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Rosenberg D, Taipale S. Social and satisfied? Social uses of mobile phone and subjective wellbeing in later life. HUMAN TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.14254/1795-6889.2022.18-1.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The current study examined the associations between socio-demographic background and engagement in social uses of mobile phone, and between the engagement in these uses and life satisfaction and health satisfaction in later life through the lens of digital divide and uses and gratifications theories. The data, collected from the retired Internet users (62 and older) residing in seven countries (N = 5713), were analyzed using logistic and linear regression models. The results show that education and age predicted the engagement in social uses in the most consistent way. A number of social uses positively related to both life and health satisfaction. Of the particular uses, e-mailing and instant messaging were positively associated with life and health satisfaction. The results imply that socio-demographic background predicts the engagement in social uses of mobile phone in later life, that the engagement in such uses plays an overall significant role in wellbeing in later life, and that some particular uses play a greater role than others in this regard.
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Tour SK, Thompson A, Howard RA, Larkin M. Experiences of Blogging About Visible and Long-term Skin Conditions: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. JMIR DERMATOLOGY 2022; 5:e29980. [PMID: 37632861 PMCID: PMC10334883 DOI: 10.2196/29980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Skin conditions can detract from people's quality of life, much like conditions such as cancer, chronic pain, and depression. Visible skin conditions can lead to risk of stigmatization. It is acknowledged that there is a lack of available psychosocial support for people living with chronic skin conditions. One way in which individuals with long-term conditions are self-managing and providing peer support is through blogging and exchanging information on the web. To date, no research has specifically investigated how individuals with skin conditions experience the use blogging for self-management. OBJECTIVE This study sought to investigate the experiences of individuals with visible, long-term skin conditions when blogging about their conditions. METHODS A systematic blog search and a short survey were used for recruitment. A total of 4 participants took part in email interviews, which were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Skin conditions included alopecia, psoriasis, and hirsutism. The content of these individuals' blogs was also analyzed using a qualitative template method derived from the IPA analysis. RESULTS The interviews and accounts revealed a clear sense of uncertainty about the course of the bloggers' skin conditions. This appeared to be associated with feelings of distress and isolation, searching for treatments, and ultimately a sense of defeat. The data revealed that blogging provided a space where this sense of defeat was managed and challenged. Posting on the web facilitated connection with others and enabled support networks to be established that assisted in challenging the feelings of isolation experienced. The data demonstrate the important role that blogging played for these participants in developing a sense of acceptance of their condition. CONCLUSIONS Blogging may provide a way for individuals to self-manage distress associated with visible skin conditions. It may provide similar benefits to those known to be derived from emotional disclosure that occurs during writing, with an added peer support dimension. Blogging has occurred naturalistically on web-based forums, and this study demonstrates how this form of interaction may warrant adaptation for use with web-based psychosocial interventions for people living with skin conditions. This study had a limited sample of 4 bloggers; therefore, further exploration would be needed to consider the utility of this approach.
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- Selina K Tour
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- South Wales National Health Service Clinical Psychology Training Programme, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Shared Virtual Reality Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Gratifications and Effects of Engagement with Immersive Videos. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095056. [PMID: 35564451 PMCID: PMC9100784 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and recent economic recession have been impacting many people’s mental health. The experience of social distancing created new hardships for people who already reported symptoms of depression or anxiety. In these circumstances, new technologies, such as immersive virtual reality (VR) videos, could serve as useful tools for facilitating interactions, emotional sharing, and information processing within a virtual environment. In this study, researchers aimed to enrich the information processing literature by focusing on the uses and gratifications of 360-degree VR videos during the pandemic. Through employing survey research with 1422 participants located in the U.S. and structural equation modeling for data analysis, this study found that five types of gratification, including utilitarian (i.e., navigation), hedonic (i.e., enjoyment), sensual (i.e., realism), social (i.e., community), and symbolic (i.e., coolness), significantly motivated users to use such immersive videos. Simultaneously, data demonstrated that these five types of gratification could influence users’ cognitive engagement with virtual content. In addition, such VR engagement facilitated users’ positive attitudes toward immersive videos and continued usage of them. The findings provided practical implications for COVID-19 global recovery as well.
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Celdrán M, Serrat R, Villar F, Montserrat R. Exploring the Benefits of Proactive Participation among Adults and Older People by Writing Blogs. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK 2022; 65:320-336. [PMID: 34379566 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2021.1965688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for information-seeking, social contact and leisure activities is increasing in adults and older people. However, little is known about adults and older people who are already actively using ICTs to write a blog. The aim of this paper is to describe the benefits adults and older people gain from having a blog. Twenty-three older adult bloggers (aged 60-83 years; most of them with college degrees and retired) from Spain who, at the time of the study had an active blog were interviewed. A thematic analysis identified four different benefits related to blogging: (1) a general sense of satisfaction from producing the blog; (2) relational benefits; (3) cognitive benefits; and (4) identity benefits. Results showed that adults and older people experienced a variety of benefits that broadens the distinction between personal and social benefits found in previous research. Blogging in later life challenges the traditional passive/consumer and online user experience view of adults and older people and seems to be a good example of proactive participation through websites.
