Keshvari Mahrokh, Yamani Niko, Adibi Peyman, Shahnazi Hossein
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Community Health and Gerontology Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2018 Jan-Feb;23(1):14-17. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_158_16.
Media play crucial role in disseminating health information. Due to the importance of accurate health news reports, and the national need to professionalism in health journalism, this study aimed to investigate the characteristics of health journalists, and health reporting status and the challenges involved.
Using consensus sampling, this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on all health news reporters in Isfahan (34 journalists) in 2015-2016. Data collection was done via a researcher-made questionnaire. Content validity of the questionnaire was determined by qualitative method and based on the opinions of six experts. The test-retest reliability coefficient was 98.0. Data analysis was done by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 16 and descriptive statistics and content analysis were used for analyzing the responses to two open questions.
Among 34 journalists, 56% were women and 44% men; the majority of journalists (65%) had no specialized training on health reporting, 35% of journalists were not able to understand the health issues, and the knowledge of medical terminology in 59% of them was moderate to low. The most important required skill for reporters was the ability to interpret medical research reports (88%), 97% were eager to participate in specialized health education.
Our study showed that health journalists lacked knowledge and specialized training for dissemination of health news. This has brought about serious challenges. Thus, development and implementation of training courses in close collaboration with educational department of the Ministry of Health and news programs professionals at Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is highly recommended.
媒体在传播健康信息方面发挥着关键作用。鉴于准确的健康新闻报道的重要性，以及国家对健康新闻专业主义的需求，本研究旨在调查健康记者的特征、健康报道现状以及所涉及的挑战。
本描述性横断面研究于2015 - 2016年对伊斯法罕的所有健康新闻记者（34名记者）采用共识抽样法进行。通过研究者自制的问卷收集数据。问卷的内容效度通过定性方法并基于六位专家的意见来确定。重测信度系数为98.0。数据分析使用社会科学统计软件包第16版，描述性统计和内容分析用于分析对两个开放式问题的回答。
在34名记者中，56%为女性，44%为男性；大多数记者（65%）没有接受过健康报道方面的专业培训，35%的记者无法理解健康问题，其中59%的人医学术语知识中等至较低。记者最重要的必备技能是解读医学研究报告的能力（88%），97%的人渴望参加专业健康教育。
我们的研究表明，健康记者在传播健康新闻方面缺乏知识和专业培训。这带来了严峻挑战。因此，强烈建议与伊朗伊斯兰共和国广播公司的卫生部教育部门和新闻节目专业人员密切合作，开发并实施培训课程。
