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Your Health and the Internet

Dan JellinekPaul LambdenRoy Lilley

出版	Stationery Office, 2000
主題	Health & Fitness / Reference
ISBN	01170261589780117026155
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=CEKOAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Of people who use the Internet regularly , around a third will access a website with health content at least once a week. The Internet is a source of generally free information about the diagnosis, treatment, alternative treatment and management of just about every condition. As such the Internet is becoming a major force in the development of 'patient power' as regards access and utilisation of health services. The Internet is able to provide a vast range of background information to people with health concerns regardless of their sex, age or social circumstances. It is possible for individuals to join online support groups to give and receive advice to and from others in a similar situation; to seek support anonymously; and to find out more about the drugs they have been prescribed. The Internet is ultimately an unregulated global information resource which poses several ethical concerns when considering it as source of health information and the visitor should be mindful that some of the information they may find could potentially be dangerous. This publication is intended to deal with the ethical issues raised by researching health matters on the Internet. It is a practical guide to help the individual find content that is useful and avoid that which is unsafe. It covers the range of Internet applications which are available to the user, and is not limited to the World Wide Web. Where ever possible this publication gives details of reliable Internet sources with a UK focus that will make good starting-points for further exploration.