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The Anatomy of Deception: Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Ken Rabin
Published in Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives (Vol. 29, No. 9, 2024)
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Newspaper Representation of Mandatory Vaccination Against COVID-19 for Healthcare Workers in England: A Qualitative Framing Analysis Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Heather Wilson, Martin McKee
In 2021, vaccination against COVID-19 became mandatory for healthcare workers in England. The media coverage of the mandate was extensive and became an issue of public interest. This study aimed to...
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Quitting on TikTok: Effects of Message Themes, Frames, and Sources on Engagement with Vaping Cessation Videos Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Jiaxi Wu, Jessica L. Fetterman, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, Traci Hong
This study examined how message themes, frames, and sources in vaping cessation videos on TikTok influenced positive (i.e. likes, shares, positive comments regarding quitting vaping) and negative v...
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Disenfranchising Talk Mediates the Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing Outcomes for Women of Color Patients with Autoimmune Disease Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Brooke H. Wolfe, Jacqueline N. Gunning, Sarah N. Boateng, Elizabeth A. Hintz, Megan E. Cardwell
Autoimmune disease disproportionately afflicts women of color (i.e., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latina, Multiethnic-racial) of childbearing age. Social determinants of health (SDOH) and dismi...
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Examining the Effects of Social Media Warning Labels on Perceived Credibility and Intent to Engage with Health Misinformation: The Moderating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Bingbing Zhang, Lei Chen, Alexander Moe
Despite the robust scientific evidence affirming the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the proliferation of misinformation on social media platforms poses a threat by potentially exacerbati...
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HPV Vaccination Information Access, Needs, and Preferences Among Black and Hispanic Mothers Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-11 Racquel E. Kohler, Rachel B. Wagner, Jacqueline Vega, Yonaira M. Rivera, Leslie Kantor, Kathryn Greene
HPV-associated cancer disparities disproportionately affect Black/African American and Hispanic individuals in the U.S. HPV vaccination, which can prevent many HPV-associated cancers, should be cle...
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Social Media Users’ Engagement with Fear Appeal Elements in Government’s Health Crisis Communication via State-Owned Media Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Le Yao, Cindy Sing Bik Ngai, Rita Gill Singh, Fangfang Chen
Government health messaging is significant to the containment of public health crises. Such communication may benefit from using fear appeal, a message strategy for promoting health and preventing ...
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mRNA Vaccine Hesitancy: Spreading Misinformation Through Online Narratives Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Hilary K. Fussell Sisco, John Brummette
This research examined the themes that emerge from online discussions of the COVID-19 vaccines to assist health communicators and officials in combating misinformation in health-related discussions...
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Healthcare Providers’ Resilience Communication: A New Type of Patient-Centered Communication Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Helen M. Lillie
Patient-centered communication (PCC) is considered a key component of quality healthcare, with reported levels of PCC rising over the last decade. However, engagement with patient emotions and unce...
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The Association Between the We Can Do This Campaign and Vaccination Beliefs in the United States, January 2021–March 2022 Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Jae-Eun C. Kim, Elissa C. Kranzler, Kathleen Yu, Benjamin Denison, Heather M. Dahlen, Joseph N. Luchman, Timothy O. Ihongbe, Michael C. Marshall, Blake Hoffman, Kenneth Moffett, Daphney Dupervil, Katherine A. Margolis, Leah Hoffman
Public health campaigns addressing COVID-19 vaccination beliefs may be effective in changing COVID-19 vaccination behaviors, particularly among people who remain vaccine hesitant. The “We Can Do Th...
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Health Controversies: Long-Term Disagreement Management Challenges Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-23 Sally Jackson
Health controversies involve complex exchanges of disagreements over health and medicine. They unfold differently in different parts of the world, and they often extend over long periods of time. I...
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Characterizing the Communication Networks of Spanish- and English-Speaking Latinx Sexual Minority Men and Their Roles in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Jane J. Lee, Liying Wang, Katie Vo, Carmen Gonzalez, E. Roberto Orellana, Roxanne P. Kerani, David A. Katz, Travis H. Sanchez, Susan M. Graham
While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has demonstrated efficacy in preventing HIV transmission, disparities in access persist in the United States, especially among Hispanic/Latinx sexual minority ...
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Coping with Non-COVID-19 Health Problems Through Communicative Action in Cyberspace Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Narae Kim, Seung Hoo Lee, Loarre Andreu-Perez, Adam Pitluk, Jeong-Nam Kim
This study investigated how the online health information behaviors of U.S. adults with illnesses unrelated to COVID-19 virus infection affected their coping with health problems and concerns durin...