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- Montserrat Celdrán
- Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Master Student. Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Baik SH, Klonoff E, Barnes LE, Schiaffino MK, Wells KJ. Mapping the online social network of cancer bloggers. J Health Psychol 2021; 26:2062-2068. [PMID: 31749376 PMCID: PMC10424709 DOI: 10.1177/1359105319888269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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While social media has the ability to quickly disseminate information and reach large audiences, cancer blogs as a communication platform have not yet been well studied. A social network analysis was conducted on 89 active cancer blogs. Results demonstrated the overall cancer-blog-network was widely distributed and decentralized, with blogs clustered by cancer type, and that breast cancer blogs were the most significant and highly linked blogs. Efforts to disseminate cancer-related information may focus on identifying key breast cancer bloggers or linking key bloggers of various cancers to create a more interconnected network and expand its reach within this online community.
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- Sharon H Baik
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
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- San Diego State University, USA
- SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, USA
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Parry J, Hracs BJ. From leisure to labour: towards a typology of the motivations, structures and experiences of work‐related blogging. NEW TECHNOLOGY WORK AND EMPLOYMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ntwe.12179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Emotion and Interaction Control: A Motive-Based Approach to Media Choice in Socio-Emotional Communication. MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERACTION 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/mti4030053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A large part of everyday communication is mediated by technology, with a constantly growing number of choices. Accordingly, how people choose between different communication media is a long-standing research question. However, while prominent media theories focus on how media characteristics affect communication performance, the underlying psychological motives of media choice and how different technologies comply with these are less considered. We propose a theoretical framework that links media characteristics with peoples’ intentions to influence communication and present a qualitative study on reasons for media choice in socio-emotional situations. An analysis through the lens of the framework illustrates how users employ media to establish control over the interactional speed and emotional intensity of communication and thereby regulate their communication experience. Besides an advanced theoretical understanding, the present analysis provides a basis for a conscious design of communication media, to deliberately shape the way people interact with technology and each other.
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Wolfers LN, Festl R, Utz S. Do smartphones and social network sites become more important when experiencing stress? Results from longitudinal data. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2020; 109:106339. [PMID: 32747849 PMCID: PMC7224514 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Previous research on stress and media use mainly concentrated on between-person effects. We add to this research field by additionally assessing within-person associations, assuming that experiencing more stress than usual goes along with more nomophobia (“no-mobile-phone phobia”) and more passive and active Facebook use than usual, cross-sectionally and over time, and by exploring potential age differences. We conducted a secondary analysis of three waves of a representative multi-wave survey of adult Dutch internet users (N = 861). Specifically, we used two subsamples: (1) smartphones users for the analyses on nomophobia (n = 600) and (2) Facebook users for the analyses on social media (n = 469). Employing random-intercept cross-lagged panel models, we found within-person correlations between nomophobia and stress at one time-point, but not over time. For the younger age group (18–39 years), more passive Facebook use than usual was associated with more stress than usual six months later, and more stress than usual was followed by less passive Facebook use six month later. There were no longitudinal relationships for active Facebook use across the different age groups. Methodological and theoretical implications are discussed. We study the relationships of nomophobia, Facebook use and stress over time. Nomophobia and stress correlate on the within-person level at one time-point. Passive Facebook use is associated with more stress over time for younger adults. Stress relates to less passive Facebook use six months later for younger adults. There are no longitudinal effects for nomophobia, active Facebook use, and stress.
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- Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien Tübingen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien Tübingen, Germany.,University of Tübingen, Germany
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to research on information sharing by drawing on the reader-response theory developed by Louise Rosenblatt. To this end, information sharing is approached by examining how bloggers communicate their reading experiences of fiction and non-fiction books.
Design/methodology/approach
The conceptual framework is based on the differentiation between efferent and aesthetic reading stances specified by Rosenblatt. The efferent stance directs attention to what is to be extracted from reading for instrumental purposes such as task performance. The aesthetic stance focuses on what is being lived through during the reading event. Rosenblatt’s framework was elaborated by specifying eight categories of efferent reading and six categories of aesthetic reading. The ways in which bloggers communicate their responses to such readings were examined by scrutinising a sample of 300 posts from two book blogs.
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The bloggers mainly articulated responses to efferent reading by sharing information about the content of the reviewed books, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. Responses to aesthetic reading were mainly articulated by describing how the bloggers experienced the narrative, what kind immersive experiences they had and what kind of emotions were felt during the reading process.
Research limitations/implications
As the study is explorative in nature and focusses on a sample of blog posts, the findings cannot be generalised to depict how people share their responses to efferent and aesthetic reading in social media forums.
Originality/value
The paper pioneers by examining the potential of Rosenblatt’s theory in the study of sharing information about reading experiences in book blogs. The findings demonstrate that the categories of efferent and aesthetic reading can be elaborated further for the needs of information behaviour research.
