Implications of high-/low-context communication for target audience member interpretation of messages in the Nimechill abstinence campaign in Nairobi, Kenya.

abstract：:Patient-provider communication is a critical component of healthcare and is associated with treatment quality and outcomes for women with breast cancer. This qualitative study examines similarities and differences in patient perspectives of communication needs between Black and White breast cancer survivors. We conduc...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Anderson JN,Graff JC,Krukowski RA,Schwartzberg L,Vidal GA,Waters TM,Paladino AJ,Jones TN,Blue R,Kocak M,Graetz I

更新日期：2020-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses caregivers' perceived level of open communication about illness and death with their terminally ill relatives and examines the contribution of caregivers' characteristics and situational variables to the explanation of open communication. A total of 236 primary caregivers of terminal cancer patient...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Bachner YG,Carmel S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change is one of the most serious and pervasive challenges facing us today. Our changing climate has implications not only for the ecosystems upon which we depend, but also for human health. Health communication scholars are well-positioned to aid in the mitigation of and response to climate change and its hea...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Chadwick AE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, Botswana has been identified as a model for countries fighting against annihilation from HIV/AIDS. The country had the highest rate of HIV infections in the world in 2000, but by the end of Festus G. Mogae's presidential term in 2008 Botswana's situation had improved significantly, as residents w...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Jensen RE,Williams EA,Holyoak IC,Shorter S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social network sites (SNSs) like Twitter continue to attract users, many of whom turn to these spaces for social support for serious illnesses like cancer. Building on literature that explored the functionality of online spaces for health-related social support, we propose a typology that situates this type of support...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Myrick JG,Holton AE,Himelboim I,Love B

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:End-of-life situations are fraught with challenges for patients, family members, and individuals working at the patient's bedside. Care workers must address needs of the patient, as well as his or her distressed family members. This article is an inductive investigation of care workers' (nurses, patient advocates, and...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Hopeck P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The more manga (Japanese graphic novels) communicate medical information, the more people are likely to be influenced by manga. We investigated through an Internet search using Google the characteristics of medical manga published in Japan, defined as those in which the main character is a medical professional and tha...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kishi Y,Matsumura T,Murishige N,Kodama Y,Hatanaka N,Takita M,Sakamoto K,Hamaki T,Kusumi E,Kobayashi K,Yuji K,Narimatsu H,Kami M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drawing upon an optimal matching model framework, this study examined weak tie support preference and coping style as predictors of credibility perceptions among members of health-related computer-mediated support groups. One hundred and thirty-five participants from various health-related online support groups respon...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Wright KB,Rains SA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While eHealth technologies are promisingly efficient and widespread, theoretical frameworks capable of predicting long-term use, termed continuance, are lacking. Attempts to extend prominent information technology (IT) theories to the area of eHealth have been limited by small sample sizes, cross-sectional designs, se...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Forquer HA,Christensen JL,Tan AS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores moderating roles of primary social influences in the relationship between adolescent triers' and experimenters' self-reported exposure to antismoking messages and their smoking intentions. The theoretical arguments are drawn from primary socialization theory, group socialization theory, and the soc...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Paek HJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tracks the changes of the effects of 4 information sources for direct-to-consumer drug advertising on patients' requests for prescription drugs from physicians since the inception of the "Guidance for Industry about Consumer-directed Broadcast Advertisements." The Guidance advises pharmaceuticals to use fou...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Lee AL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncertainty management theory (UMT; Brashers, 2001, 2007) is rooted in the assumption that, as opposed to being inherently negative, health-related uncertainty is appraised for its meaning. Appraisals influence subsequent behaviors intended to manage uncertainty, such as information seeking. This study explores the co...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Rains SA,Tukachinsky R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the effectiveness of persuasive fear appeals in motivating women to enroll in self-defense classes to take protective action against rape. Witte's extended parallel process model is used as a framework to examine the relations between perceived invulnerability, perceived fear, and fear control pr...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Morrison K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study qualitatively examined how nurses, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives construct the meaning of patient trust in their work caring for pregnant and laboring women. Twenty-two interviews were conducted with nurse participants employed at clinics, hospitals, and birth centers across Southeastern United St...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Dalton ED,Pjesivac I,Eldredge S,Miller L

