Ryzyka komercjalizacji testów autodiagnostycznych w kontekście filozoficznych koncepcji zdrowia
Commercialisation Risks of Self-Diagnostic Tests in the Context of Philosophical Concepts of Health
Author(s): Kacper Górski, Izabela LewińskaSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: self-diagnostic tests; philosophy of health; free market; Havi Carel
Summary/Abstract: The article covers the issue of self-diagnostic tests, which, thanks to fast indication and interpretation of health parameters, shorten patient diagnosis. These tests are mainly used by healthcare professionals, but are also increasingly available for purchase in pharmacies and chain stores. The paper claims that the integration of self-diagnostic tests into the market system leads to a shift from the phenome-nological account of health, conceived as general psychophysical well-being. Health begins to be interpreted as a set of loosely related biological parameters whose importance is determined by the market.
Journal: Praktyka teoretyczna
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 45
- Page Range: 291-307
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Polish