Petersen, Alan.
Digital Health and Technological Promise: A
Sociological Inquiry : учебное пособие / Alan Petersen. - New York
and London : Routledge Tayylor& Francis Group, 2019. - 143 p. -
ISBN 978-1-138-70967-6 : Б. ц.
Рубрики: Медицина
Кл.слова (ненормированные):
MEDICAL, DIGITAL
HEALTH
Аннотация: What is ‘digital health’? And what are its
implications for medicine and healthcare, and for individual
citizens and society? Digital health is of growing interest to
policymakers, clinicians and businesses. It is underpinned by
promise and optimism, with predictions that digital technologies
and related innovations will soon ‘transform’ medicine and
healthcare, and enable individuals to better manage their own
health and risk and to receive a more ‘personalized’ treatment and
care. Offering a sociological perspective, this book critically
examines the dimensions and implications of digital health, a term
that is often ill defined, but signifies the promise of technology
to ‘empower’ individuals and improve their lives as well as
generating efficiencies and wealth. The chapters explore relevant
sociological concepts and theories; changing conceptions of the
self, evident in citizens’ growing use of wearables, online
behaviours and patient activism; changes in medical practices,
especially precision (or personalized) medicine and growing
reliance on big data and algorithm-driven decisions; the character
of the digital healthcare economy; and the perils of digital
health.
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