A5080501378- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Social Media in Health Education
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Media Influence and Health
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Information and Cyber Security
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Social Media and Politics
- Digital Communication and Language
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Northumbria University
2016-2025
Newcastle University
2018-2023
Smith Family
2022
Rydberg (United States)
2022
Ohio Department of Health
2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021
The Centers
2021
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2012
Do different design and information content factors influence trust mistrust of online health sites? Fifteen women faced with a risky decision were observed while searching the Internet for advice over four consecutive weeks. In some sessions their searches unstructured, whilst in other they directed to review specific sites, chosen elements. Content analysis concurrent verbalisations group discussion protocols provided support staged model wherein appeal predicted rejection (mistrust)...
Background: How do people decide which sites to use when seeking health advice online? We can assume, from related work in e-commerce, that general design factors known affect trust the site are important, but this paper we also address impact of specific domain. Objective: The current study aimed (1) assess factorial structure a measure Web trust, (2) model how resultant predicted in, and readiness act on, found on health-related websites, (3) test whether adding variables social cognition...
Journal Article Going online for health advice: Changes in usage and trust practices over the last five years Get access Elizabeth Sillence, Sillence * a PACT Lab, School of Psychology Sports Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 191 243 7246; fax: 227 3190. E-mail address:elizabeth.sillence@northumbria.ac.uk (E. Sillence). Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Pam Briggs, Briggs Peter Harris, Harris b...
People have access to experiential information and advice about health online. The types of exchanged affect the nature online communities potentially patient decision making. aim this study was examine ways in which peers exchange within an forum order better understand groups as a resource for Messages collected over one-month period from breast cancer support were analyzed examples exchange. majority messages solicited through problem disclosure or requests opinion. A novel form...
Background The internet continues to offer new forms of support for health decision making. Government, charity, and commercial websites increasingly a platform shared personal experiences, these are just some the opportunities that have arisen in largely unregulated arena. Understanding how people trust act on this information has always been an important issue remains so, particularly as design practices continue evolve raise further concerns regarding their trustworthiness. Objective aim...
Internet resources remain important for health information and advice but their specific role in decision-making is understudied, often assumed remains unclear. In this article, we examine the different ways which internet play a within context of distributed decision-making.We conducted semi-structured interviews with 37 people United Kingdom who reported using relation to decision-making, representing range long- short-term conditions. The focused on activities across settings stakeholders...
Childhood obesity is a major concern in today's society. Research suggests the inclusion of views and understandings target group facilitates strategies that have better efficacy. The objective this study was to explore concepts themes make up children's causes consequences obesity. Participants were selected from Reception (4–5 years old) Year 6 (10–11 old), attended school an area Sunderland, North East England. separated according age gender, resulting four focus groups, run across two...
Individuals within organisations necessarily hold data including personal identifiable data, for individuals with a tendency to accumulate digital and reluctance delete it, there is greater potential be stored. Therefore, understanding why people engage in hoarding how they respond the mitigations put place important. Eleven working large commercial organisation scoring highly on questionnaire, took part focus groups understand extent which kept data. The also explored employee compliance...
Background Chatbots are increasingly being used across a wide range of contexts. Medical chatbots have the potential to improve healthcare capacity and provide timely patient access health information. may also be useful for encouraging individuals seek an initial consultation embarrassing or stigmatizing conditions. Method This experimental study series vignettes test impact different scenarios (experiencing vs. conditions, sexual non-sexual symptoms) on preferences (chatbot doctor),...
Background: Sunburn and intermittent sun exposure elevate melanoma skin cancer risk. Sun protection behaviours, including limiting exposure, seeking shade, wearing protective gear, using sunscreen, help mitigate excessive exposure. Smartphone apps present a promising platform to enhance these behaviours.
Traditionally health advice has been anchored in face-to-face settings but increasingly patients are using the Internet for their needs. This means that now offered inconsistent from a range of sources and must determine which sites to trust reject. To understand how consumers make these choices, 13 participants diagnosed with hypertension took part longitudinal study they searched information relevant condition. A content analysis group discussions revealed support staged model mistrust or...
Online health communities are one source of information and advice in which people, patients their carers can exchange experiential advice.This is likely to be mixed nature with some congenial i.e. supportive a person"s existing standpoint uncongenial.This study examines how people manage the process giving cancer support group.A discourse analysis data collected from an online message forum explores participants ask for offer within peer setting.The findings highlight group who collectively...
Shared patient experience (PEx) has become common on the medical Internet and is a potentially valuable source of health information advice, but little known about how we choose to incorporate PEx in our gathering decision-making. An online questionnaire revealed paradox: patients like are drawn sites containing PEx, then less likely trust advice they find there. Subsequent analysis suggests that this paradox may be related prevalence advertising as funding-model for communities. To better...
Background Traditional health information has been based on facts and figures not patient experience (PEx). Websites featuring people’s accounts of their experiences illness are popular as a source information, support much else. However, there concerns that experiential the internet might have adverse effects health. Aims To find out whether, when how NHS should incorporate PEx into online elucidate mechanisms through which influence health, develop tool to measure PEx, explore is used,...
Although the support provided by social relationships may be essential to a successful student transition, transition postgraduate study has had little consideration from perspective. The described in this article investigated role played taught students’ adjustment university, and how media contributes support. Thematic analysis indicated that participants benefitted most specialised peers dealing with similar academic challenges. Facebook groups showed potential as platform for building...