Representación de las enfermedades en la ficción española de médicos Hospital Central (Telecinco: 2000-2012)
- BEATRIZ GONZÁLEZ DE GARAY DOMÍNGUEZ
- FRANCISCO JAVIER FRUTOS ESTEBAN
- IRENE DEL ARCO BÓVEDA
ISSN: 0719-3661
Year of publication: 2016
Issue Title: Comunicación y salud
Issue: 38
Pages: 69-84
Type: Article
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Abstract
This paper shows the results of a study that analysed how the Spanish TV series Hospital Central (Telecinco: 2000-2012) portrays illness: which diseases are shown and which is the profile of the patients. The analytical method used was a quantitative content analysis of a sample of 43 episodes and 256 characters. The research concludes that both the ailments and the patients’ profile (age, sex, geographical origin, etc.) portrayed in ‘Hospital Central’ do not correspond accurately to medical statistics