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Deciphering Discord: How Conflicting Information and Political Ideology Shape Public Attitude Toward PFAS Regulation Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Xinxia Dong, Janet Z. Yang
Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) contamination is an emerging environmental and health risk facing the world. This study examines the impact of conflicting information on Americans’ attit...
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Precious Information: Getting Interpretable, Actionable Health Communications Data Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Heather Lanthorn, Corrina Moucheraud, Ryan Sheely
Doing high-quality health communications requires high-quality data, both to describe information environments and diets and as outcomes for program evaluations that seek to change them and the beh...
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Science-Consistent Climate Health Beliefs As Predictors of Climate Behaviors and Support for Inflation Reduction Act Provisions and a Carbon Emissions Tax Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Shawn Patterson Jr., Patrick E. Jamieson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Understanding the factors associated with acceptance of climate action is central in designing effective climate change communication strategies. An exploratory factor analysis of 12 science-consis...
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A Systems Map of the Challenges of Climate Communication Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-06 Jessie Heneghan, Danielle C. John, Sarah M. Bartsch, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Christine Gilbert, Dan Kass, Kevin L. Chin, Alexis Dibbs, Tej D. Shah, Kelly J. O’Shea, Sheryl A. Scannell, Marie F. Martinez, Bruce Y. Lee
Over the past sixty years, scientists have been warning about climate change and its impacts on human health, but evidence suggests that many may not be heeding these concerns. This raises the ques...
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Engaging the Next Generation in Communication to Address Information Quality Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Jennifer John, Alexandra Zenoff, Lauren Swan-Potras
Information disorder can have adverse consequences on health. While there has been growing attention to health information quality among the general population, there has been less focus on the you...
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Reconsidering the Effectiveness of Fear Appeals: An Experimental Study of Interactive Fear Messaging to Promote Positive Actions on Climate Change Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Hongjie Tang, Liang Chen, Sijia Liu, Xinying Tan, Yunsong Li
Masspersonal communication has emerged as a compelling alternative persuasive approach in response to the widespread use of social media. It is crucial to comprehend how observing online interperso...
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The Role of Culturally Appropriate Mediated Communication Strategies to Reduce Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Disparities Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Beatrice Zovich, Suzanne J. Block, Fiona Borondy-Jenkins, Thomas Chen, Kate Moraras, Janet Afoakwah, Mi Dong, Chari Cohen
Asian, Pacific Islander, African, and Caribbean communities in the U.S. are heavily impacted by chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Educating these groups about the link b...
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Scaling the Idea of Opinion Leadership to Address Health Misinformation: The Case for “Health Communication AI” Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 A. Burke-Garcia, R. Soskin Hicks
There is strong evidence of the impact of opinion leaders in health promotion programs. Early work by Burke-Garcia suggests that social media influencers are the opinion leaders of the digital age ...
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The Need to Focus More on Climate Change Communication and Incorporate More Systems Approaches Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Bruce Y. Lee, Brian Pavilonis, Danielle C. John, Jessie Heneghan, Sarah M. Bartsch, Ilias Kavouras
Society is at an inflection point—both in terms of climate change and the amount of data and computational resources currently available. Climate change has been a catastrophe in slow motion with r...
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Interpersonal Communication Strategies to Increase Iron-Folic Acid Supplement Consumption: Reduction in Anemia Through Normative Innovations (RANI) Project Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Rohini Ganjoo, Rajiv N. Rimal, Jeffrey Bingenheimer, Erica Sedlander, Yichen Jin, Sameera A. Talegawkar, Ichhya Pant, Aika Aluc, Hagere Yilma, Bikash Panda
More than half of women of reproductive age in India are anemic. This study investigates the role of interpersonal communication in increasing the consumption of iron-folic acid supplements. Interv...
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The Future Is Now: New Perspectives from Members of the Council for Quality Health Communication Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Kenneth H. Rabin, Scott C. Ratzan
Published in Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives (Vol. 29, No. 6, 2024)
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Health Communication in an Era of Disinformation: Perceived Source Credibility Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 E. Ciszek, Gerold Dermid, Mansi Shah, Richard Mocarski, Debra Hope, Nathan Woodruff
This study examines perceived source credibility of health information in a moment of TGD health disinformation. Through thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 30 transgender and gender dive...
