tailieunhanh - A Practical Guide for Health Researchers - part 6

Có một nhu cầu để giao tiếp thông tin khoa học cho bệnh nhân. Bệnh nhân cần được tham gia trong việc đưa ra quyết định thông báo và sự lựa chọn về các lựa chọn điều trị của họ. Các chuyên gia y tế nên luôn luôn ghi nhớ rằng họ không điều trị bệnh, điều trị bệnh nhân những người có sở thích của họ, | 120 A practical guide for health researchers There is a need to communicate scientific information to patients. Patients need to participate in making informed decisions and choices about their treatment options. Health professionals should always keep in mind that they do not treat diseases they treat patients who have their preferences values and rights. An informed patient is also more likely to follow prescribed treatment which is often ambulatory and self-administered. Packages of prescription drugs normally include an insert for patient information. The material in this insert is closely scrutinized for accuracy by the drug regulatory agency. Health lifestyle behaviour is a powerful determinant of health. For certain health conditions it can be more important than the provision of health care. Empowering people with valid scientific information is more likely to induce a healthy lifestyle. Educating patients about the effectiveness of interventions is sometimes advocated as a way of changing the behaviour of health professionals who may be reluctant to change their traditional ways of treatment and to adopt more novel approaches. Pharmaceutical companies are now exploiting this patient-centred approach by targeting patients for their messages in public media. Communities that have participated in research are entitled to know about the outcome of the research and its implications for them. Health researchers need to engage the public in what they are doing and what they hope to achieve. For one thing science needs a favourable public environment. For another thing there is a growing need to ensure and maintain public trust in science. Research can only thrive in a favourable scientific environment. Chairman Mao once said when talking of revolutionaries the fish need a sea to swim in . Science also needs a sea to swim in. It can only thrive if a culture for research is present in the society. Without a strong appreciation of science in society the introduction