Caamaño F, Figueiras A, Lado Lema E, Gestal-Otero J J
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública de la Universidade de Santiago, A Coruña.
Gac Sanit. 2000 Jul-Aug;14(4):294-9. doi: 10.1016/s0213-9111(00)71480-4.
Self-medication constitutes one of the most modern expressions of the always present need of men and women for care of their health. However, in contrast to other expressions of selfcare, the self-medication includes, for a good part of population and the most of the doctors, negative connotations. Contrary to this vision, the WHO marks the existence of a valid role for self-medication in developed societies. This article has two objectives: to revise the different concepts of self-medication proposed in literature; and to revise the socio-demographic and socio-medical factors connected with the practice of self-medication.
自我药疗是男女对自身健康护理这一长期存在需求的最现代表现形式之一。然而，与其他自我护理形式不同的是，自我药疗在很大一部分人群以及大多数医生看来都带有负面含义。与这种观点相反，世界卫生组织指出自我药疗在发达社会中存在着合理的作用。本文有两个目的：回顾文献中提出的自我药疗的不同概念；以及回顾与自我药疗行为相关的社会人口学和社会医学因素。
