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worried well

Spanish translation: sanos preocupados

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10:59 Apr 20, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical (general), Slang, Journalism
English term or phrase: worried well
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 sentence(s):
  • 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
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Spanish translation:sanos preocupados
Definition:
Personas que no tienen síntomas pero demandan consultas, pruebas y medicamentos a los servicios de salud, en caso de epidemias temen haberse contagiado.
Selected response from:

Leda Roche
Uruguay
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Summary of translations provided
3 +4sanos preocupados
Leda Roche


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sanos preocupados


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 sentence(s):
  • 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  

Explanation:


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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.
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Leda Roche
Uruguay
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 96

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  María C Turri
1 hr
Yes  Victoria Kloppenburg: quizás agregaría la palabra "pacientes", como "pacientes sanos preocupados"
1 hr
Yes  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
Yes  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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