Doctors sporting 'iconic' medical symbols like stethoscope during e-consultations seem to
win their patient's trust, says a new Australian research.
The
six-month e-health project was undertaken by researchers at the Curtin
University Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) and funded by Curtin's
Office of Research and Development.
They investigated the process of providing e-consultations, and whether the presence of 'iconic' medical symbols like a stethoscope, surgical scrubs or a reflex hammer would help doctors build a relationship of trust online.
They investigated the process of providing e-consultations, and whether the presence of 'iconic' medical symbols like a stethoscope, surgical scrubs or a reflex hammer would help doctors build a relationship of trust online.
Medical e-consultations make use of electronic computing and communication technologies in the consultation processes, particularly when a client is unable to see a doctor face-to-face, the Journal of Medical Internet Research reports. In the study, a series of images portraying different combinations of medical tools were shown to 168 people who ranked them by how trustworthy they looked, according to a Curtin statement.
The stethoscope was ranked the most positive by participants, receiving a rating of 95 percent. Words associated with the medical device included honest, trustworthy, honourable, moral, ethical and genuine.
Moyez Jiwa, professor and head of CHIRI Chronic Disease and research leader, said the findings were particularly important to the medical field given its growth in the e-health field.
"Our research also highlighted that although the stethoscope was singularly the most trusted medical tool," Jiwa said.
Source:
www.timesofindia.com
14.08.2012
Bizarre – girl has ‘nails’ growing all
over her body!
A medical mystery has doctors in
Memphis stumped. The mystery of how a woman’s body is producing nails in place
of hair all over her body has doctors worried and in the dark about its cause.
Shanyna Isom, 28, suffered an allergic reaction three years ago which caused
the debilitating syndrome, which has left her struggling to walk and carry out
daily chores.
The university student was left
covered in hard scabs as “nails” replaced the hair on her body and doctors are
still in the dark about how to cure Shanyna’s mysterious illness. Isom lives
with her family in Memphis and was in her first year at university when the
nightmare began. In September 2009 she was prescribed steroids after suffering
an asthma attack and within hours the law student was “itching” all over her
body. Shanyna became bedridden as the illness took over and doctors tried to
determine what was wrong.
In 2011 she began treatment in Baltimore
where doctors established that the bumps were in fact human nails slowly
covering Shanyna’s body. Today doctors have yet to diagnose her but have been
able to control her symptoms. She relies on family and friends for financial
help and they have rallied around her for support.
Source:
http://health.india.com
14.08.2012
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds
Sir Francis Bacon
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