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Zhang L, Jung EH. WeChatting for Health: An Examination of the Relationship between Motivations and Active Engagement. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 34:1764-1774. [PMID: 30358416 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1536942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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As one of the largest mobile social media in the world, WeChat holds great potential for promoting health. Users not only seek and exchange health information on WeChat but also fulfill their health-related needs afforded by the platform. Using the two-step procedure common in uses and gratifications research, in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 WeChat users to explore their motivations for health-related uses on the platform, which were further rated by 522 WeChat users in China through a national wide online survey. Exploratory factor analysis identified five motivations: information seeking, building self-agency, social interaction, technological convenience, and self-expression. A series of hierarchical regression analyses reveals that social interaction is the best predictor of healthcare information engagement on WeChat, followed by building self-agency, information needs, and self-expression. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of the psychological antecedents of using mobile social media for health-related purposes and the subsequent active behavior responses.
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- Lianshan Zhang
- Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore
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- Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore
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Seifert LS, Kaelber K, Flaherty K, Kromer-Edwards C. Using online resources in health co-inquiry: A bifurcated method for analyzing stakeholder narratives. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-019-00474-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Prodgers L, Gough B. The invisible paradox of inflammatory bowel disease: An analysis of men's blogs. J Health Psychol 2019; 26:1716-1727. [PMID: 31648557 DOI: 10.1177/1359105319884595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with stigmatising symptoms. Online support platforms eschew stigma, thus may appeal more to men who avoid traditional forms of health support. Using a critical realist netnographic approach and inductive thematic analysis, this study examined six blogs written by UK-based men to explore how inflammatory bowel disease was narrated. Three subthemes and one overarching theme - The (in)visible paradox of IBD - were developed. Findings suggest private aspects of inflammatory bowel disease risk experiential erasure, whereas public aspects lack control. Blogging facilitates the regaining of control, leading to important support connections and a re-imagining of the male inflammatory bowel disease body.
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Corter AL, Speller B, Sequeira S, Campbell C, Facey M, Baxter NN. What Young Women with Breast Cancer Get Versus What They Want in Online Information and Social Media Supports. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2019; 8:320-328. [PMID: 30648917 DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2018.0125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose: Young women are high users of social media (SM), but information is lacking on whether online supports including SM meet the needs of young women (<40 years) with breast cancer (YWBC). YWBC are a vulnerable population who experience many psychosocial challenges alongside cancer diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to gather data on what YWBC get versus what they want in online support. Methods: Semi-structured interviews explored YWBC's perceptions and use of online information/SM, including visions for ideal support. YWBC between the ages of 18-40 were recruited via two urban oncology clinics. Recruitment continued until redundancy of responses was achieved. Results: Thirteen YWBC participated in the study. Some reported benefits of online supports included connection with similar others, emotional support and ease of use. These benefits were balanced by drawbacks, such as a lack of appropriate/credible information and/or distressing information. Respondents spontaneously mentioned coping strategies such as managing information exposure and regulating SM use to mitigate against harms of online supports. Collectively, participants described nine facets of an ideal online support hub, which could function as a one stop shop for informational, practical and emotional supports for YWBC. Conclusion: Developing a multifunction online support hub may help women to find credible and useful information, rapidly, and address current limitations of online supports.
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- Arden L Corter
- 1 Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- 1 Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- 2 Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- 1 Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- 3 Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- 1 Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,2 Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,4 Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Ozanne A, Henoch I, Strang S. Is blogging a new form of communication in palliative health care? A qualitative research study. Int J Palliat Nurs 2018; 24:238-245. [PMID: 29792771 DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.5.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AIM To illuminate experiences of living with life-threatening diseases as described in blogs and the experience of blogging about these matters. METHODS A secondary analysis of 21 blogs was performed. RESULTS It was difficult for bloggers to accept what they perceived to be the unacceptable aspects of having an life-threatening disease. They searched for hope and acceptance, and tried to manage their life. They felt strengthened by supportive encounters with health professionals, relatives, friends, and from their blogging. However, they also felt that they were set aside in relation to both health professionals and relatives. CONCLUSION These patients appreciated being able to express their feelings and received support from their readers. Even if patient blogs can be used in health care, research and education, there is a lack of research studies that have examined the benefits of using blogging for any of these purposes.
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- Anneli Ozanne
- Associate Professor, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Associate Professor, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Associate Professor, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Jeong JS, Kim Y, Chon MG. Who Is Caring for the Caregiver? The Role of Cybercoping for Dementia Caregivers. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2018; 33:5-13. [PMID: 27901347 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1242030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between dementia caregivers' communication behaviors (information seeking and forwarding) and their outcomes (coping outcomes: e.g., dealing better with negative feelings or improved medical outcomes). A survey data set of dementia patients' caregivers substantiates the effects of communication behaviors about dementia illness on coping outcomes, as well as the mediating role of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping processes. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), this study found positive effects of communication behaviors on outcomes through coping processes. Further, the results indicate that communication behaviors in cyberspace are crucial for caregivers to cope with dementia, both affectively (improvement of caregivers' emotional control) and physically (health improvement of patients). The implications for the improvement of public health through online health communication behaviors are discussed.
