Online physical activity information: will typical users find quality information?

abstract：:Although it ran on multiple mass media for the better part of a year, end line evaluation of the Nimechill youth abstinence campaign in Kenya indicated that exposure to the campaign had no relationship to youth decisions to defer sexual debut. One possible explanation of this lack of association could be that target a...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Muraya JG,Neville Miller A,Mjomba L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful use of drama as a vehicle to influence health-related attitudes and behaviors is credited to its ability to elicit an emotional experience and identification among audience members. This study investigated the views of adolescents regarding an entertainment-education (EE) component of their school's ant...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Guttman N,Gesser-Edelsburg A,Israelashvili M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a sociolinguistic analysis of humor as a face-saving device in a memory clinic. Data for this article were transcripts of audiotaped clinical examinations between 4 clinicians and 17 patients, conducted at the Memory and Alzheimer's Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco. The study...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Saunders PA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of adding cognitive and affective illustrations to online health information (vs. text only) on older adults' website satisfaction and recall of cancer-related information. Results of an online experiment among younger and older adults showed that illustrations increased satisfaction wit...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Bol N,van Weert JC,de Haes HC,Loos EF,de Heer S,Sikkel D,Smets EM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines whether the persuasive potential of modality interactivity on anti-smoking websites can be harnessed by adding agency affordances, such as the like, comment, and share features. Using a 2 × 2 factorial experiment with a current smoker sample (N = 154), we investigated the interaction effects betw...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Oh J,Kang H,Sudarshan S,Lee JA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health officials (PHOs) are responsible for providing trustworthy information during a public health crisis; however, there is little research on how the public behaves when their expectations for such information are violated. Drawing on media dependency theory and source credibility research as our primary th...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Jang K,Baek YM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review aimed to provide medical professionals with insight into beneficial and harmful effects of consultation recording for patients aged 50 years and over. This insight could enable medical professionals to decide on whether or not to promote consultation recording in their practice. The systematic l...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Dommershuijsen LJ,Dedding CWM,Van Bruchem-Visser RL

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing popularity and accessibility of online healthcare service and the continuous development of interactive digital communication, online medical consultation is prevalent in contemporary China. As a new genre, online medical consultation deserves in-depth exploration from a non-English discursive pers...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Mao Y,Zhao X

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latané and Darley's (1970) bystander intervention theory was used to model individuals' participation in two prosocial behaviors (organ donation, green living). It is argued that nonparticipants in prosocial helping are innocent bystanders who likely fail to notice the need, do not interpret the cause as an emergency,...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Anker AE,Feeley TH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research examines the interaction effect of message framing (gain vs. loss) and perceived susceptibility (i.e., perceived likelihood that one's child is at risk of contracting HPV) on African American parents' intentions to vaccinate their children against HPV. Results of an experiment (N = 193) in which parents ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Nan X,Madden K,Richards A,Holt C,Wang MQ,Tracy K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it has been well established that breastfeeding provides the best nourishment for children, few women achieve the recommended breastfeeding duration. Negative media messages have been identified as one explanation for the lack of individual and public support for breastfeeding. This study explored the influence ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Foss KA,Blake K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1988, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop published "Understanding AIDS," the nation's first and only direct mailing sent to every private home in the country. His appeals therein were driven by what we label authoritative metaphors. Communicated by and/or attributed to persons of authority, authoritative metaphors cap...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Jensen RE,King AS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), sometimes lacking adequate face-to-face sources of support, turn to online communities to meet others with the disease. These online communities are places of support and education, but through the use of social media communication technologies, people with IBD are re...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Frohlich DO

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symposium articles address a variety of assumptions concerning interventions in which youth create prevention messaging. These articles help confirm that young people left to themselves are likely to engage in self-persuasion through such message creation but are less likely to create messages persuasive to others...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Slater MD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loneliness is a psychological health issue related to deleterious physical health outcomes such as mortality and chronic disease. The aim of this research was to examine intergenerational transmissions of loneliness from mothers to adult child via a moderated mediation model of perceived familial social support and co...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Curran T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to understand health information sources of individuals and families impacted by a cancer diagnosis. Overall, the findings support the Freimuth, Stein, and Kean (1989) model of health information acquisition. The cancer patients and family members who participated reported having signific...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Pecchioni LL,Sparks L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scholarship in the field of health communication is broad, with interdisciplinary contributions from researchers trained in a variety of fields including communication, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, public health, and social work. In this paper, we explore the role of "health communication boundary spanners" (HCBS), in...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Hoffmann-Longtin K,Kerr AM,Shaunfield S,Koenig CJ,Bylund CL,Clayton MF

