Review

DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 26, 2025
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DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The rapid advancement of information and communication technologies has made telemedicine a central component of modern healthcare. Initially developed to extend medical services to emergencies and remote regions, it has become institutionalized within health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this process, transforming physician–patient interactions and raising questions about safeguarding ethical principles such as autonomy, privacy, justice, and beneficence–nonmaleficence in digital contexts. This study explores the ethical dimensions of telemedicine from a communication perspective, emphasizing the redefined boundaries of physician–patient relationships. It traces telemedicine’s evolution from early telegraph and telephone consultations to satellite-based systems and contemporary internet applications. The analysis focuses on communication dynamics widely experienced during the pandemic, including differences from face-to-face interaction, the challenge of sustaining empathy and trust online, and shifting power relations. Findings indicate that while telemedicine enhances accessibility and efficiency, it also creates risks of miscommunication, weaker emotional connection, and data security concerns. Moreover, inequalities in digital access deepen ethical debates about justice. The study concludes that empathy, trust, and transparency must be reconsidered, offering communication-based recommendations for sustaining ethical healthcare in the digital era.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication Studies, Communication and Media Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

December 26, 2025

Submission Date

November 26, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 9, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Eşidir, O. V., Bak, G., & Bak, A. (2025). DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE. Eurasian Journal of Media Communication and Culture Studies, 3(2), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.69999/emedia.1830727
AMA
1.Eşidir OV, Bak G, Bak A. DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE. EMEDIA. 2025;3(2):119-129. doi:10.69999/emedia.1830727
Chicago
Eşidir, Osman Vedüd, Gökhan Bak, and Alparslan Bak. 2025. “DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE”. Eurasian Journal of Media Communication and Culture Studies 3 (2): 119-29. https://doi.org/10.69999/emedia.1830727.
EndNote
Eşidir OV, Bak G, Bak A (December 1, 2025) DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE. Eurasian Journal of Media Communication and Culture Studies 3 2 119–129.
IEEE
[1]O. V. Eşidir, G. Bak, and A. Bak, “DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE”, EMEDIA, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 119–129, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.69999/emedia.1830727.
ISNAD
Eşidir, Osman Vedüd - Bak, Gökhan - Bak, Alparslan. “DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE”. Eurasian Journal of Media Communication and Culture Studies 3/2 (December 1, 2025): 119-129. https://doi.org/10.69999/emedia.1830727.
JAMA
1.Eşidir OV, Bak G, Bak A. DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE. EMEDIA. 2025;3:119–129.
MLA
Eşidir, Osman Vedüd, et al. “DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE”. Eurasian Journal of Media Communication and Culture Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 119-2, doi:10.69999/emedia.1830727.
Vancouver
1.Osman Vedüd Eşidir, Gökhan Bak, Alparslan Bak. DIGITAL INTERFACE IN HEALTH: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TELEMEDICINE AND THE COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE. EMEDIA. 2025 Dec. 1;3(2):119-2. doi:10.69999/emedia.1830727