Clients' perceptions of service quality and satisfaction at their initial Title X family planning visit.

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 deconstructs the portrayal of HIV/AIDS in the tribal dominated district of Koraput, India, among program planners, service delivery personnel, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), etc. who plan, implement, and evaluate HIV/AIDS interventions targeting tribal communities in the region. Drawing upon postco...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Acharya L,Dutta MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guided largely by the Extended Parallel Process Model, the Arizona Attorney General's Social Networking Safety Promotion and Cyberbullying Prevention presentation attempts to shape, change, and reinforce middle school students' perceptions, attitudes, and intentions related to these important social issues. This study...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Roberto AJ,Eden J,Savage MW,Ramos-Salazar L,Deiss DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:In this article, I examine competing characterizations of Karen Ann Quinlan's life and the role these characterizations played in shaping public attitudes toward euthanasia and medicine in America. I discuss the reasons Quinlan's coma brought forth radically contrasted narratives about who she was by applying Burke's ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kenny RW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the functions of personal celebrity health narratives in the public sphere. This study examines data about 157 celebrities, including athletes, actors, musicians, and politicians, who have shared private information regarding a personal health situation (or that of a loved one) with others in the...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Beck CS,Aubuchon SM,McKenna TP,Ruhl S,Simmons N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the implications of observing others' exercise behavior on social network sites (SNSs). Social cognitive theory and social comparison theory were used to make predictions about the conditions under which individuals' (N = 232) exposure to exercise-related SNS posts from others in their social netwo...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Burke TJ,Rains SA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A content analysis was conducted to investigate advertisements for consumption products (food, beverages, vitamins, and supplements) in a major magazine aimed at an African American female population as compared to one with a more general female readership. All advertisements for consumption products from Essence and ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Godbold Kean L,Prividera LC

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Increasingly, health communication scholars are attending to how hospital built environments shape communication, patient care processes, and patient outcomes. This multimethod study was conducted on two floors of a newly designed urban hospital. Nine focus groups interviews were conducted with 35 health care professi...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Real K,Bardach SH,Bardach DR

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：:With cancer increasing in prevalence and high priorities placed on concurrent oncological and palliative care to help meet the familial, spiritual, and individual needs of stakeholders in cancer, research is needed that assesses the factors that facilitate coping across stakeholders in cancer care. We were interested ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Koenig Kellas J,Castle KM,Johnson AZ,Cohen MZ

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The public's lack of understanding and the public's misconceptions about autism in China contribute to the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of the disorder and the stigma associated with it. Mass media are the primary channel through which people learn about autism. This article examines how leading newspapers in Chi...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Bie B,Tang L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite concerns about online health information and efforts to improve its credibility, how users evaluate and utilize such information presented in Web sites and online discussion groups may involve different evaluative mechanisms. This study examined credibility and homophily as two underlying mechanisms for social...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Wang Z,Walther JB,Pingree S,Hawkins RP

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Concerns about the ethical and social implications of genetics persist as more applications of genetic and genomic technology have become available. Pediatric testing for genetic influences on response to opioids like codeine is one area of application. We interviewed parents of children enrolled in a mixed-methods st...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Adelsperger S,Prows CA,Myers MF,Perry CL,Chandler A,Holm IA,Lynch JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:The presence of companions adds complexity to healthcare interactions. Few studies have characterized challenges arising when interactions involve healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, and companions, or how those challenges are managed. Using conversation analysis, we examined recorded episodes where patients an...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Pino M,Doehring A,Parry R

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Young sexual minority women (SMW) report worse sexual health outcomes in comparison to their heterosexual peers. One potential reason for this disparity could be SMW's lack of access to accurate and appropriate sexual health information. Many sexual minority youth report school-based sexual health curricula to be less...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Flanders CE,Dinh RN,Pragg L,Dobinson C,Logie CH

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many health communication studies have substantiated the role of self-efficacy as one of the most proximal determinants of behavioral intention, a recent body of research has also shown that high self-efficacy does not always translate into intention to perform a recommended health behavior. Recognizing the c...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kim Y,Chung S,So J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents need access to interactive and high-quality online health information about strategies to reduce their risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to evaluate the quality, readability and interactivity of webpages with adolescent-specific information on NCD risk factors. Included web pages ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Ruan S,Raeside R,Singleton A,Redfern J,Partridge SR

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Information and communication technologies can be a valuable tool for enhancing health communication. However, not everyone is utilising the wide suite of digital opportunities. This disparity has the potential to exacerbate existing social and health inequalities, particularly among vulnerable groups such as those wh...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Borg K,Boulet M,Smith L,Bragge P

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:This study looks at media portrayals of sexual health through the popular HBO television show Girls. This rhetorical criticism of Girls delineates two emergent narrative themes. First, the show repeatedly discusses human papillomavirus (HPV) in terms of its severity, but it oscillates in terms of representing the degr...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Rogers B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have gained popularity in the United States, and marketers are using advertising to recruit new users to their products. Despite outright bans on traditional cigarette advertisements, e-cigarettes have no specific regulations. This study uses framing theory to explore the themes in...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Willis E,Haught MJ,Morris Ii DL

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, rates of HIV and AIDS are rapidly and disproportionately increasing among minority communities in the rural South. Culturally specific health communication about HIV and inclusion of minority voices in the administration and implementation of HIV programs have been found to be the most effective methods for ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Myrick R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients in Singapore with chronic conditions such as diabetes are encouraged to participate in patient-professional partnership activities because of rising health care costs and a shortage of infrastructure and human resources. This study explores the self-care and health information seeking behaviors of diabetic pa...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Zhang X,Foo S,Majid S,Chang YK,Dumaual HTJ,Suri VR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antitobacco groups have joined millions of other commercial or noncommercial entities in developing a presence on the Web. These groups primarily represent the following different sponsorship categories: grassroots, medical, government, and corporate. To obtain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses in...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Lin CA,Hullman GA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health communication scholars are uniquely positioned to examine the ways in which individuals organize to address current and future exigencies related to social ills. In particular, organizations are key sites in understanding our health decisions related to food choice. From a young age, children develop habits of ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Okamoto KE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00