Personal Science Conversations #2: “The Worried Well”
Steven Jonas
June 23, 2020
In this second episode of Personal Science Conversations, Gary Wolf, Thomas Blomseth Christiansen and Steven Jonas discuss the concept of the worried well: What is the origin of the term, how do medical professionals define it, and why does it get applied to people engaged in self-tracking practices?
We had some video issues, so it’s going to be audio only this week. Enjoy!
- Purdue article that Gary mentions on the “worried well” during COVID-19.
- “The Delivery of Medical Care”: the article with the earliest use of the term “the worried well” we found, published in 1970.
- Steven mentioned an article that contains a study following people considered to be the “worried well” over a three year period.
