Apr 20, 2020 10:59
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English term

worried well

COVID-19 GBK English to Spanish Medical Medical (general)
Definition from Collins Dictionary:
(informal) People who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to.
Example sentences:
The worried well demand lots of consultations and they may fill a significant proportion of emergency appointments. (Practice Business)
In a conversation this week with health care providers, they mentioned the problems they're having with what they call "the worried well" — those people who don't have a cough, fever or shortness of breath, but insist on being tested for the coronavirus, COVID-19. (The Leaf Chronicle)
With the global outbreak of novel H1N1 influenza (swine flu) entering its fourth week, physicians at emergency rooms, clinics, and hospitals around the United States say they are overwhelmed with "worried well" who have as much as doubled their patient loads. (CIDRAP)
Proposed translations (Spanish)
3 +4 sanos preocupados
Change log

Apr 15, 2020 23:26: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Apr 20, 2020 10:59: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Apr 23, 2020 11:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"

Discussion

Toni Castano Apr 20, 2020:
Molière and his "malade imaginaire" Dear colleagues of the GBK team. I cannot post an answer this time, so let me just remind you of the wonderful play by Molière significantly entitled "Le malade imaginaire" (1673), "The Imaginery Invalid" in English, the first thing that came to mind when I opened the topic and read the definition of "worried well". Hope it helps.
https://books.google.es/books?id=3fl5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=P...

Proposed translations

+4
5 hrs
Selected

sanos preocupados



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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-04-20 16:02:46 GMT)
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Es una de las muchas formas de denominar a estas personas "demandantes"

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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-04-20 16:49:18 GMT)
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Al final, por los efectos adversos y el sufrimiento, los sanos preocupados y los sanos “infectados” acaban siendo enfermos de verdad.
https://www.actasanitaria.com/una-necesidad-el-medico-que-se...
Definition from own experience or research:
Personas que no tienen síntomas pero demandan consultas, pruebas y medicamentos a los servicios de salud, en caso de epidemias temen haberse contagiado.
Example sentences:
pacientes con síntomas físicos no explicados médicamente (178, 45.5 %), incluidos 122 (31.2 %) pacientes “sanos preocupados” o (Artículo científico y muchos otros)
El Uso De Placebos en La Práctica Clínica se ha visto en pacientes con síntomas físicos no explicados médicamente (178, 45.5 %), incluidos 122 (31.2 %) pacientes “sanos preocupados” o con padecimientos crónicos (40, 12.5 %). (Artículo)
Personas que no tienen síntomas pero demandan consultas, pruebas y medicamentos a los servicios de salud, en caso de epidemias temen haberse contagiado. (Artíiculo científico)
Peer comment(s):

agree María C Turri
1 hr
agree Victoria Kloppenburg : quizás agregaría la palabra "pacientes", como "pacientes sanos preocupados"
1 hr
agree Chema Nieto Castañón : Sí, (pacientes) sanos preocupados es perfecto aquí. En pediatría pej tb no es infrecuente la alusión diagnóstica de "padres preocupados" -que no deja de ser una formulación equivalente en el fondo, en tanto que "pacientes sanos con padres preocupados".
1 hr
agree Morgani : Considero necesario incluir la palabra paciente, pues indica que se presentan a los servicios de salud y demandan servicios, si sólo se deja "sanos preocupados" cabría considerar que pueden estar sanos y preocupados, pero en casa
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