Digital health in the light of contemporary philosophy

Abstract

Objective

to discuss issues related to the concept of digital health, and how the area of health has been associated with technological evolution and new paradigms for care, in the light of some contemporary philosophical thinkers.

Method

this is a theoretical-philosophical essay.

Results

Michel Foucault highlighted the role of power structures in digital health, warning of the potential for surveillance and social control. On the other hand, Pierre Lévy and Mário Bunge emphasize the importance of technology in nursing, highlighting its benefits and challenges in the search for appropriate and ethical solutions.

Final considerations and implications for practice

digital health emerges as a land of conflicts and possibilities, in which technological advances bring both transformative potential and risks to privacy, autonomy, and quality of care. The philosophical approach is essential to question technological development in health, especially in nursing, in an ethical, profound, and conscious way.

Keywords:
Nursing; Philosophy; Health; Information Technology; Telemedicine