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- Jae-Seon Jeong
- a Center for Health Communication Studies , Hallym University
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- b J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication , Marquette University
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- c Manship School of Mass Communication , Louisiana State University
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Gauld S, Kendall M. Exploring the impact of sharing personal narratives of brain injury through film in Australian Indigenous communities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.5348/100037d05sg2018oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Thomas CM, Allison R, Latour JM. Using blogs to explore the lived-experience of life after stroke: "A journey of discovery I never wanted to take". J Adv Nurs 2017; 74:579-590. [PMID: 28910496 DOI: 10.1111/jan.13457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To explore the lived-experiences of stroke survivors as expressed in blogs and to discover the role the blogs play in the writers' lives. BACKGROUND Stroke can be a devastating, life changing event. Previous qualitative studies tend to examine one aspect of life after stroke. As stroke often has multiple effects, it is necessary to look widely at its lived-experience. New resources which can enable researchers to explore the lived-experience of stroke are blogs. DESIGN Phenomenological exploration using an interpretive thematic analysis. METHODS The Internet was searched for stroke survivors' blogs (January-March 2016) using pre-set criteria, seeking blogs with entries over an extended time (>1 year). Suitable blogs were identified and codes of meaning were identified and developed into categories, subthemes and themes. FINDINGS Eight blogs were identified for analysis. Of the 40 categories, eight subthemes were assimilated; internal dialogue, emotions, transition, stroke effects, health care, "in the world", relationships, rehabilitation. Two main themes were identified related to perspectives of lived-experience; Internal relationship with "self" and External relationship with "the world". Participants expressed loss and initially strove to regain their "old" lives, their focus being recovery and independence. CONCLUSION Stroke survivors must transition from their previous life to a new and initially unwelcome way of being. Rehabilitation should respect this process and support stroke survivors as they undertake this individual journey.
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- Caroline M Thomas
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK.,School of Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK.,School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Human Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Pereira LM, Muench A, Lawton B. The impact of making a video cancer narrative in an adolescent male: A case study. ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Andersson Y. Blogs and the Art of Dying: Blogging With, and About, Severe Cancer in Late Modern Swedish Society. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2017; 79:394-413. [PMID: 28699836 DOI: 10.1177/0030222817719806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In recent years, the common and mundane dying has begun to take place in the public space of the Internet. Among the blogs about food, fashion, travel, and other joyful aspects of life, blogs about severe disease and dying have appeared. The aim of this article is to describe some characteristic features of a sample of cancer blogs and to discuss them in the light of Zygmunt Bauman's theory of the rationalization of death in modernity and theories about networked media, especially the theories about "affective labor" and "ambient intimacy" by McCosker, Darcy, and Pfister. It will then be argued that an affective communication is performed in and through these cancer blogs, where not only language but also the deficiencies of language-and what is called shared ineffability-might be valuable and meaningful (although not unproblematic) as part of a late modern approach to death, and in the practicing of the art of dying.
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Falisi AL, Wiseman KP, Gaysynsky A, Scheideler JK, Ramin DA, Chou WYS. Social media for breast cancer survivors: a literature review. J Cancer Surviv 2017; 11:808-821. [PMID: 28601981 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-017-0620-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Social media may offer support to individuals who are navigating the complex and challenging experience of cancer. A growing body of literature has been published over the last decade exploring the ways cancer survivors utilize social media. This study aims to provide a systematic synthesis of the current literature in order to inform cancer health communication practice and cancer survivorship research. METHODS Using PRISMA guidelines, four electronic databases were searched to retrieve publications on breast cancer and social media published between 2005 and 2015. The final sample included 98 publications (13 commentaries and reviews, 47 descriptive studies, and 38 intervention studies). Intervention studies were assessed for key features and outcome measures. Studies utilizing content analysis were further evaluated qualitatively. RESULTS Online support groups were the most commonly studied platform, followed by interactive message boards and web forums. Limited research focuses on non-Caucasian populations. Psychosocial well-being was the most commonly measured outcome of interest. While social media engagement was assessed, few standardized measures were identified. Content analyses of social media interactions were prevalent, though few articles linked content to health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The current literature highlights the impact and potential utility of social media for breast cancer survivors. Future studies should consider connecting social media engagement and content to psychosocial, behavioral, and physical health outcomes. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Online groups and communities may improve the well-being of breast cancer survivors by providing opportunities to engage with wider social networks, connect with others navigating similar cancer experiences, and obtain cancer-related information. Researchers should consider the potential role of social media in addressing the unmet needs of breast cancer survivors, and particularly the implications for clinical and public health practice.