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation is to determine the relative contribution of five types of social support to improved patient health. This analysis suggests that emotional and esteem social support messages are associated with improved patient health as measured by a decrease in average blood glucose levels among di...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Robinson JD,Turner JW,Tian Y,Neustadtl A,Mun SK,Levine B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multisite, qualitative study of 78 family-pair dyads provides rich data on the reasons people cite for (not) wanting to sign an organ donor card in the context of family conversations. In this study, dyads were videotaped as they discussed 8 questions pertaining to their views on organ donation, beginning with th...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Morgan SE,Harrison TR,Afifi WA,Long SD,Stephenson MT

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2 (Threat: high vs. low) × 2 (Frame: gain vs. loss) × 2 (Choice: yes vs. no) × 2 (Behavior: prevention vs. detection) factorial design Web-based experiment (N = 814) was conducted to investigate the impact of threat to freedom, message frame, and behavioral choice as antecedents to psychological reactance. The inter...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Shen L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on general strain theory, it was hypothesized that as Latina/o youth experience perceived discrimination, they are more likely to develop acculturation stress and, in turn, more likely to use substances. Two additional hypotheses were set forth to examine how parent- and peer-based communication, relationship, a...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kam JA,Cleveland MJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is growing in incidence and prevalence in the developed world. Rates have been increasing as populations have been aging. There are still many unknowns regarding prevention, causes, and treatments. The purpose of this article is to analyze the portrayal of Alzheimer's in the highest-circulation mas...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Clarke JN

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first quantitative, specific recommendations for sitting time at work were released in June 2015. This paper examines the implications of news coverage received by this position statement. Media reports about statement published May, 31-June, 29, 2015 were analyzed according to five recommendations and three cavea...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Chau JY,McGill B,Freeman B,Bonfiglioli C,Bauman A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite increased information-seeking by the public, a significant percentage of those diagnosed with a serious disease such as cancer report that they do not seek or receive health information beyond that given by health care providers. This study attempts to profile these nonseekers and study possible determinants o...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Ramanadhan S,Viswanath K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports results of a study that examined the extent to which contextual factors (i.e., income level and number of children) might predict a mother's mental health quality, which, in turn, may predict level of engagement with Facebook. Results supported this model, finding that mothers with more children and...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kaufmann R,Buckner MM,Ledbetter AM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:College student alcohol consumption is pervasive and problematic at most U.S. college and university campuses. This study focuses on understanding college students who consume high levels of alcohol, providing healthy insight into what have been perceived by researchers as unhealthy behaviors. Researchers conducted 6 ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Casper MF,Child JT,Gilmour D,McIntyre KA,Pearson JC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As health organizations increasingly use the Internet to communicate medical information and advice (Shortliffe et al., 2000; World Health Organization, 2013), studying factors that affect health information processing and health-protective behaviors becomes extremely important. The present research applied the elabor...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kononova A,Yuan S,Joo E

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer remains a significant health concern for U.S. adults, especially African American men, who have higher rates of diagnosis than other racial/ethnic groups. The current study evaluated five prostate cancer decision aids (PCDAs) focused on diagnosis and treatment via seven focus groups with 30 African Ame...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Upshaw SJ

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Guided largely by the theory of reasoned action, the Get Real about Violence curriculum attempts to reduce verbal and physical aggression, as well as behaviors that encourage verbal or physical aggression, such as watching a fight and spreading rumors about a fight that is going to happen. This 12-lesson curriculum wa...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Meyer G,Roberto AJ,Boster FJ,Roberto HL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between diet- and exercise-related social influence and support among romantic partners, as well as whether these variables were associated with their health behaviors. An Actor-Partner Mediator Model was used to examine these associations at the couple level (n = 192). Results indi...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Burke TJ,Segrin C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00