Một báo trước quan trọng trong việc xem xét phát triển dành cho người lớn và nghiên cứu về vai trò của phụ nữ và sức khỏe của họ là hầu hết các công việc liên quan đến phụ nữ da trắng có nguồn lực kinh tế trên mức trung bình. Nghiên cứu thường không phản ánh thực tế | 32 NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN WOMEN acts using the criterion of caring or responsibility versus an orientation of rights or privilege. One important caveat in considering adult development and research on women s roles and their health is that most work has involved white women who have above-average economic resources. Studies often do not reflect the reality of poor women s lives and women of color are disproportionately poor. WOMEN S EXPERIENCES OF HEALTH CARE Women have well established themselves as expert consumers of health care services in the United States and as a primary resource for their family s health care decisions 1 42 . Recent innovations in the field of information technology are greatly increasing the access to knowledge of health maintenance and health care including the expanding interactive capacities of the Internet electronic mail e-mail handheld computers and cellular telephones. The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health 43 defines these tools of communication technology or interactive health communications IHC as the interaction of individuals consumer patient caregiver or professionals with or through an electronic device or communication technology to access or transmit health information or to receive guidance and support on a health related issue 43 p. 1264 . The convergence of rapidly developing scientific advances and IHC is changing the nature of contemporary health care experiences and health care communications. The accessibility of up-to-date medical information through the Internet adds another dimension to the consumer power held by women one which potentially fosters more active participation in health health care decisions and confidence in obtaining appropriate health care for themselves and their families 44 . Equally important to an understanding of women s experiences of health care are the effects that sociocultural influences have. Acknowledging and sensitively addressing the cultural characteristics and .
