Health communication in collaborative environments: the empowerment of the patient

Authors

  • Arquimedes Pessoni Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2012.139129

Keywords:

Health communication. Collaborative environments. Patient.

Abstract

The article discusses the empowerment of the patient in the new 2.0 communication environment, which impacts the relations with health professionals who now have less control over the actions of patients. The latter rise from a reactive position to a new proactive posture, discussing their health conditions and the experiences of other patients with the same illness – all of which obtained from use of the Internet.

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Author Biography

  • Arquimedes Pessoni, Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul
    Mestre e doutor em Comunicação Social pela Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (Umesp). Graduado em Jornalismo pela Umesp. Professor do Programa de Mestrado em Comunicação e de graduação naUniversidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS). Docente-colaborador da disciplina de Saúde Coletiva da Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC).

Published

2012-11-06

How to Cite

PESSONI, Arquimedes. Health communication in collaborative environments: the empowerment of the patient. Organicom, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 9, n. 16-17, p. 67–78, 2012. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2012.139129. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/organicom/article/view/139129.. Acesso em: 16 jun. 2024.