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that living organ donation has the great potential to reduce the shortage of transplantable organs, it is still surrounded by many misconceptions, ethical concerns, and myths. Research conducted to understand factors contributing to public misconceptions related to living organ donation is rare. This ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Zhuang J,Guidry A

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of scholars have speculated that religious people will be less likely than others to ascribe either fatalistic or deterministic powers to genes, opting instead to leave freedom as a choice for both God and humans. This research investigates the role of religious faith (RF) on behavioral health outcomes associ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Parrott R,Silk K,Raup Krieger J,Harris T,Condit C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-creation and sharing of documentation of person-centered care is important, but challenging in clinical practice. Online access to health records is considered essential to increase patient participation and empowerment in person-centered care provision. The aims of this study were (1) to identify the extent of...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Heckemann B,Chaaya M,Jakobsson Ung E,Olsson DS,Jakobsson S

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of research has given attention to issues surrounding genetic testing, including expanded carrier screening (ECS), an elective medical test that allows planning or expecting parents to consider the potential occurrence of genetic diseases and disorders in their children. These studies have noted the rol...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Holton AE,Canary HE,Wong B

更新日期：2017-09-01 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 research examines the sources from which U.S. consumers obtain their food safety information. It seeks to determine differences in the types of information sources used by U.S. consumers of different sociodemographic background, as well as the relationships between the types of information sources used and food s...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Nan X,Verrill L,Kim J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article uses conversation analysis to develop a typology of questions that physicians use to solicit patients' problems and then tests question-format effects on patients' subsequent problem presentations. Data are videotapes of 302 primary-, acute-, and outpatient-care visits involving 77 physicians in 41 urban ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Heritage J,Robinson JD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A television (TV) character's actions and the consequences of these actions in TV storylines can shape the audience's own behavioral intentions, especially if the audience identifies with that character. The current research examines how storylines depicting positive versus negative consequences of drinking affect you...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Russell CA,Hamby A,Chapoton B,Régnier Denois V

更新日期：2020-03-09 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：:Pediatricians' communication behavior affects a variety of outcomes in both children and their parents. This study analyzes how speech complexity and interruptions as indicators of accommodative behaviors relate to parental recall of medical information and to their satisfaction with the medical encounter. We recruite...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Gemmiti M,Hamed S,Wildhaber J,Pharisa C,Klumb PL

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past century, discoveries of microorganisms as causes of infections and antibiotics as effective therapeutic agents have contributed to significant gains in public health in many parts of the world. Health agencies worldwide are galvanizing attention toward antibiotic resistance, which is a major threat to ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Smith RA,M'ikanatha NM,Read AF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment plans can be thought of as one of the products of a medical interaction. As such, treatment for illness has been investigated as an outcome measure and seems to reflect bias in some areas of the practice of medicine. Although the evidence for patterns of differential treatment is compelling, determining the ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Costello BA,Roberts F

更新日期：2001-01-01 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 proof-of-concept study aims to evaluate the effect of placing graphic health warning labels (GHWLs) on the ENDS device on users' experience, puffing patterns, harm perception, nicotine exposure, and intention to quit or use in the future. JUUL users (n = 26, age 18-24 years; 69% male; 85% Hispanic) were recruited...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Li W,Vargas-Rivera M,Ebrahimi Kalan M,Ben Taleb Z,Asfar T,Osibogun O,Noar SM,Maziak W

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeking cancer information is recognized as an important, life-saving behavior under normal circumstances. However, given the significant impact of COVID-19 on society, the healthcare system, and individuals and their families, it is important to understand how the pandemic has affected cancer information needs in a c...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Vanderpool RC,Huang GC,Mollica M,Gutierrez AI,Maynard CD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00