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Does Climate Change Affect Health? Beliefs from the Health Information National Trends Survey Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Daniel M. Walker, Christine M. Swoboda, Andrew N. Garman, MATTHEW J. DePUCCIO, Elizabeth Mayers, Anneliese Sinclair, ANN SCHECK McALEARNEY
Climate change is currently and will continue impacting human health, however, beliefs about the level of threat vary by demographics, region, and ideology. The purpose of this study was to assess ...
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Climate Communication, Public Health, and Social Media: Examining the Role of Health Agencies in Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Muhammad Ittefaq
The impacts of climate change on human health are a critical public health concern, with previous studies highlighting its clear effects on well-being. Understanding how state and territorial healt...
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The Politicization of Climate Science: Media Consumption, Perceptions of Science and Scientists, and Support for Policy Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-26 Yotam Ophir, Dror Walter, Patrick E. Jamieson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Differential media treatment of climate change, including conservative media’s tendency to reject the anthropogenic climate change scientific consensus, has reinforced polarized perceptions of clim...
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From Theory to Practice: Mitigating the Harm of Online Harassment in Public Health Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Samuel R. Mendez, Elaine O. Nsoesie, Eirliani Abdul Rahman, Olivia Biggs, Marcus Weinman
This article uses the theoretical framework of the networked public to understand the dynamics of online harassment of public health professionals. Coauthors draw on their experiences with health c...
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Some Slice of Climate Anxiety … Is Good: A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Relationship Between College Students Media Exposure and Perceptions About Climate Change Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Emmanuel Maduneme
Climate change anxiety among young people of college age has become a prevalent topic, with debate on whether climate change anxiety is maladaptive or can motivate climate change action. Using a cr...
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Characteristics of Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Exposure to and Engagement with Nicotine and Tobacco Product Content on Social Media Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Erin A. Vogel, Lynsie R. Ranker, Paul T Harrell, Joy L. Hart, Grace Kong, Scott McIntosh, Helen I. Meissner, Jenny E. Ozga, Dan Romer, Cassandra A. Stanton
To inform policy and messaging, this study examined characteristics of adolescents’ and young adults’ (AYAs’) exposure to and engagement with nicotine and tobacco product (NTP) social media (SM) co...
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How Do Behavioral Framing, Linguistic Certainty, and Target Specification Impact Responses to Vaping Prevention Messages? Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Haijing Ma, Meredith K. Reffner Collins, Caroline Ritchie, Emily F. Galper, Paschal Sheeran, Erin Sutfin, Seth M. Noar
While research on youth vaping prevention has begun to grow, little work has examined language choice in vaping prevention messages. This study examined adolescents’ responses to vaping prevention ...
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What Caused the Narrowing of Black-White COVID-19 Vaccination Disparity in the US? A Test of 5 Hypotheses Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Daniel Romer, Shawn Patterson Jr, Patrick E. Jamieson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Despite differential uptake of COVID-19 vaccination between Black and non-Hispanic White Americans early in the pandemic, the gap narrowed over time. We tested five hypotheses that could explain th...
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Media Influence on Bystander Intervention for Health Protective Norms: The Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction Perspective Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Ilwoo Ju, Bhakti Pankaj Chavda, Hwanseok Song
Drawing upon the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction (IM) and the Bystander Intervention Model, this study investigates the impact of media health information on individuals’ intentions to a...
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How Chronic Pain Patients’ and Physicians’ Communication Influences Patients’ Uncertainty: A Pre- and Post-Consultation Study Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Charee M. Thompson, Manuel D. Pulido, Suma Gangidi, Paul Arnold
Chronic pain is a health problem that is difficult to diagnose, treat, and manage, partly owing to uncertainty surrounding ambiguous causes, few treatment options, and frequent misunderstandings in...
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Understanding Breast Cancer Images in Art History as a Form of Health Communication Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Siobhan Conaty, John David Ike, Whitney Lane, Henry Bayerle, Robert A. Logan, Ruth M. Parker
Can art and visual images meant for public consumption (museums, galleries, social media platforms) serve as a critical form of health communication for breast cancer patients? For their clinicians...
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Should Communication Campaigns Promoting Vaccination Address Misinformation Beliefs? Implications from a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Survey Study among U.S. Adults Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Danielle Clark, Ava Kikut-Stein, Emma Jesch, Robert Hornik
Public health communication campaign planners must carefully consider whether misinformation beliefs are important to target and, ideally, correct. Guided by the reasoned action approach, we hypoth...
