Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2109096
Cassidy Faught, C. Howe, A. Raines-Milenkov, Teresa Wagner
Abstract Introduction There exists a paucity of literature on availability of health literate, virtual postpartum symptom education empowering adolescent moms to seek urgent medical care when needed. With few postpartum health-related Apps on the market, a gap remains in research of their potential to deliver postpartum symptom instruction. This study examined the usability of the What About Mom App? for adolescent mothers to identify and act on urgent complications potentially reducing morbidity and mortality for this high-risk group. Methods Participants were recruited via email lists and social media of community partners serving new mothers in both English and Spanish in the United States. Participants completed a survey that assessed their e-health literacy and perception of the quality and usability of the What About Mom Apps ? using the User Version Mobility Assessment Rating Scale (uMARS). Results After data cleaning, 159 credible responses were retained for analysis. Participant mean total score for eHEALS was 30.2 (range 9–40; SD 5.9) indicating adequate e-health literacy. The uMARS scores indicate the quality and usability of the app. Compared with the norms in each of the uMARS domains, Functionality was the only category that scored below the standard. Qualitative suggestions were made from the participants to improve Functionality. Discussion The uMARS scores added valuable information to modify the What About Mom App? to improve ease of delivery of health literate postpartum health information. Apps including The What About Mom App? offer promising interventions that can help increase healthcare engagement for moms of all ages to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
摘要引言缺乏关于健康知识、虚拟产后症状教育的可用性的文献，这些教育使青春期母亲能够在需要时寻求紧急医疗护理。由于市场上很少有产后健康相关的应用程序，对其提供产后症状指导的潜力的研究仍然存在差距。这项研究考察了What About Mom应用程序的可用性？让青春期母亲识别紧急并发症并采取行动，这可能会降低这一高危人群的发病率和死亡率。方法通过电子邮件列表和社交媒体招募参与者，社区合作伙伴为美国新妈妈提供英语和西班牙语服务。参与者完成了一项调查，评估了他们的电子健康素养以及对妈妈应用程序的质量和可用性的看法？使用用户版本移动性评估评级量表（uMARS）。结果数据清理后，保留了159个可信的应答进行分析。参与者的eHEALS平均总分为30.2（范围为9-40；SD 5.9），表明其具备足够的电子健康素养。uMARS分数表示应用程序的质量和可用性。与每个uMARS领域的标准相比，功能是唯一得分低于标准的类别。参与者提出了改进功能的定性建议。讨论uMARS分数为修改妈妈应用程序添加了有价值的信息？以提高提供健康知识产后健康信息的便利性。应用程序包括“妈妈怎么办”应用程序？提供有前景的干预措施，有助于提高所有年龄段母亲的医疗参与度，以降低孕产妇发病率和死亡率。
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Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2100165
Kristen Burroughs
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Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2081910
Suzanne Grossman, J. Alber, D. Henry, David A. Askay, Hunter Glanz, Erika Marts, Anna Ostrander
Abstract This study examined prevention and coping content related to COVID-19 on social media. Publicly available social media posts were examined by levels of the social ecological model (SEM) and by platform (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter). Using systematic random sampling, 1579 public posts were collected from March 2020 to June 2020 using COVID-19 hashtags. Of these, 663 posts written in English about COVID-19 were included. Content was coded by platform, strategies for reducing risk, strategies for coping with stress, and SEM level(s). In total, 41.18% of the posts mentioned a strategy for reducing risk. Few posts mentioned coping strategies (5%). Slightly less than half of the posts focused on the individual level (42.1%). Both the strategies mentioned for reducing risk and SEM levels referenced in each post varied significantly by platform. Results suggest that social media may provide insight into the type of health information the public receives as well as the public’s strategies for reducing risk and coping; however, there is variation among platforms.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2113303
H. Epstein
Abstract Older adults fall and live with the fear of falling. Until recently vitamin D to strengthen bones, Tai Chi and other slow deliberate exercises have been prescribed. Recent studies introducing these adults to newer technological innovations such as the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus from Meta show enjoyment of using the equipment, improvement with balance, reduced fear of falling and stronger feelings of independence. This column reports the troubling statistics of older adults falling, introduces technological innovations and highlights studies using these tools.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2100167
Jeannine Creazzo
Abstract Established in 1970 as a part of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has grown into the world’s largest funder of alcohol research. An independent institute of the National Institutes of Health, the NIAAA’s website, https://www.niaaa.nih.gov provides a wealth of resources for researchers, health professionals, and the public, including where to find help. The NIAAA’s ongoing efforts reflect their role as the United States’ primary source of evidence-based information on alcohol and health, in addition to conducting and supporting research and influencing legislation.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2073709
Nicola Gadd, Simone M Lee, K. Obamiro
Abstract Objective To identify levels of bowel cancer information overload and associated predictors. Methods A cross-sectional online survey of Tasmanians ≥18 years measured bowel cancer information overload using a modified Cancer Information Overload Scale. Descriptive statistics summarized participants’ demographic and information overload data; linear regression investigated information overload predictors. Results The analysis included 3,701 Tasmanians (75.8% female). Above 50% of participants disagreed/strongly disagreed with the statements favoring information overload. Significant predictors of bowel cancer information overload included current smokers, body mass index, lower educational attainment, and living less rurally. Conclusion In this study bowel cancer information overload was associated with lower educational attainment, current smokers, higher body mass index, and living less rurally.
