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Direct linkDuong, Huong T.; Hopfer, Suellen – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Vietnamese Americans are disproportionately affected by preventable late-stage cancers. This study capitalizes on the protective role of family networks to develop an online social media family group chat intervention promoting cancer screening among Vietnamese American families. A feasibility study was conducted to assess implementing "Let's…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication, Cancer, Prevention
Henderson, Alesha; Miller, Carrie A.; Sutton, Arnethea L.; Guidry, Jeanine P. D. – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Little is known about how triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is discussed on the visual social media platform, Instagram. A greater understanding of the experiences of TNBC survivors that are documented on this platform may inform us of how this group of survivors cope with this rare, but aggressive form of breast cancer. This study analyzed a…
Descriptors: Social Media, Cancer, Clinical Diagnosis, Content Analysis
Chesnut, James W.; Singh, Shailen; Boden, Carrie J. – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2022
Effective communication between cancer patients and their healthcare professionals is an essential ingredient in providing quality medical care. There is a correlation between poor healthcare communication and chronic stress in cancer patients. Chronic stress impedes the human immune system and promotes tumor growth. There is also a negative…
Descriptors: Cancer, Patients, Stress Variables, Health Personnel
Mahmud, Nadim; Doshi, Sahil D.; Coniglio, Mary S.; Clermont, Michelle; Bernard, Donna; Reitz, Catherine; Khungar, Vandana; Asch, David A.; Mehta, Shivan J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Numerous barriers to outpatient colonoscopy completion exist, causing undue procedure cancellations and poor bowel preparation. We piloted a text message navigation program to improve colonoscopy adherence. Method: We conducted a prospective study of patients aged 18 to 75 years scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy at an urban…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Information Dissemination, Computer Mediated Communication, Navigation (Information Systems)
Hocevar, Kristin Page – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Health information is increasingly being shared online not just by credentialed sources such as physicians or health organizations, but also by patients with personal experience with a health concern. This dissertation proposes a new measure of vigilance-avoidance, or tendency to approach or avoid threatening stimuli, in order to understand how…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cancer, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
Download full textPiet Kommers, Editor; Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez, Editor; Pedro Isaías, Editor – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2024
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 22nd International Conference on e-Society (ES 2024) and 20th International Conference on Mobile Learning (ML 2024), organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) in Porto, Portugal, during March 9-11, 2024. The e-Society 2024 conference aims to…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Adolescents, Divorce, Health Services
