Gesundheitskommunikation und Digitalisierung

Electronic patient records or virtual consultation hours—in recent years, digital developments have increasingly found their way into medical care structures and individual healthcare. Additionally, communication on health and illness in individuals’ everyday lives is increasingly taking place via digital media and has become an element of our lifestyle: fitness trackers, health apps or fitness stories on Instagram are becoming more and more popular. This volume brings together 13 theoretical and empirical contributions, which trace the consequences of the digital revolution in the health sector according to three main areas: 1) the significance of digital media technologies for doctor–patient relationships and patient care, 2) the potential and limits of digital media technologies in health communication, and 3) the effects of health-related digital media content. With contributions by Florian Arendt, Eva Baumann, Astrid Carolus, Katharina Emde-Lachmund, Lorenz Harst, Julia Hauswald, Simone Jäger, Anja Kalch, Veronika Karnowski, Constanze Küchler, Elena Link, Christine Linke, Antonia Markiewitz, Marina Mergen, Julia Niemann-Lenz, Daniel Possler, Doreen Reifegerste, Claudia Riesmeyer, Magdalena Rosset, Constanze Rossmann, Sebastian Scherr, Esther Schmotz, Robin Seel, Paula Stehr, Mareike Schwepe, Patrick Timpel, Carolin Wienrich