Search Results - "Journal of health communication"

Hesitant or Not? The Association of Age, Gender, and Education with Potential Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine: A Country-level Analysis by Lazarus, Jeffrey V., Wyka, Katarzyna, Rauh, Lauren, Rabin, Kenneth, Ratzan, Scott, Gostin, Lawrence O., Larson, Heidi J., El-Mohandes, Ayman

“…In December 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved. Despite more than 85 million reported cases and 1.8 million known deaths, millions worldwide say…”
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Health Literacy and Use and Trust in Health Information by Chen, Xuewei, Hay, Jennifer L., Waters, Erika A., Kiviniemi, Marc T., Biddle, Caitlin, Schofield, Elizabeth, Li, Yuelin, Kaphingst, Kimberly, Orom, Heather

“…There is a need to investigate which health information sources are used and trusted by people with limited health literacy to help identify strategies for…”
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The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy: Results From the Dutch Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey by van der Heide, Iris, Wang, Jen, Droomers, Mariël, Spreeuwenberg, Peter, Rademakers, Jany, Uiters, Ellen

“…Health literacy has been put forward as a potential mechanism explaining the well-documented relationship between education and health. However, little…”
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"I was Right about Vaccination": Confirmation Bias and Health Literacy in Online Health Information Seeking by Meppelink, Corine S., Smit, Edith G., Fransen, Marieke L., Diviani, Nicola

“…When looking for health information, many people turn to the Internet. Searching for online health information (OHI), however, also involves the risk of…”
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A Meta-Analysis of Web-Delivered Tailored Health Behavior Change Interventions by Lustria, Mia Liza A., Noar, Seth M., Cortese, Juliann, Van Stee, Stephanie K., Glueckauf, Robert L., Lee, Junga

“…Web-based tailored intervention programs show considerable promise in effecting health-promoting behaviors and improving health outcomes across a variety of…”
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The Persistence of Vaccine Hesitancy: COVID-19 Vaccination Intention in New Zealand by Thaker, Jagadish

“…Building public trust and willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 is as important as developing an effective vaccine. However, a significant minority of the…”
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mHealth Adoption in Low-Resource Environments: A Review of the Use of Mobile Healthcare in Developing Countries by Chib, Arul, van Velthoven, Michelle Helena, Car, Josip

“…The acknowledged potential of using mobile phones for improving healthcare in low-resource environments of developing countries has yet to translate into…”
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Health Literacy and Access to Care by Levy, Helen, Janke, Alex

“…Despite well-documented links between low health literacy, low rates of health insurance coverage, and poor health outcomes, there has been almost no research…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Discourse on Twitter: A Content Analysis of Persuasion Techniques, Sentiment and Mis/Disinformation by Scannell, Denise, Desens, Linda, Guadagno, Marie, Tra, Yolande, Acker, Emily, Sheridan, Kate, Rosner, Margo, Mathieu, Jennifer, Fulk, Mike

“…This research aims to understand the persuasion techniques used in Twitter posts about COVID-19 vaccines by the different vaccine sentiments (i.e.,…”
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A Systematic Review of the mHealth Interventions to Prevent Alcohol and Substance Abuse by Kazemi, Donna M., Borsari, Brian, Levine, Maureen J., Li, Shaoyu, Lamberson, Katie A., Matta, Laura A.

“…Substance abuse in young adults is a public health issue with costs to the individual and society. There is mounting evidence that the increased uses of…”
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The Importance of 'Likes': The Interplay of Message Framing, Source, and Social Endorsement on Credibility Perceptions of Health Information on Facebook by Borah, Porismita, Xiao, Xizhu

“…Online sources not only permeate the information-seeking environment of the younger generation, but also have profound influence in shaping their beliefs and…”
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Health Literacy Measurement: An Inventory and Descriptive Summary of 51 Instruments by Haun, Jolie N., Valerio, Melissa A., McCormack, Lauren A., Sørensen, Kristine, Paasche-Orlow, Michael K.

“…This article aimed to provide a descriptive review of the psychometric properties and conceptual dimensions of published health literacy measurement tools…”
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Feeling angry: the effects of vaccine misinformation and refutational messages on negative emotions and vaccination attitude by Featherstone, Jieyu Ding, Zhang, Jingwen

“…Vaccine misinformation circulated on social media has negatively impacted people's vaccine beliefs and behaviors. Communication strategies to address…”
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An Investigation of Low COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions among Black Americans: The Role of Behavioral Beliefs and Trust in COVID-19 Information Sources by Woko, Chioma, Siegel, Leeann, Hornik, Robert

“…Developing a COVID-19 vaccine is a critical strategy for combatting the pandemic. However, for vaccination efforts to succeed, there must be widespread…”
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Preparing for A COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mixed Methods Study of Vaccine Hesitant Parents by Rhodes, Matthew E., Sundstrom, Beth, Ritter, Emily, McKeever, Brooke W., McKeever, Robert

“…This study investigated vaccine acceptance of putative COVID-19 vaccines among a national sample of vaccine hesitant parents. Vaccine hesitancy and…”
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An Assessment of the Rapid Decline of Trust in US Sources of Public Information about COVID-19 by Latkin, Carl A., Dayton, Lauren, Strickland, Justin C., Colon, Brian, Rimal, Rajiv, Boodram, Basmattee

“…We conducted a longitidinal assessment of 806 respondents in March, 2020 in the US to examine the trustworthiness of sources of information about COVID-19…”
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How Media Literacy and Science Media Literacy Predicted the Adoption of Protective Behaviors Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic by Austin, Erica Weintraub, Austin, Bruce W, Willoughby, Jessica Fitts, Amram, Ofer, Domgaard, Shawn

“…Individuals must navigate complex media environments filled with frequently changing and varyingly credible information to acquire and apply health information…”
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Ready for eHealth? Health Professionals' Acceptance and Adoption of eHealth Interventions in Inpatient Routine Care by Hennemann, Severin, Beutel, Manfred E., Zwerenz, Rüdiger

“…eHealth interventions can be effective in treating health problems. However, adoption in inpatient routine care seems limited. The present study therefore…”
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Tweeting as Health Communication: Health Organizations' Use of Twitter for Health Promotion and Public Engagement by Park, Hyojung, Reber, Bryan H., Chon, Myoung-Gi

“…This study examined how major health organizations use Twitter for disseminating health information, building relationships, and encouraging actions to improve…”
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The Association of Health Literacy with Health Behavior, Socioeconomic Indicators, and Self-Assessed Health From a National Adult Survey in Israel by Levin-Zamir, Diane, Baron-Epel, Orna B., Cohen, Vicki, Elhayany, Asher

“…There is a growing need to understand how health literacy influences health outcomes in diverse populations. The aim of this study was to examine the…”
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