Societal perspectives on risk awareness and risk competence.
Ger Med Sci
; 13: Doc08, 2015.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26195921
ABSTRACT
Medical risks can be assessed by objectifiable therapeutic features; however, these risks are also characterised to a considerable degree by individual and social values. People tend to strive towards both freedom as well as safety; in a medical context, these two aims are taken into account by shared decision-making models and by stricter regulations in the pharmaceutical sector. Media reports on medical risks are caught between providing information and economic interests, and this conflict particularly complicates rational discussions about unexpected risks (for instance, in the field of natural medicine). Thus, it is necessary to create the type of information culture which allows differentiating between real and less pronounced risks.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Communication
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Decision Making
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Phytotherapy
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Ger Med Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany