by Brenda L. Lovell | Oct 13, 2010
Abstract Summary: Patient involvement in their health care is likely to reduce errors, adverse events, and nonadherence to treatment. Emphasis is being increasingly placed on developing partnerships between patients, physicians, and other health professionals. This...
by Judith Feder | Oct 1, 2010
Editor’s Note: Judy Feder was a Founding Member of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Sadly, she died of breast cancer on April 23, 2010. We were grateful that she agreed to write this article for our journal. Unfortunately, we learned of her death shortly...
by Cristiano Storni | Sep 29, 2010
Abstract Summary: This review reports on the workshop “Reassembling Health: exploring the role of the Internet of Things.” The aim of the workshop was to bring together professionals from different disciplines in order to envision future scenarios enabling...
by Kathleen O'Malley | Sep 27, 2010
Abstract Keywords: Participatory medicine, social media. Citation: O’Malley K. American Medical News explores social media’s pitfalls and opportunities for physicians. J Participat Med. 2010 Sep 27; 2:e9. Published: September 27, 2010. Competing Interests:...
by Annemarie Jutel | Sep 15, 2010
Abstract Summary: Objective: To evaluate the beliefs about, and discursive construction of, self-diagnosis from a medical perspective. Design: Thematic review. Data sources: Articles from clinical journals in the PubMed database discussing self-diagnosis. Results:...
by Jeana H. Frost | Sep 14, 2010
Abstract Keywords: Participatory medicine, diabetes, blood glucose. Citation: Frost JH. Innovations in participatory medicine: the advent of do-it-yourself blood glucose monitoring. J Participat Med. 2010 Sep 14; 2:e7. Published: September 14, 2010. Competing...
