Telling stories, saving lives: creating narrative health messages.

abstract：:To date, there have been efforts toward creating better health information access for Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users. However, the usability of websites with access to health information in ASL has not been evaluated. Our article focuses on the usability of four health websites that include ASL videos. We see...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kushalnagar P,Naturale J,Paludneviciene R,Smith SR,Werfel E,Doolittle R,Jacobs S,DeCaro J

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Recent technological advances have increased the interest and ability of lay audiences to create messages; however, the feasibility of incorporating lay multimedia messages into health campaigns has seldom been examined. Drawing on the principle of cultural grounding and narrative engagement theory, this article seeks...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Krieger JL,Coveleski S,Hecht ML,Miller-Day M,Graham JW,Pettigrew J,Kootsikas A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extending the effectiveness of media-based campaigns into interpersonal networks has been a long concern for studies on persuasive messages, yet there is much to understand about why people attempt to persuade others to engage in health-related behaviors. This study investigated two alternative predictors of interpers...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Smith RA,Zhu X,Shartle K,Glick L,M'ikanatha NM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drawing upon a postcolonial lens, this project looks at how meanings of HIV/AIDS are discursively constructed within the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which was launched in 2003 under the presidency of George W. Bush and has been heralded as the largest global public health intervention pro...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Sastry S,Dutta MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flu remains a prevalent public health issue and the flu vaccine uptake remains low. This study examined the behavioral consequences of first- and second-level agenda setting by testing the effects of exposure to flu-related news coverage and different frames on flu vaccine uptake, while controlling for confounding soc...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Xu Z,Ellis L,Laffidy M

更新日期：2020-09-14 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：: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 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：: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：: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：:As the third largest employment sector in the United States, nonprofits work to fill gaps left by the government and for-profit sectors. Because they work with disadvantaged populations, mission-driven nonprofits are afforded an opportunity to empower clients. This study uses Planned Parenthood as a point of entry for...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Sellnow-Richmond DD,Novak JM,Seeger MW

更新日期：2020-06-30 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：:Scholars have examined how news media frame events, including responsibility for causing and fixing problems, and how these frames inform public judgment. This study analyzed 281 newspaper articles about a controversial medical study linking the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination with autism. Given criticis...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Holton A,Weberling B,Clarke CE,Smith MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During reunion following wartime deployment, military couples are at risk for both depression and relationship distress (Bowling & Sherman, 2008). This article applies the relational turbulence model ( Knobloch & Theiss, 2011a ; Solomon & Theiss, 2011 ) to understand the difficulty military couples may experience upon...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Knobloch LK,Ebata AT,McGlaughlin PC,Ogolsky B

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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 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：: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：:Peer crowd identification consistently predicts an adolescent's smoking behavior. As such, several interventions have targeted adolescents and young adults based on their identification with a specific crowd (e.g., Hipsters). This study uses a controlled experimental design to isolate and test the effect of peer crowd...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Moran MB,Sussman S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This project contributes to our understanding of how audiences interpret televised depictions of illness by investigating responses to the depiction of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the television drama The West Wing from 1999 to 2002. The study employs qualitative methods, including a focus group, individual interviews,...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Zoller HM,Worrell T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores the mutual influences of friendship development and organizational assimilation processes among first-year male medical students. Interviews and observations were used to examine the ways students constructed and enacted their friendships with male classmates during the process of assimilating into...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Zorn TE,Gregory KW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempts to advance theorizing about health policy advocacy with combinations of narrative focus and a statistical map in an attempt to increase state legislators' support for policies to address the issue of obesity by reducing food deserts. Specifically, we examine state legislators' responses to variatio...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Niederdeppe J,Roh S,Dreisbach C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we used a normative theoretical perspective to examine the relationship between uncertainty management and support in the lives of organ transplant patients. We conducted in-depth interviews with 8 pretransplant and 30 posttransplant patients, including individuals who were waiting for or had received a...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Scott AM,Martin SC,Stone AM,Brashers DE

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：: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：: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：:In the era of evidence-based public health promotion and planning, the use of maps as a form of evidence to communicate about the multiple determinants of cancer is on the rise. Geographic information systems and mapping technologies make future proliferation of this strategy likely. Yet disease maps as a communicatio...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Parrott R,Hopfer S,Ghetian C,Lengerich E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although having a mental illness has become common, many people tend to hide their illness and avoid seeking treatment. One of the reasons for not seeking treatment is the stigma of mental illness. Celebrity confessions about their experiences of mental illness can reduce such stigma, because the public obtains more k...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Lee SY

更新日期：2019-08-01 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