Lote K, Aass N
Onkologisk avdeling Det Norske Radiumhospital, Oslo.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1996 Jan 20;116(2):255-9.
We assessed the coverage of medical issues in six Norwegian newspapers during the period January - March 1995. A majority of the articles and a minority of the letters presented neutral information about the national health system. 13% of the articles and 61% of the letters were, in our opinion, critical. Only 2% and 5%, respectively, conveyed unequivocally positive attitudes. In at least three out of 11 incidents, the journalists violated the ethical rules commonly accepted by members of the press for criticism of named health workers. In 503 major articles overall correctness of the medical information, as judged by the authors, was 85% and varied between newspapers (top 98%, bottom 70%). We conclude that health workers are more likely to be criticised than praised. The credibility of the medical information varied from one newspaper to another.
我们评估了1995年1月至3月期间挪威六家报纸对医疗问题的报道情况。大部分文章和少数信件呈现了关于国家卫生系统的中立信息。在我们看来，13%的文章和61%的信件是批判性的。分别只有2%和5%表达了明确的积极态度。在11起事件中，至少有3起事件中，记者违反了新闻界成员在批评指名道姓的卫生工作者时普遍接受的道德规则。在总共503篇主要文章中，作者判断医疗信息的总体正确性为85%，且各报纸之间存在差异（最高98%，最低70%）。我们得出结论，卫生工作者受到批评的可能性大于受到赞扬的可能性。各报纸之间医疗信息的可信度各不相同。
