Most studies addressing social media use as a normal behavior with positive or negative effects on health-related outcomes have conceptualized and measured its in terms of dose-effect relations. These focus measuring frequency duration use, seldom considered users' emotional connections to the associated such connections. By using scale two dimensions capturing integration into their routines connection sites' present study has brought preliminary evidence that may help map where behavior,...

Communication inequalities deepen health disparities even when internet access is achieved. The goal of this study to understand how a range barriers may inhibit individuals from low socioeconomic position (SEP) engaging with online information it freely available.Detailed data were collected 118 low-SEP randomized controlled trial providing access. Measures triangulated the health-seeking experience through use tracked in real-time, call log data, and self-reported barriers. Negative...

Despite the proliferation of eHealth interventions, such as web portals, for health information dissemination or use mobile apps and wearables monitoring, research has shown that underserved groups do not benefit proportionately from these interventions. This is largely because usability issues lack attention to broader structural, physical, psychosocial barriers technology adoption use. The objective this paper draw lessons a decade experience in designing different user-centered...

Studies have shown that differences among individuals and social groups in accessing using information on health specific threats an impact their knowledge behaviors. These differences, characterized as communication inequalities, may hamper the strength of a society's response to public emergency. Such inequalities not only make vulnerable populations subject disproportionate burden adversity, but also compromise system's efforts prevent respond pandemic influenza outbreaks. We investigated...

An infodemic caused by a rampant spread of mixture correct and incorrect information in connected world creates uncertainty about dismissal proven public health measures. Two key factors that can influence COVID-19 preventive behaviors are self-efficacy. Misinformation (inaccurate or misleading information) modify people's attitudes deter them from following behaviors. Self-efficacy, on the other hand, has been linked to likelihood engaging This cross-sectional study used nationally...

Information seeking may increase cancer survivors’ ability to make decisions and cope with the disease, but many also avoid information after diagnosis. The social determinants subsequent communication barriers that lead avoidance have not been explored. purpose of this study is examine influence on among survivors. We examined how health associated structural individual factors in a mail-based survey 519 Factor analysis was conducted determine obtaining information, multivariable logistic...

Despite the growing penetration of Internet, little is known about usage and browsing patterns those in poverty. We report on a randomized controlled trial that sheds light Internet use among urban poor. The data come from 312 participants Boston, Massachusetts, Click to Connect, study examined impact an intervention provided computers, training people lower socioeconomic position (SEP). Data were gathered through pre- posttest surveys tracking software generated approximately 13 million...

Large-scale influenza outbreaks over the last decade, such as SARS and H1N1, have brought to global attention importance of emergency risk communication prompted international community develop responses. Since pandemic are relatively infrequent, there is a dearth evidence addressing following questions: (i) Have resources invested in strategic routine for past yielded public health preparedness benefits? (ii) efforts sensitized people pay new threats? The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome...

In the United States, elite and media communications about risks of, mitigation strategies for, COVID-19 have been characterized by lack of consensus. this study, we draw from a nationally representative sample American adults to examine associations between exposure different platforms (mainstream, conservative, liberal or social media) adherence measures such as physical distancing mask use. We also individual factors associated with measures. find that conservative outlets, being...

The ways in which we collect health and social data, particularly data on vulnerable underprivileged populations, is enormously influential over the quality content of science communication. Data absenteeism—the absence or limits groups experiencing vulnerability—is endemic; as a result, inferences drawn from studies with absentee are questionable. Reasons for absenteeism include tendencies toward conventional recruitment subjects research, communities engaged not research process, lack...

Vaccine hesitancy affects vaccine uptake. Despite initial reluctance to receive the COVID-19 in 2020, by 2021, many individuals chose get vaccinated once vaccines became available, while others who had previously been willing vaccinate changed their minds. In this study, we focused on people did not follow-up intentions (or to) and why. This longitudinal study draws data from a two-wave nationally representative survey of Americans July 2020 (T1) July/August 2021 (T2) examine factors that...

Background. Recent A(H1N1) studies suggest that intrapersonal and interpersonal factors may exert influence on people’s preventive behaviors for avoiding the flu during pandemics. Aims. Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) vaccinations play key roles in containing disease transmission a pandemic. We examined how influenced adoption of NPIs vaccine uptake pandemic 2009. Method. The data come from nationally representative sample survey 1,569 American adults. Hierarchical multivariable...

Important gaps remain in our knowledge of how individuals from low socioeconomic position (SEP) use the Internet for resources and understanding full range activities they perform online. Although self-report data indicate that SEP less than high people health information other beneficial capital-enhancing activities, these results may not provide an accurate overall view online use.The aim this study was to determine ways which Internet, including entertainment, social networking,...

Although smart speaker technology is poised to help improve the health and well-being of older adults by offering services such as music, medication reminders, connection others, more research needed determine how from lower socioeconomic position (SEP) accept use this technology.This study aimed investigate feasibility using speakers low-SEP adults.A total 39 aged between 65 85 years who lived in a subsidized housing community were recruited participate 3-month study. The participants had...

Abstract Social participation and neighborhood social cohesion are positively associated with health wellbeing. Given that in‐person interactions have generally dwindled over the past several decades at least in Western countries media use has become more common, this study, we examined whether how interacts influencing happiness. Data were gathered from a representative sample of adults Massachusetts, USA. General linear model was used to estimate main interaction effects participation,...

Background People from underserved communities such as those lower socioeconomic positions or racial and ethnic minority groups are often disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry, through relatively high levels of retail outlets (TROs) located in their neighborhood protobacco marketing promotional strategies. It is difficult to capture smoking behaviors individuals actual locations well extent exposure efforts. With ownership smartphones United States—when used alongside data...

This study aims to extend the infodemiology framework by postulating that effective use of digital data sources for cancer communication should consider four components: (a) content: key topics people are concerned with, (b) congruence: how interest in differ between public posts (i.e., tweets) and private web searches, (c) context: influence information environment, (d) conduits. We compared tweets (n = 36, 968) Google searches on breast, lung, prostate National Cancer Prevention Month a...

NCI-Designated Cancer Centers provide key cancer research, prevention, and treatment services to members of their catchment area. Characterization these areas may be complex given the diverse needs populations within, particularly those from low socioeconomic position (SEP). The purpose this paper is describe characterization Dana-Farber/Harvard Center (DF/HCC) area through using a two-pronged approach.Participants (n = 1,511) were recruited (i) an online, probability-based survey 1,013)...

<h3>Key Messages</h3> Responsive feedback (RF) is based on a philosophy of continuous learning and improvement that relies the systematic collection data to generate high-quality evidence can inform program decisions changes. Data used in an RF approach should be systematically collected through methods consider scope resources available program. The process continually gathering address assumptions or hypotheses minimize uncertainty decision-making.

Background: Community-engaged data collection offers an important opportunity to build community capacity harness the power of and create social change.