A5010310160- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Media Influence and Health
- Social Media in Health Education
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Media and Politics
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Florida State University
2015-2025
University of Kentucky
2005-2007
University of the Philippines Los Baños
2005
Recent government initiatives to deploy health information technology in the USA, coupled with a growing body of scholarly evidence linking online heath and positive health-related behaviors, indicate widespread belief that access technologies can help reduce healthcare inequalities. However, it is less clear whether benefits greater equitably distributed across population groups, particularly those who are underserved. To examine this issue, article employs 2007 Health Information National...
Early detection of age-related cognitive decline has transformative potential to advance the scientific understanding impairments and possible treatments by identifying relevant participants for clinical trials. Furthermore, early is also key intervention once effective have been developed. Novel approaches decline, example through assessments administered via mobile apps, may require frequent home testing which can present adherence challenges. And, detected, treatment might engagement with...
Abstract The Internet is increasingly being recognized for its potential health communication and education. perceived relative advantage of the over other media cost‐effectiveness interactivity, which in turn contribute to persuasive capabilities. Ironically, despite potential, we are nowhere nearer understanding how interactivity affects processing information contribution terms outcomes. An experiment was conducted examine effects Web on comprehension attitudes towards two sites, whether...
This study evaluates the ability of a safer sex televised public service announcement (PSA) campaign to increase sexual behavior among at-risk young adults. Independent, monthly random samples 100 individuals were surveyed in each city for 21 months as part an interrupted-time-series design with control community. The 3-month high-audience-saturation took place Lexington, KY, Knoxville, TN, comparison city. Messages especially designed and selected target audience (those above median on...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is a safe and effective primary prevention strategy for cervical cancer. Despite the need HPV interventions, relatively few have been tested. Moreover, existing interventions tended to use one-size-fits-all educational approach. We investigated whether tailoring intervention materials young adult women's perceived barriers vaccination-a known psychosocial predictor of vaccine uptake-would increase intentions receive vaccine.Young women (N = 94; aged...
This study explores the mechanisms of tailoring within context RU@Risk a brief Web-based intervention designed to promote sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing among young adults. is one few studies empirically examine theorized message processing and persuasion outcomes in single model.Sexually active college students (N = 1065) completed pretest, were randomly assigned explore tailored or nontailored website, posttest, offered opportunity order free at-home STD test kit. As effects...
To explore patients' use of patient portals to access lab test results, their comprehension data, and factors associated with these. An online survey was administered 276 adults 18+ years. Multivariate logistic regression used determine portal view results comprehension. The sample predominantly White (72.5%), female (55.4%), mean age 50.7 ± 15.5 Overall, participants had low numeracy (10.79 2.71) eHealth literacy skills (23.91 5.29), moderate scores (18 2.3). greater were more likely via...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) is a progressively debilitating neurodegenerative condition that occurs in adulthood and targets the motor neurons. Social support crucial to well‐being quality of life people with unpredictable incurable diseases such as . Members P atients L ike M e PLM online community share social but also exchange build distributed knowledge within their discussion forum. This qualitative analysis 1,000 posts from examines explores ways members knowledge. The...
<h3>Background</h3> Although physician recommendation is one of the strongest predictors human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, it unclear for whom physicians are recommending vaccine. To help guide intervention efforts, this study investigated participant-reported HPV vaccine among young adults in USA. <h3>Methods</h3> Women and men (N=223) aged 18–26 years were recruited online through Craigslist, a popular classified advertisements website. Ads posted 25 largest US cities from September...
The purpose of this study was to propose and conduct tests a multivariate model condom use utilizing data from 2 independent samples young adults (City 1, N=746; City 2, N=743). examined the relations between personality characteristics, including sexual sensation seeking impulsive decision making; psychosocial variables, attitudes, norms, self-efficacy; behaviors, carrying, communicating about, using condoms. Structural equation modeling analyses indicated good fit for both models...
The current study is an analysis of public service announcements (PSAs) from effective safer sex campaign that utilized a sensation-seeking targeting (SENTAR) approach. Two random samples heterosexually active young adults (sample one N = 1,463, sample two 895) viewed different sets PSAs on laptop computer and answered questions about their perceived sensation value effectiveness. Multiple regression analyses examined the impact (a) demographic, (b) individual difference, (c) sexual context,...
Tailoring, the development of health messages based on assessment key psychosocial variables that influence a prescribed behavior, has been gaining ground as an effective education approach. The efficacy this approach is assumption increasing personal relevance motivates greater elaboration, which important precondition for persuasion. Little research conducted to tease out direct effects tailoring message processing. This study examines tailored site participants' evaluations and...
As the population ages, number of older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease, and other forms dementia will increase dramatically over next few decades. Unfortunately, changes associated with these conditions threaten independence quality life. To address this, researchers have developed promising training interventions to help prevent or reverse decline impairment. However, promise not be realized unless regularly engage them long term, like many health...
Previous tailoring research has traditionally studied effects of system-initiated message content to match individual characteristics. Recently scholars have explored how health information modality preferences and processing styles can increase effectiveness. Using a web-based experiment among representative sample Internet users (N = 392; 25–86 years), this study investigated the underlying mechanisms that might explain mode on website attitudes recall online information. Results from...