Technologies are increasingly present in our lives and in the field of health as it could not be otherwise, as well. The Internet has become a 24-hour health library with millions of web pages and articles that one can access freely. With the mouse button of our computer, a smartphone or a digital tablet we can access thousands of serious articles, others that are less rigorous, false or even with misleading advertising.
The study “Citizens facing e-Health 2016” by the National Telecommunications and Information Society Observatory already indicates that more than 60% of the Spanish population uses the Internet to consult health information and 1 in 5 He does it through social networks. Another fact to take into account is that access to information is mostly done using traditional search engines (85%). Nutrition, eating and healthy lifestyles are the health topics that citizens search for most on the Internet. A key piece of information from the study is that citizens demand reliable and safe websites from health professionals.
Health professionals have a fundamental role in providing verified information that can be used by patients. Currently, there is a new generation of patients with access to information. Professionals and patients have understood this situation and have begun to walk, act and integrate this reality to create the Virtual Patient Desk.
Together with my fellow nurses Ángeles López and Pedro Soriano. Dr. Marta Puig-Soler. And the patients Ana Cordobés and Jacobo Caruncho, from the #FFpaciente project, have promoted this innovative initiative that makes it possible to have all the reliable and secure health web pages that interest patients on a virtual desktop, in a very visual and attractive way.
Through the Symbaloo application, patients can now access their virtual desktop from any computer, mobile phone or tablet with an Internet connection. It is not necessary to install anything, you just have to access the Patient’s Virtual Desktop link.
The patient’s Virtual Desktop allows quick, simple and intuitive access to all reliable and secure health information for patients. It is a useful, easy-to-use and free tool.
It is a unique virtual space where reliable and safe health web links for patients are organized.
Here you can find it: www.symbaloo.com/mix/escritoriodelpaciente