abstract：:Building on channel complementarity theory and media-system dependency theory, this study explores the impact of conflict-oriented news coverage of health issues on information seeking online. Using Google search data as a measure of behavior, we demonstrate that controversial news coverage of the U.S. Preventive Serv...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Weeks BE,Friedenberg LM,Southwell BG,Slater JS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of ultrasound (US) screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is an innovation in preventive child health care in the Netherlands. What is not known is whether parents will accept this screening method and will actually participate in it. It is widely known that health behaviors can be influenced b...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Witting M,Boere-Boonekamp MM,Fleuren MA,Sakkers RJ,Ijzerman MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:This study examines the relative effectiveness of using gain- versus loss-framed messages to promote H1N1 vaccination among older adults, focusing on the moderating roles of perceived vaccine safety and efficacy. An experiment was conducted with older adults recruited from senior centers in the state of Maryland. Resu...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Nan X,Xie B,Madden K

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Transgender persons represent a highly diverse group of individuals who have been historically underserved, despite being disproportionately at risk for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and other health conditions. Despite the need for more research on transgender health issues, no review of online transgender-relat...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Horvath KJ,Iantaffi A,Grey JA,Bockting W

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:Past research has examined the effects of entertainment narratives on story-related behaviors, but most has focused primarily on dramatic genres rather than comedy. The present study examines how the presence or absence of pregnancy-related humor influences viewers' counterarguing, perceived severity, and intentions t...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Moyer-Gusé E,Mahood C,Brookes S

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：: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：:The purpose of this study is to examine the role of health consciousness in processing TV news that contains potential health threats and preventive recommendations. Based on the extended parallel process model (Witte, 1992), relationships among health consciousness, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perce...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Hong H

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:This paper assesses the relationship between patient-health care provider (HCP) interaction and health behaviors. In total, 109 Native American patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were enrolled in a Web-based diabetes monitoring system. The system tracks patient-HCP interaction, and in total 924 personal message...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Robinson JD,Turner JW,Levine B,Tian Y

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:China has the largest population in the world today. Recent epidemiology investigation showed a significant increase in the incidence of skin cancer in China. However, little is known about the content of skin cancer articles in Chinese newspaper coverage. To analyze the skin cancer issues in the newspaper media over ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Liu Y,Liu M,Xiao H,Cai J,Xu W

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memorable messages about breast cancer sent by different sources, such as friends and family members, were analyzed for the action tendency emotions that they evoked. Negative emotions of fear, sadness, and anger, and positive emotions of hope and relief were analyzed for their associations with prevention and detecti...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Smith SW,Hamel LM,Kotowski MR,Nazione S,Laplante C,Atkin CK,Stohl C,Skubisz C

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continue to affect a growing number of women. Because social support is essential to both physical and mental health, this study was designed to explore the social support challenges of women living with HIV. Using a grounded theory appr...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Peterson JL

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation described here examined ABC, CBS, and NBC news coverage of steroids in sports between March 1990 and May 2008. Employing a framing analysis guided by the health belief model (HBM), coverage of the barriers and benefits of using steroids is reported. Overall, the trend by these three news affiliates w...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Quick BL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactive media such as the Web have become a popular and important vehicle for communicating health information. However, little attention has been given to theorizing and empirically testing the effects of interactive media and the theoretical construct of interactivity. In this paper, we clearly identify and defi...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kim H,Stout PA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a common perspective among public health researchers and community members that although health promotion or disease prevention practices, programs, and projects should be done with rather than to individuals and communities, for various practical, economic, political, and cultural reasons, this is easier sai...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Peterson JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is a simple method designed to treat microbiologically contaminated drinking water at the household level. This study focused on the effective promotion of the SODIS method using various strategies. In a longitudinal field study, we compared 2 interpersonal strategies (promoters and op...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Tamas A,Tobias R,Mosler HJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult children are the primary source of informal eldercare in the United States. Unfortunately, however, families rarely prepare for an aging parent's future care needs. This is problematic, as advance preparation may reduce depression and anxiety in older adults and be helpful for adult children. Given the importanc...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Fowler C,Fisher CL

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：: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 study evaluated physical activity Web sites to determine quality, accuracy, and consistency with principles of the extended parallel process model (EPPM). Three keyword searches were conducted using 4 search engines to find a sample of N = 41 Web sites. Three raters evaluated the Web sites using the JAMA benchmar...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Bonnar-Kidd KK,Black DR,Mattson M,Coster D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated both smoking and nonsmoking undergraduates' reactions to an organization implementing a policy that either mandated or recommended that employees quit smoking. Undergraduate participants (N = 296) were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 (high vs. low severity of a smoke-free policy implementation) x 2...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Dalsey E,Park HS

更新日期：2009-01-01 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 article presents findings from the first study of cancer news coverage in a national sample of Black and general-audience newspapers. We compared 2,439 health news stories from 23 weekly Black newspapers to 2,767 health news stories from a constructed week sample of 12 daily general-audience newspapers, both coll...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Cohen EL,Caburnay CA,Luke DA,Rodgers S,Cameron GT,Kreuter MW

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：: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 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：:Breast cancer survivors must manage chronic side effects of original treatment. To manage these symptoms, communication must include both biomedical and contextual lifestyle factors. Sixty breast cancer survivors and 6 providers were recruited to test a conceptual model developed from uncertainty in illness theory and...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Clayton MF,Dudley WN,Musters A

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The media have the power to sway public perception of health issues by choosing what to publish and the context in which to present information. The media may influence an individual's tendency to overestimate the risk of some health issues while underestimating the risk of others, ultimately influencing health choice...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Berry TR,Wharf-Higgins J,Naylor PJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of communication in dialysis centers primarily focused on communication between nurses and patients. In this study, ethnographic methods were used to explore the dominant communication performances enacted by dialysis staff members, including registered nurses, patient care technicians, technical aide...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Ellingson LL

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：:Health researchers acknowledge a limited understanding of the social context of adolescents regarding their communication and decision making about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Using in-depth interviews, this study examines 18-year-old women regarding their self-concepts about STD communication, including the...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Rouner D,Lindsey R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00