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- Angela L Falisi
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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Hansen D, Sheehan DK, Stephenson P. Family caregiver recruitment via social media: challenges, opportunities and lessons. Int J Palliat Nurs 2017; 23:84-87. [PMID: 28245165 DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.2.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Illness blogs are a way seriously ill people communicate publicly about their illness journey. As communication about serious illness increases on social media, it is important to evaluate how this affects the family caregiver. However, identifying and accessing family caregivers remains challenging, especially via social media. PURPOSE The aim of this article is to report the opportunities, challenges and lessons learned from using social media to recruit family caregivers. METHODS Recruitment methods included posting study invitations on illness blogs, advertising through Facebook and placing study fliers in the community. RESULTS Using social media to recruit was inexpensive and provided a wide geographical reach. One important finding was discovering the importance of using language in the recruitment materials that family caregivers could identify with to help deem themselves as eligible to participate in the study.
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- Dana Hansen
- Assistant Professor, Kent State University, College of Nursing, Ohio, US
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- Assistant Professor, Kent State University, College of Nursing
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Donovan EE, Nelson EC, Scheinfeld E. Cyberframing Cancer: An Exploratory Investigation of Valenced Cybercoping on Cancer Blogs. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2017; 32:1-10. [PMID: 27128696 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1089467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although scholarship on coping with cancer implies many ways that coping is communicative, the discursive features of coping have been understudied. The purpose of the present investigation was to theorize the content of cancer blogs, a form of cybercoping, by examining valenced coping-relevant frames that bloggers use to describe their experiences with cancer. This research is both theoretically and methodologically innovative. Theoretically, we advance the concept of cyberframing by connecting the rather disconnected literatures on coping and framing and by studying this topic from a communication perspective. Methodologically, this is one of the few studies of coping with cancer that has used naturally occurring communication data to its advantage. A content analysis of cancer blog entries (N = 194) indicated that more than 90% of cancer blog posts were embedded in a valenced frame. The frames were either negative, positive, or balanced; balanced frames varied in the intensity of the valence. The most common frames were positive and balanced with low affect.
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- Erin E Donovan
- a Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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- a Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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- a Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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Zanchetta MS, Cognet M, Lam-Kin-Teng MR, Dumitriu ME, Renaud L, Rhéaume J. From early detection to rehabilitation in the community: reading beyond the blog testimonies of survivors' quality of life and prostate cancer representation. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2016; 14:171. [PMID: 27986091 PMCID: PMC5162078 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0568-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Survivors’ testimonies can reveal much about men’s experiences of prostate cancer and impacts on their quality of life (QOL) during the clinical trajectory of the disease. These survivors’ shared thoughts and views were hypothesized to reflect salient features of their lived social representation of prostate cancer. Context We explored the content of testimonies posted by men to a public blog hosted by a French national prostate cancer patients’ association. The study question, “What do French bloggers’ testimonies reveal about their lived experiences with prostate cancer, especially regarding their quality of life in community settings, that underpin their social representation of prostate cancer?” guided the exploration and analysis of the textual data. The aims were to better understand men’s experiences and predominant thoughts and views, to elucidate patients’ behaviours, and to enlighten medical policy and practice. Purpose Explore issues of QOL as reported by French prostate cancer survivors in a public blog by: (a) identifying the salient aspects and issues of the experience of living with prostate cancer from the perspective of survivors; and (b) analyzing the content in the posted testimonies regarding perceived and lived impacts of prostate cancer on QOL. Methods A critical ethnographic study guided the selection of textual data from 196 male bloggers’ testimonies about prostate cancer posted in the period from 2008 to 2013. Media content analysis method was undertaken on blog testimonies, framed by a multidimensional conceptual framework of QOL. Results Testimonies focused mainly on medical care and rehabilitation, recovery, health education and self-care, as well as on a global vision of prostate cancer and its impacts on personal views of manhood and masculinity. The language used indicated that political, educative and compassionate discourses were intertwined to create a complex representation of the experience and effects of prostate cancer; this multi-faceted representation can inform the public and professional debate about men’s capacity to provide emotional support and problem-solve within a community of interest. Conclusion Findings, while based on data limited to mostly one-time entries to a French blog, contribute to understanding a unique, collective expression of men’s lived experiences of prostate cancer. These anonymous survivors shared their varied reactions, ways of coping, and thoughts on needed change.
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- Margareth Santos Zanchetta
- Ryerson University- Faculty of Community Services, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, 350 Victoria St. office POD 470C, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada.
