Right to health information: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Leite, Renata Antunes de Figueiredo
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Ventura, Carla Aparecida Arena, Carrara, Bruna Sordi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/486
• topic: Direito à saúde; Acesso à Informação; Comunicação em Saúde; Right to health; Access to Information; Health Communication; Derecho a la Salud; Acceso a la Información; Comunicación en Salud

Objective: To identify, critically evaluate and synthesize the scientific evidence related to the knowledge of health professionals and users about the right to health information. Methodology: Integrative literature review with the goal The databases Hein Online, ISTA, Lilacs, LISA, PubMed and Web of Science were selected for the identification of primary studies. Results: A total of 6888 studies were identified and, considering the selection criteria, 15 primary studies were included in the review. The thematic categories of this review were grouped according to the users' knowledge about their right to information and knowledge of the professionals about the right to information of the user. Conclusions: There is a need to train health professionals in relation to the right of health service users. Thus, the education of professionals is considered a possibility to enforce the right to information of the patient, improving the practice of care and, consequently, the health conditions of people and the exercise of their rights.