{"title":"Perception of Bowel Cancer Information Overload: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Nicola Gadd, Simone M Lee, K. Obamiro","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2073709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2073709","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective To identify levels of bowel cancer information overload and associated predictors. Methods A cross-sectional online survey of Tasmanians ≥18 years measured bowel cancer information overload using a modified Cancer Information Overload Scale. Descriptive statistics summarized participants’ demographic and information overload data; linear regression investigated information overload predictors. Results The analysis included 3,701 Tasmanians (75.8% female). Above 50% of participants disagreed/strongly disagreed with the statements favoring information overload. Significant predictors of bowel cancer information overload included current smokers, body mass index, lower educational attainment, and living less rurally. Conclusion In this study bowel cancer information overload was associated with lower educational attainment, current smokers, higher body mass index, and living less rurally.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":"26 1","pages":"235 - 247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48689908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2100166
Kristen Burroughs
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Pub Date : 2022-04-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2053830
Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Olajumoke Bolanle Williams-Ilemobola, M. Asiru
Abstract This study sought to examine the relationship between religious sources of COVID-19 Vaccine information, Authentication and Vaccination acceptance among students in selected universities in Nigeria. A simple random technique was adopted for sampling. An anonymous survey was conducted online among Nigeria students in selected universities. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Of the 521 participants surveyed, 74(14.2) stated that they have already received COVID-19 vaccination, while 286 (54.9%) intend to be vaccinated as soon as the vaccine becomes available. Sourcing COVID-19 Vaccine information on Facebook has a significant positive relationship with the intent to vaccinate (r = 0.146**, N = 521, p < 0.05), while online newspapers was found to have a significant positive relationship with the intent to vaccinate (r = 0.123**, N = 521, p < 0.05). Authenticating received information has a significant positive relationship with the intent to vaccinate (r = 0.159**, N = 521, p < 0.05). The study concluded that religious sources of COVID-19 vaccine information and information authentication are essential for vaccine acceptance. Therefore, it recommends that the vaccine acceptability may be increased if students use Facebook and online newspapers more for their religious sources of COVID-19 Vaccine information. However, authenticating this information will have more impact on vaccine acceptability.
摘要本研究旨在研究尼日利亚选定大学学生中COVID-19疫苗信息的宗教来源、认证和疫苗接种接受程度之间的关系。采用简单的随机抽样方法。一项匿名在线调查在尼日利亚选定大学的学生中进行。数据分析采用描述性和推断性统计。在接受调查的521名参与者中，74人(14.2%)表示他们已经接种了COVID-19疫苗，而286人(54.9%)打算在疫苗可用后立即接种疫苗。在Facebook上获取COVID-19疫苗信息与接种意愿呈显著正相关(r = 0.146**， N = 521, p < 0.05)，而在线报纸与接种意愿呈显著正相关(r = 0.123**， N = 521, p < 0.05)。验证接收到的信息与接种意愿呈显著正相关(r = 0.159**， N = 521, p < 0.05)。研究得出结论，新冠病毒疫苗信息的宗教来源和信息认证对疫苗接受至关重要。因此，它建议，如果学生更多地使用Facebook和在线报纸作为新冠病毒疫苗信息的宗教来源，可能会提高疫苗的可接受性。然而，验证这些信息将对疫苗的可接受性产生更大的影响。
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Pub Date : 2022-04-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2069391
H. Epstein
Abstract Wikipedia, a crowd-sourced online encyclopedia begun in 2001, is potentially the most used source for medical information in the world with billions of visits each year. Its goal is to ensure that every person has access to all medical knowledge in their own language. The upside of this free open encyclopedia is everyone can enter an article. The downside of this free encyclopedia is that everyone can change words in an article. Vast amounts of health information has been added to Wikipedia, by medical professionals and some has even been edited by health science librarians and various health science student groups; but is it trustworthy? In this day and age of informed health consumers, is this an information tool on which to rely? This column traces the history of Wikipedia, comments on its health information contents and some editing efforts. This column ends with guiding questions whether or not it should be trusted.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-03DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2022.2062659
Chionye R. Ossai, S. Bedrick, B. Orwoll
Abstract Parents are increasingly using online physician rating sites to select a pediatrician. However, no studies have examined the role of social media in influencing parents’ choice of a pediatrician. The objective of this study was to qualitatively analyze what factors influence the choice of a pediatrician in an online peer support community. We retrieved retrospective data of all threads made to 4 subreddits on the Reddit social media platform between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2019. We performed qualitative analysis using an inductive approach on threads related to choosing a pediatrician. We identified several codes which were grouped into subcategories/categories and finally abstracted into themes. We retrieved a total of 179 threads and included 30 for qualitative analysis. Thematic analysis led to identification of four major themes that influence how parents choose pediatricians on a social media platform—pediatrician-specific factors, office-related factors, parent/patient factors, and social factors. An online peer support community can serve as an important source of information for parents when searching for a pediatrician. Pediatric practices should focus on providing unmet information needs to parents that will ease the burden of the search process.
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