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- Université Denis Diderot- UFR Sciences sociales, Unité de recherche Migrations et Sociétés, Paris, France
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- Ryerson University- Faculty of Community Services, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, 350 Victoria St. office POD 470C, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada
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- Ryerson University- Faculty of Community Services, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, 350 Victoria St. office POD 470C, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada
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- Université du Québec à Montréal, CSSS de la Montagne, Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- CSSS de la Montagne, Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Yang F, Li C. The color of gender stereotyping: The congruity effect of topic, color, and gender on health messages’ persuasiveness in cyberspace. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Murthy D, Eldredge M. Who tweets about cancer? An analysis of cancer-related tweets in the USA. Digit Health 2016; 2:2055207616657670. [PMID: 29942562 PMCID: PMC6001277 DOI: 10.1177/2055207616657670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cancer patients, family members and friends are increasingly using social media. Some oncologists and oncology centres are engaging with social media, and advocacy groups are using it to disseminate information and coordinate fundraising efforts. However, the question of whether such social media activity corresponds to areas with higher incidence of cancer or higher access to cancer centres remains understudied. To address this gap, our study compared US government data with 90,986 cancer-related tweets with the keywords ‘chemo’, ‘lymphoma’, ‘mammogram’, ‘melanoma’, and ‘cancer survivor’. We found that the frequency of cancer-related tweets is not associated with mammogram testing and cancer incidence rates, but that the concentration of doctors and cancer centres is associated with cancer-related tweet frequency. Ultimately, we found that Twitter has value to cancer patients, survivors and their families, but that cancer-related social media resources may not be targeting locations that could see the most value and benefit. Therefore, there are real opportunities to better align cancer-related engagement on Twitter and other social media.
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Rains SA, Wright KB. Social Support and Computer-Mediated Communication: A State-of-the-Art Review and Agenda for Future Research. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23808985.2015.11735260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Health literacy and the internet: An exploratory study on the 2013 HINTS survey. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kaltenbaugh DJ, Klem ML, Hu L, Turi E, Haines AJ, Hagerty Lingler J. Using Web-based interventions to support caregivers of patients with cancer: a systematic review. Oncol Nurs Forum 2015; 42:156-64. [PMID: 25806882 DOI: 10.1188/15.onf.156-164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore the literature to examine the physical, social, psychological, financial, usability, and feasibility outcomes of Web-based interventions on caregivers of people with cancer and to identify potential trends in this body of evidence. DATA SOURCES PubMed, CINAHL®, PsycINFO®, and Inspec. DATA SYNTHESIS Six articles met inclusion criteria. Across studies, most caregivers were middle-aged female spouses with some college attendance who felt "somewhat comfortable" using the Internet. Caregiver interventions used single- and multicomponent services and reduced negative mood. CONCLUSIONS Web-based caregiver interventions can be beneficial in offering information and support and may positively influence the social and psychological outcomes in this population. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING Many studies described caregiver Internet usage and interventional perceptions and needs, but few have examined the impact of web-based interventions on caregivers. More research is needed to produce high-quality evidence in this population.
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- Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Acute/Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Antecedents of social presence and gratification of social connection needs in SNS: A study of Twitter users and their mobile and non-mobile usage. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Fiona Tinto
- University Library; University of Stirling; Stirling FK9 4LA United Kingdom
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences; University of Strathclyde; Glasgow G1 1XH United Kingdom
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Chew SW, Khoo CS. Comparison of drug information on consumer drug review sites versus authoritative health information websites. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.23390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Shu Wen Chew
- Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information; Nanyang Technological University; 31 Nanyang Link 637718 Singapore
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- Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information; Nanyang Technological University; 31 Nanyang Link 637718 Singapore
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Merolli M, Gray K, Martin-Sanchez F, Lopez-Campos G. Patient-reported outcomes and therapeutic affordances of social media: findings from a global online survey of people with chronic pain. J Med Internet Res 2015; 17:e20. [PMID: 25616273 PMCID: PMC4319091 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from social media use in chronic disease management continue to emerge. While many published articles suggest the potential for social media is positive, there is a lack of robust examination into mediating mechanisms that might help explain social media's therapeutic value. This study presents findings from a global online survey of people with chronic pain (PWCP) to better understand how they use social media as part of self-management. OBJECTIVE Our aim is to improve understanding of the various health outcomes reported by PWCP by paying close attention to therapeutic affordances of social media. We wish to examine if demographics of participants underpin health outcomes and whether the concept of therapeutic affordances explains links between social media use and PROs. The goal is for this to help tailor future recommendations for use of social media to meet individuals' health needs and improve clinical practice of social media use. METHODS A total of 231 PWCP took part in a global online survey investigating PROs from social media use. Recruited through various chronic disease entities and social networks, participants provided information on demographics, health/pain status, social media use, therapeutic affordances, and PROs from use. Quantitative analysis was performed on the data using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, and cluster analysis. RESULTS The total dataset represented 218 completed surveys. The majority of participants were university educated (67.0%, 146/218) and female (83.9%, 183/218). More than half (58.7%, 128/218) were married/partnered and not working for pay (75.9%, 88/116 of these due to ill health). Fibromyalgia (46.6%, 55/118) and arthritis (27.1%, 32/118) were the most commonly reported conditions causing pain. Participants showed a clear affinity for social network site use (90.0%, 189/210), followed by discussion forums and blogs. PROs were consistent, suggesting that social media positively impact psychological, social, and cognitive health. Analysis also highlighted two strong correlations linking platform used and health outcomes (particularly psychological, social, and cognitive) to (1) the narrative affordance of social media and (2) frequency of use of the platforms. CONCLUSIONS Results did not uncover definitive demographics or characteristics of PWCP for which health outcomes are impacted. However, findings corroborate literature within this domain suggesting that there is a typical profile of people who use social media for health and that social media are more suited to particular health outcomes. Exploration of the relationship between social media's therapeutic affordances and health outcomes, in particular the narration affordance, warrants further attention by patients and clinicians.