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From Information Seeking and Scanning to the Practice of Healthy Habits: A Longitudinal Test of the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction in the Context of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Macarena Peña-y-lillo
Fruit and vegetable intake is essential for health, but global adherence to recommended levels remains insufficient. Health information exposure positively influences consumption, yet the underlyin...
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Engaging and (the Illusion of) Learning? Examining the Relationship Between Different Social Media Activities and Reproductive Health Knowledge Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Lianshan Zhang, Yujie Dong, Chervin Lam, Zhongwei Huang
Social media have become fundamental platforms for learning about health, including reproductive health knowledge. However, little is known about what specific user activity is conducive to learnin...
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Acceptability and Feasibility of “Latinos Unidos”: A Microgame Resource Combatting Health Misinformation for Latinos Living with HIV Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, Regina Jihea Ahn, Lindsay D. Grace, Daniel Mayo
COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including shelter-in-place orders, masking, and social distancing combined with the widespread “infodemic” may interact synergistically to worsen already compromised...
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Veterans’ Exposure to News Portrayals of Military-Related Posttraumatic Stress and Support for Government Health Interventions: Influences of Stigma and Halo Communication Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Rikki A. Roscoe, Julius Matthew Riles, Makenzie Schroeder
This study interrogates the nature by which media perpetuates and potentially preempts stigma about military-related posttraumatic stress. Indeed, addressing the stigma of mental illness is critica...
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Exploring the Strategic Use of TikTok for Clinical Trial Recruitment: How audiences’ Prior Short-Form Video Usage Influences Persuasive Effects Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Namyeon Lee, Yoorim Hong, Sisi Hu, Ciera E. Kirkpatrick, Sungkyoung Lee, Amanda Hinnant
Guided by the elaboration likelihood model and framing theory, this study explores the potential of short-form video platforms (e.g. TikTok), for targeted clinical trial recruitment. An online expe...
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Meaningful Media Experiences and Vaccination Message Communication: An Experimental Study with Vaccine-Hesitant Individuals Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Mor Yachin, Hue Duong
Guided by the eudaimonic media and the health persuasion literature, the current study explores how meaningful emotions elicited from entertainment media exposure decreases anti-vaccination attitud...
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US Nationwide Multi-City Media Coverage of COVID-19 Responses: Community Structure Theory, Belief System, and a “Violated Way of Life” Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 John C. Pollock, Miranda Crowley, Suchir Govindarajan, Abigail Lewis, Alexis Marta, Radhika Purandare, James N. Sparano
Community structure analysis compared city characteristics and newspaper coverage of state/local government responses to COVID-19 in 25 major U.S. cities, sampling all 250+ word articles from 4/4/2...
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Development of Podcasts in a Hospital Setting: A User-Centered Approach Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 JC Frølund, A Løkke, HI Jensen, I Farver-Vestergaard
Patient information plays a pivotal role in preparing individuals for hospital visits and empowering them to actively participate in decision-making processes regarding their healthcare. However, m...
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How Do Gain-Loss Frames and Cultural Arguments Persuade? Designing Effective Messages to Weaken College Students’ Binge-Drinking Intentions Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Soo Jung Hong, Yungwook Kim
To design effective health messages, this study investigates the effects of gain-loss framing and relevant moderating effects in the context of college students’ alcohol use. Specifically, based on...
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Can Happiness and Sadness Overcome Organ Donation Barriers Following Exposure to Radio Ads? Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Brian L. Quick, Minhey Chung, Ethan Morrow, Tobias Reynolds-Tylus
Concerns related to bodily integrity, medical mistrust, superstition, and disgust with respect to organ transplantation remain commonly cited barriers among African American, Caucasian, and Hispani...
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The Effects of Animations and Multimedia Messages on Public Engagement in Precision Medicine: Assessment of Moderation and Mediation Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Wei Peng, Aurora Occa, Susan E. Morgan
Public participation in precision medicine (PM) research is essential to achieving effective health care but has been impeded by a lack of awareness and basic knowledge. There is a critical need fo...
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Understanding How Youth Search for Mental Health Information Online: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Megan Pohl, Sarah A Elliott, Harsimronjoot Sidhu, Sarah Lappin, Ricky Liu, Shannon D Scott, Amanda Newton, Lisa Hartling
The objective of this study was to understand how youth search for mental health information online. Youth partners were engaged at the onset of the project and provided input throughout on the des...
