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Sharing Your Personal Medical Experience Online: Is It an Irresponsible Act or Patient Empowerment?

Sharing Your Personal Medical Experience Online: Is It an Irresponsible Act or Patient Empowerment?

Claudia Lisa Moeller
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522537168|ISBN10: 1522537163|EISBN13: 9781522537175
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3716-8.ch007
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Moeller, Claudia Lisa. "Sharing Your Personal Medical Experience Online: Is It an Irresponsible Act or Patient Empowerment?." Global Perspectives on Health Communication in the Age of Social Media, edited by Seif Sekalala and Brandon C. Niezgoda, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 185-209. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3716-8.ch007

APA

Moeller, C. L. (2018). Sharing Your Personal Medical Experience Online: Is It an Irresponsible Act or Patient Empowerment?. In S. Sekalala & B. Niezgoda (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Health Communication in the Age of Social Media (pp. 185-209). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3716-8.ch007

Chicago

Moeller, Claudia Lisa. "Sharing Your Personal Medical Experience Online: Is It an Irresponsible Act or Patient Empowerment?." In Global Perspectives on Health Communication in the Age of Social Media, edited by Seif Sekalala and Brandon C. Niezgoda, 185-209. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3716-8.ch007

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Abstract

What happened between Mrs. Kardashian West and the FDA in 2015 is very interesting to all of us. She praised and suggested a prescribed drug against morning sickness. The FDA claimed it was a commercial and sent a warning letter to the company, which produced the drug. Kim Kardashian West changed her post and admitted it was a commercial. Was it true? Mrs. Kardashian West just expressed her personal opinion and wanted to share with her followers a piece of advice. She share her personal story, like many other Internet users, and her patient experience should have been respected. Her story shows what patient empowerment is and how the Net is a precious resource for patients to share their stories that might help other patients. For this reason, doctors should not be afraid of the Net and its potentiality.

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