgació mèdica.
Ann Med, 82 (1999), pp. 181-182
[5.]
V. De Semir, C. Ribas, G. Revuelta.
Press releases of science journal articles ands subsequent newspaper stories on the same topic.
JAMA, 15 (1998), pp. 280-295
[6.]
E.P. Tamm, B.K. Raval, P.T. Huynh.
Evaluation of the quality of self-education mamography material available for patients on the internet.
Acad Radial, 7 (2000), pp. 137-141
[7.]
M. Lathe, P.M. Lathe, R. Charlton.
Quality of information on emergency contraception on the internet.
Br J Fam Plann, 26 (2000), pp. 39-43
[8.]
Consell de Col·legi de Metges de Catalunya, (1997),
[9.]
R. Styra.
The Internet’s impact on the practice of psychiatry.
Can J Psychiatry, 49 (2004), pp. 5-11
[10.]
R.P. Smith, P. Devine, H. Jones, A. DeNittis, R. Whittington, J.M. Metz.
Internet use in patiens with prostate cancer undergoing radiotherapy.
Urology, 62 (2003), pp. 273-277
[11.]
W. McBride, C. Ferrario, P.A. Lyle.
Hypertension and medical informatics.
J Natl Med Assoc, 95 (2003), pp. 1048-1056
[12.]
C.A. Morris, J. Avorn.
Internet marketing of herbal products.
JAMA, 290 (2003), pp. 1505-1509
[13.]
C.H. Fung, H.E. Woo, S.M. Asch.
Controversies and legan issues of prescribing and dispensing medications using the Internet.
Mayo Clin Proc, 79 (2004), pp. 188-194
[14.]
G. Herranz.
Asociación Española de Derecho Sanitario, (2000),
[15.]
J. Monés, D. Ortega, J. Craven, F. Borrell, O. Coll, G. Hidalgo.
Internet i la consulta virtual.
JAMA, 280 (1998), pp. 294-295
[16.]
K. Taylos.
The clinical e-mail explosion.
Physician Exec, 26 (2000), pp. 40-45
[17.]
G. Eysenbach, T.L. Drepgen.
Patients looking for information on the internet and seeking teleadvise: motivation, expectations and misconceptions as expressed in e-mails sent to physicians.
Arch Desmatol, 135 (1999), pp. 151-156
[18.]
D.M. D’Alessandro, M.P. D’Alessandro, S.I. Colbert.
A proposed solution for addressing the challenge of patient cries for help through an analysis of unsolicited electronic mail.
Pediatrics, 105 (2000), pp. 74E
[19.]
A.R. Spielberg.
On call and online: sociohistorical, legal and ethical implications of e-mail for the patients physician relationship.
JAMA, 280 (1998), pp. 1353-1359
[20.]
K. De Ville, J. Kita Patrick.
Ready or not, here it comes: the legal, ethical and clinical implications of e-mail comunications.
Semin Pediats Surg, 9 (2000), pp. 24-34
[21.]
J.C. Rodríguez.
Legal, ethical and professional iggnes to consider when communicating. Sternberf CS. Communicating with patients via e-mail: is it a good idea?.
J Am Optom Assoc, 70 (1999), pp. 599-601
[22.]
G. Umefjord, G. Petersson, K. Hamberg.
Reasons for consulting a doctor on the Internet: web survey of users of an ask the doctor service.
J Internet Res, 5 (2003), pp. 26
[23.]
B.S. Bloom, R.C. Iannacome.
Internet avarilability of prescription pharmaceuticals to the public.
Ann Intern Med, 131 (1999), pp. 830-833
[24.]
R. Jellords, M. Scheiat, G.M. Thibadonx.
Physician patient electronic communications.
Med Group Manage J, Suppl (1999), pp. 46-49
[25.]
B. Larcher, E. Arisi, F. Berloffa, et al.
Analysis of user-satisfaction with the use a teleconsultatoion system in oncology.
Med Inform Internet Med, 28 (2003), pp. 73-84
[26.]
S.E. Kahan, A.D. Seftel, M.I. Resnick.
Sildenafil and the Internet.
J Hrol, 163 (2000), pp. 919-923
[27.]
M.A. Winker, A. Flanagin, B. Chi-Lum, et al.
Guidelines for medical and health information sites on the internet: principles governing AMA web sites. American Medical Association.
JAMA, 283 (2000), pp. 1600-1606
[28.]
K.D. Manal, S. Fert, B.M. Peña, I.S. Kohane.
Growth and determinants of access in patients e-mail and internet use.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 154 (2000), pp. 508-511
Copyright © 2004. Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial
Article options
es en pt

¿Es usted profesional sanitario apto para prescribir o dispensar medicamentos?

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?

Você é um profissional de saúde habilitado a prescrever ou dispensar medicamentos