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- Mark Merolli
- Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Neubaum G, Krämer NC. Let's Blog About Health! Exploring the Persuasiveness of a Personal HIV Blog Compared to an Institutional HIV Website. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2014; 30:872-883. [PMID: 24885514 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2013.856742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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On HIV blogs, people living with HIV share their intimate thoughts and experiences with the world in the form of personal online diaries. While previous research investigated the reasons why patients engage in blogging activities, the effects of such diaries on nondiseased recipients are largely unexplored. Following an experimental design, this study (n = 261) tested whether a one-time exposure to a personal HIV blog has greater persuasive effects on its readers than an institutional HIV website providing the same content. Results showed that although source credibility was perceived as higher when reading the HIV website from an official institution, blog readers had more positive attitudes and a higher self-efficacy toward condom use than website readers. Implications for health message design are discussed.
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- German Neubaum
- a Department of Social Psychology: Media and Communication , University of Duisburg-Essen
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Koskan A, Klasko L, Davis SN, Gwede CK, Wells KJ, Kumar A, Lopez N, Meade CD. Use and taxonomy of social media in cancer-related research: a systematic review. Am J Public Health 2014; 104:e20-37. [PMID: 24832403 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Little is known about how social media are used in cancer care. We conducted a systematic review of the use and taxonomy of social media in cancer-related studies, in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. We located 1350 articles published through October 2013; 69 met study inclusion criteria. Early research (1996-2007) was predominantly descriptive studies of online forums. Later, researchers began analyzing blogs, videos shared on YouTube, and social networking sites. Most studies (n = 62) were descriptive, and only 7 reported intervention studies published since 2010. Future research should include more intervention studies to determine how social media can influence behavior, and more empirical research is needed on how social media may be used to reduce health disparities.
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- Alexis Koskan
- At the time of the study, the authors were with Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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de Boer M, Slatman J. Blogging and breast cancer: Narrating one's life, body and self on the Internet. WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2014.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kim JN, Lee S. Communication and cybercoping: coping with chronic illness through communicative action in online support networks. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2014; 19:775-794. [PMID: 24559492 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.864724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Computer-mediated communication, specifically blogs, has expanded the range of the communicative action of patients with chronic disease from information seeking to information forwarding. The authors examine the effects of these 2 types of communicative action on perceived affective and physical coping outcomes. Using a survey dataset of 254 chronic disease patients, the authors tested 2 models using structural equation modeling: first, the effects of communicative action about chronic illness on coping outcomes; and second, the mediating role of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping processes. Findings indicate overall positive effects of communicative action on coping processes and outcomes, yet with different magnitudes of effects depending on the dimensions of communication behavior, the coping process, and outcome. Implications for patients and health care providers are discussed.
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- Jeong-Nam Kim
- a Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA
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Ngwenya NB, Mills S. The use of weblogs within palliative care: a systematic literature review. Health Informatics J 2013; 20:13-21. [PMID: 23995218 DOI: 10.1177/1460458213475894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The use of weblogs has had a huge impact within the healthcare sector, and palliative care users have found a way to express themselves using this technology. The objective of this article is to review current research on palliative care service users' experience of using weblogs. A search was conducted in MEDLINE, PsycINFO and PubMed from 2002 to 2012 focusing on weblogs in palliative care. After extensive searches and assessment, six articles were included in the review. Results show that palliative care bloggers find blogging therapeutic and beneficial. Weblogs empowered individuals leading to health behaviour change while also giving them access to social support thus fostering well-being. However, there is lack of robust evidence showing the benefits of blogging using clinical measures or other scientific methods. Given the growth of these weblogs by palliative care patients, research is required to strengthen evidence for their benefit and to evaluate their effectiveness.
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Merolli M, Gray K, Martin-Sanchez F. Health outcomes and related effects of using social media in chronic disease management: a literature review and analysis of affordances. J Biomed Inform 2013; 46:957-69. [PMID: 23702104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2013.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Whilst the future for social media in chronic disease management appears to be optimistic, there is limited concrete evidence indicating whether and how social media use significantly improves patient outcomes. This review examines the health outcomes and related effects of using social media, while also exploring the unique affordances underpinning these effects. Few studies have investigated social media's potential in chronic disease, but those we found indicate impact on health status and other effects are positive, with none indicating adverse events. Benefits have been reported for psychosocial management via the ability to foster support and share information; however, there is less evidence of benefits for physical condition management. We found that studies covered a very limited range of social media platforms and that there is an ongoing propensity towards reporting investigations of earlier social platforms, such as online support groups (OSG), discussion forums and message boards. Finally, it is hypothesized that for social media to form a more meaningful part of effective chronic disease management, interventions need to be tailored to the individualized needs of sufferers. The particular affordances of social media that appear salient in this regard from analysis of the literature include: identity, flexibility, structure, narration and adaptation. This review suggests further research of high methodological quality is required to investigate the affordances of social media and how these can best serve chronic disease sufferers. Evidence-based practice (EBP) using social media may then be considered.
