On the impact of information from the Internet on public health

Stolbov A.P.; Madyanova V.V.; Novikova O.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/profmed20212403167

Stolbov A.P.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

ORCID: 0000-0002-8793-1582

Madyanova V.V.

Institute for Leadership and Healthcare Management of the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Novikova O.V.

Institute for Leadership and Healthcare Management of the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

On the impact of information from the Internet on public health

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Stolbov A.P., Madyanova V.V., Novikova O.V.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2021;24(3): 67‑71

DOI: 10.17116/profmed20212403167

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Stolbov AP, Madyanova VV, Novikova OV. On the impact of information from the Internet on public health. Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2021;24(3):67‑71. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/profmed20212403167

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OBJECTIVE

Development of proposals for improving the regulatory framework for the dissemination of medical information in the Russian segment of the Internet (Runet) to reduce the risks of its possible negative impact on the «health-preserving» behavior of different categories of the population

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The object of the study was publicly available information of a medical and pharmaceutical nature posted on the Runet. The subject of the research is the system of normative regulation of this information distribution in the Russian Internet segment. In the research the systematization and formal legal analysis of normative acts regulating the dissemination of medical information in the Runet were carried out.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION

The article describes the results of a study of problems related to the quality of medical information distributed on the Internet and its impact on public health. The concept definition of medical information for the population is given. The requirements for the quality of the specified information are considered. Proposals are formulated for the normative regulation the of medical information dissemination to the population in the Russian Internet segment. Directions for further research identified.

Keywords:

self-medication

risks to life and health

quality of medical information for the population

health literacy of the population

legal regulation of the medical information dissemination

the Internet

Authors:

Stolbov A.P.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

ORCID: 0000-0002-8793-1582

Madyanova V.V.

Institute for Leadership and Healthcare Management of the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Novikova O.V.

Institute for Leadership and Healthcare Management of the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

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08.07.2020

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21.08.2020

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