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Communicating without a Shared Language: A Qualitative Study of Language Barriers in Language-Discordant Cancer Communication Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Lisbeth Birkelund, Karin B. Dieperink, Morten Sodemann, Johanna F. Lindell, Karina D. Steffensen, Dorthe S. Nielsen
We use language to achieve understanding, and language barriers can have major health consequences for patients with serious illness. While ethnic minorities are more likely to experience social in...
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A COM-B and Theoretical Domains Framework Mapping of the Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Communication and Help-Seeking Among People With, or Seeking a Diagnosis Of, Endometriosis Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Jasmine Heath Hearn, Katie Bryson, Livija Barsauskaite, Stella Bullo
Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue resembling the endometrium grows outside the womb, causing severe chronic pain. People with endometriosis report difficulty in help-seeking and ...
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Parent-Adolescent Weight Communication: Parental Psychosocial Correlates Among a Diverse National Sample Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Leah M. Lessard, Rebecca M. Puhl, Gary D. Foster, Michelle I. Cardel
Parental communication about body weight with their children is common across diverse families. The current study investigates how parents’ feelings about their own bodies, beliefs about body weigh...
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Understanding mHealth Adoption and Lifestyle Improvement: An Empirical Test of the Antecedents and Mediating Mechanisms Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Piper Liping Liu
The potential of using mobile phones for health care service delivery has been well acknowledged. Despite that mobile health (mHealth) related research has proliferated in the past decade, mHealth ...
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Rationale, Procedures, and Response Rates for a Pilot Study to Sample Cancer Survivors for NCI’s Health Information National Trends Survey: HINTS-SEER 2021 Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Kelly D. Blake, Richard P. Moser, Ashley B. Murray, Terisa Davis, David Cantor, Andrew Caporaso, Michele West, Suzanne Bentler, Meg McKinley, Salma Shariff-Marco, Chuck Wiggins, Robin C. Vanderpool
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) is a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults in which 12–17% of respondents report a cancer history. ...
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Trust in Mass Media as Sources of Cancer Information: Findings from a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Rina Miyawaki, Koichiro Oka, AKi Otsuki, Junko Saito, Akiko Yaguchi-saito, Aya Kuchiba, Maiko Fujimori, Gary L. Kreps, Taichi Shimazu, for the INFORM Study Group
Trust is a major factor in effective public dissemination and use of relevant health information to guide important health decisions. To examine mass media as a communication channel for delivering...
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“A Friendly Conversation.” Developing an eHealth Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Literacy Among Women with Criminal and Legal System Involvement Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Mugur v. Geana, Pan Liu, Jun Pei, Sherri Anderson, Megha Ramaswamy
Many women leaving jails are ill-prepared to follow recommended COVID-19 mitigation practices, including testing and vaccination. Low COVID-19-related health literacy, exposure to disinformation, a...
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The Facts or the Story? It Takes Both to Sensitize People About Unknown Health Hazards Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Yi-Lun Jheng, Sander Van de Cruys, Leen Catrysse, Heidi Vandebosch, David Gijbels, Karolien Poels
Communicating about new or unknown health risks is challenging because it requires audiences to engage with and process novel and often complex health information. This study examines how texts can...
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Weight Stigma in Online News Images: A Visual Content Analysis of Stigma Communication in the Depictions of Individuals with Obesity in U.S. and U.K. News Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Aditi Rao, Rebecca Puhl, Kirstie Farrar
Weight stigma is a pervasive form of discrimination worldwide. News media, and news images in particular, can reinforce weight stigma by portraying persons with obesity in a negative, stereotypical...
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Quantitatively Identifying Messaging Topics to Encourage West Virginia nurses’ COVID-19 Vaccination Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Emilee T. Austin, Daniel Totzkay, Julia Daisy Fraustino, Lisa M. Costello, Christine E. Kunkle, Megan R Dillow
Nurses are particularly influential to others as it relates to COVID-19 vaccination decision-making and are at higher risk of COVID-19 themselves. Yet, nurses’ COVID-19 vaccination remains suboptim...
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Issue Involvement Moderates the Effect of Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages on Mothers’ Intentions to Give 5 Portions of Fruits and Vegetables to Their Children Every Day Journal of Health Communication (IF 3.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Peter Busse
Research suggests that issue involvement moderates the efficacy of gain and loss frames, yet the extent to which this is true across behaviors and contexts is an open question. In this study, I exa...