TV medical dramas: assessing the portrayal of public health in primetime.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The influence of medical dramas could extend beyond the realm of entertainment and potentially strengthen/orient the knowledge, attitudes and hopefully practice of health professionals and the public, despite often depicting unrealistic medical outcomes and scenarios.

Methods

This study examined the portrayal of public health issues in two popular international medical series, "Grey's Anatomy" and "House, MD," selected for their awards and viewership ratings. Individual episodes were double-rated by clinicians for patient characteristics, public health issues, and infection risk management.

Results

94 episodes with 286 clinical cases were analyzed. A wide range of conditions and pathologies were depicted, with a focus on acute clinical events, trauma and

SUBMITTER: Zago D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11303220 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature