Ally, advocate, analyst, agenda-setter? Positions and perceptions of Swedish medical journalists
| Autor: | Nils-Magnus Björkman, David Finer, Göran Tomson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Interprofessional Relations Patient Advocacy Surveys and Questionnaires Setter medicine Global health Humans Social science Health Education Mass media Sweden Response rate (survey) Contextualization biology business.industry Public health Role Health technology Journalism Medical General Medicine Middle Aged Public relations biology.organism_classification Female Diffusion of Innovation business Attitude to Health Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Patient Education and Counseling. 30:71-81 |
| ISSN: | 0738-3991 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0738-3991(96)00960-3 |
| Popis: | Medical journalists in the mass media play a key role in health information dissemination and risk/benefit education. Public education on the rational use of various health technologies, e.g. pharmaceuticals, is increasingly important as part of ongoing global health sector reforms. In a survey of 110 Swedish medical journalists (55% response rate) about medicinal drugs, risk perceptions and professional concerns, fact-giving, stimulating, and critical functions were rated as the most important journalist role attributes, followed by advocacy of patient interests and of public health goals. Major perceived problems were self-imposed professional demands, job stress, knowledge and time constraints, and selection and contextualization of news material. In terms of medicinal drugs, attitudes were strongly in favor of a unique drug information role for the media and critical of physician prescribing and information-giving. Views on the appropriateness of specific ethical rules or guidelines for medical journalists were sharply divided. The results offer some promise for increased alliance-building between public health and the mass media. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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