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- Mark Merolli
- Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, The University of Melbourne, Level 1/202 Berkeley St., Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Liu LS, Huh J, Neogi T, Inkpen K, Pratt W. Health Vlogger-Viewer Interaction in Chronic Illness Management. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIGCHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS. CHI CONFERENCE 2013; 2013:49-58. [PMID: 24634895 DOI: 10.1145/2470654.2470663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Health video blogs (vlogs) allow individuals with chronic illnesses to share their stories, experiences, and knowledge with the general public. Furthermore, health vlogs help in creating a connection between the vlogger and the viewers. In this work, we present a qualitative study examining the various methods that health vloggers use to establish a connection with their viewers. We found that vloggers used genres to express specific messages to their viewers while using the uniqueness of video to establish a deeper connection with their viewers. Health vloggers also explicitly sought interaction with their viewers. Based on these results, we present design implications to help facilitate and build sustainable communities for vloggers.
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- Leslie S Liu
- Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Washington
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington
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- The Information School, University of Washington
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- Microsoft Research, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA USA
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Andersson M, Gustafsson E, Hansson K, Karlsson M. External mirroring of inner chaos: blogging as experienced by the relatives of people with cancer. Int J Palliat Nurs 2013; 19:16-23. [PMID: 23354429 DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.1.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
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Chua AY, Goh DHL, Lee CS. Mobile content contribution and retrieval: An exploratory study using the uses and gratifications paradigm. Inf Process Manag 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2011.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Helft PR. Patients with cancer, internet information, and the clinical encounter: a taxonomy of patient users. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2012:e89-e92. [PMID: 24451839 DOI: 10.14694/edbook_am.2012.32.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The Internet has changed all of our lives forever and has certainly changed the way in which patients acquire information, share their stories, find others in similar circumstances, and analyze their medical situations. It is very clear that patients have widely adopted the use of online resources in the face of illness. Access to unfiltered information online clearly has positive and negative potential effects, and the introduction of Internet information into the physician-patient encounter may be managed in more or less productive ways. The means of managing such introductions of information should vary based on physicians' analyses of patients' information preferences and styles and their apparent reactions to the information. Managed well, knowledgeable patients can offer important opportunities of informed and shared decision making.
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- Paul R Helft
- From the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Min J, Lee H. The change in user and IT dynamics: Blogs as IT-enabled virtual self-presentation. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Sinn D, Syn SY, Kim SM. Personal records on the web: Who's in charge of archiving, Hotmail or archivists? LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Savolainen R. Requesting and providing information in blogs and internet discussion forums. JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1108/00220411111164718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Money AG, Barnett J, Kuljis J. Public claims about automatic external defibrillators: an online consumer opinions study. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:332. [PMID: 21592349 PMCID: PMC3111383 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients are no longer passive recipients of health care, and increasingly engage in health communications outside of the traditional patient and health care professional relationship. As a result, patient opinions and health related judgements are now being informed by a wide range of social, media, and online information sources. Government initiatives recognise self-delivery of health care as a valuable means of responding to the anticipated increased global demand for health resources. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), designed for the treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), have recently become available for 'over the counter' purchase with no need for a prescription. This paper explores the claims and argumentation of lay persons and health care practitioners and professionals relating to these, and how these may impact on the acceptance, adoption and use of these devices within the home context. METHODS We carry out a thematic content analysis of a novel form of Internet-based data: online consumer opinions of AED devices posted on Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer. A total of #83 online consumer reviews of home AEDs are analysed. The analysis is both inductive, identifying themes that emerged from the data, exploring the parameters of public debate relating to these devices, and also driven by theory, centring around the parameters that may impact upon the acceptance, adoption and use of these devices within the home as indicated by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). RESULTS Five high-level themes around which arguments for and against the adoption of home AEDs are identified and considered in the context of TAM. These include opinions relating to device usability, usefulness, cost, emotional implications of device ownership, and individual patient risk status. Emotional implications associated with AED acceptance, adoption and use emerged as a notable factor that is not currently reflected within the existing TAM. CONCLUSIONS The value, credibility and implications of the findings of this study are considered within the context of existing AED research, and related to technology acceptance theory. From a methodological perspective, this study demonstrates the potential value of online consumer reviews as a novel data source for exploring the parameters of public debate relating to emerging health care technologies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arthur G Money
- Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3JU, UK
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- Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
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- Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK
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Chen GM. Tweet this: A uses and gratifications perspective on how active Twitter use gratifies a need to connect with others. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Savolainen R. Asking and sharing information in the blogosphere: The case of slimming blogs. LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2010.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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