Linqi Lu, Jiawei Liu, Sang Jung Kim, Ran Tao, Douglas M McLeod, Dhavan V Shah
{"title":"The Effects of Numerical Evidence and Message Framing in Communicating Vaccine Efficacy.","authors":"Linqi Lu, Jiawei Liu, Sang Jung Kim, Ran Tao, Douglas M McLeod, Dhavan V Shah","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2409819","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2409819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To examine the effects of numerical evidence and message framing in communicating vaccine efficacy information about infectious diseases, an online experiment presented to U.S. adults different versions of a vaccination promotional message that vary by numerical vaccine efficacy evidence: (low efficacy rate: 60% vs. high efficacy rate: 95%), outcome framing (preventing disease-related infection vs. preventing disease-related severe illness), and gain vs. loss framing, using a factorial between-subjects design. While there was no significant interaction between numerical vaccine efficacy evidence and message framing, findings showed that a higher vaccine efficacy rate increased positive beliefs about vaccination and outcome framing emphasizing infection prevention increased message processing fluency. Given that infectious diseases pose higher risks for severe illness among older adults, follow-up analyses by age showed that only younger adults were sensitive to message framing where outcome framing emphasizing infection prevention increased processing fluency.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"654-662"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Freddie J Jennings, Rebecca B Leach, Brandon Lawson, Elizabeth Welch, Anna Gentry, Sarah Buechner
{"title":"Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy.","authors":"Freddie J Jennings, Rebecca B Leach, Brandon Lawson, Elizabeth Welch, Anna Gentry, Sarah Buechner","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2408289","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2408289","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study investigated the effectiveness of factual and narrative messages in promoting advocacy intentions among viewers of COVID-19 vaccination messaging. In an online posttest only experiment on Qualtrics online software, participants (<i>N</i> = 323) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions related to type of messaging (i.e. factual, narrative, both, control). The final model revealed that both types of messages work in generating advocacy but through two distinct influential pathways. Moreover, a message containing both facts and a narrative proved to be more effective than a message containing only a narrative or only facts.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"644-653"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142348159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Anatomy of Deception: Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health","authors":"Ken Rabin","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2400830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2024.2400830","url":null,"abstract":"Published in Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives (Vol. 29, No. 9, 2024)","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiaxi Wu, Jessica L Fetterman, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, Traci Hong
{"title":"Quitting on TikTok: Effects of Message Themes, Frames, and Sources on Engagement with Vaping Cessation Videos.","authors":"Jiaxi Wu, Jessica L Fetterman, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, Traci Hong","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2394774","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2394774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined how message themes, frames, and sources in vaping cessation videos on TikTok influenced positive (i.e. likes, shares, positive comments regarding quitting vaping) and negative video engagement (i.e. negative comments regarding quitting vaping). TikTok videos (<i>N</i> = 412) with the hashtags #quitvaping and #quittingvaping were analyzed. Aspect-based sentiment analysis was conducted to evaluate the sentiment of quitting vaping in comments. Negative binomial regression models predicted video engagement from six message themes, ratios of gain and loss frames, and message sources. Themes related to nicotine addiction and physical health effectively drove positive engagement, such as likes and shares. The theme of harmful chemicals elicited mixed responses, generating both positive and negative comments regarding quitting vaping. Videos with a higher ratio of gain frames led to more positive engagement, including likes, shares, and positive comments regarding quitting vaping. Sources with informal expertise (e.g. those who have successfully quit vaping) and current e-cigarette users were more effective in engaging the TikTok audience than non-expert and non-user sources. These findings provide insights into messaging strategies that can effectively engage TikTok audiences and encourage vaping cessation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"590-601"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11606514/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Effects of Social Media Warning Labels on Perceived Credibility and Intent to Engage with Health Misinformation: The Moderating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy.","authors":"Bingbing Zhang, Lei Chen, Alexander Moe","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2385638","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2385638","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the robust scientific evidence affirming the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the proliferation of misinformation on social media platforms poses a threat by potentially exacerbating vaccine hesitancy. In response, certain social media platforms have taken measures to flag posts containing such misinformation with warning labels, aiming to dispel false beliefs. This present study employs a survey experiment (<i>N</i> = 304) to examine the effectiveness of two distinct warning labels - disputed and neutral warning labels - in the Twitter (the social media platform now known as X) context, specifically targeting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. This study investigates the nuanced effects of vaccine hesitancy on the perceived credibility of debunked misinformation posts following the application of warning flags. The results demonstrated that disputed labels significantly reduced the perceived credibility of misinformation regarding anti-COVID-19 vaccines in comparison to posts without any labeling. Nevertheless, individuals exhibiting higher levels of vaccine hesitancy tended to view the misinformation as more credible than their counterparts with lower levels of hesitancy. These findings present the efficacy of warning labels in combatting misinformation on social media platforms, particularly among those who are least hesitant about vaccination.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"556-565"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Racquel E Kohler, Rachel B Wagner, Jacqueline Vega, Yonaira M Rivera, Leslie Kantor, Kathryn Greene
{"title":"HPV Vaccination Information Access, Needs, and Preferences Among Black and Hispanic Mothers.","authors":"Racquel E Kohler, Rachel B Wagner, Jacqueline Vega, Yonaira M Rivera, Leslie Kantor, Kathryn Greene","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2386594","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2386594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HPV-associated cancer disparities disproportionately affect Black/African American and Hispanic individuals in the U.S. HPV vaccination, which can prevent many HPV-associated cancers, should be clearly recommended by pediatricians to parents of adolescents aged 9-12, yet uptake and completion remain lower than other adolescent vaccinations. We used the Structural Influence Model of Health Communication to explore communication inequalities from interviews with 19 Black and Hispanic mothers of adolescents. We identified HPV vaccination information seeking behaviors, media use, and preferred channels to address information needs. This study provides insights into how mothers' nativity and ethno-racial identity influenced how they accessed and processed information from various sources. Preferences for digital and community-based strategies to address information gaps and hesitancy concerns are also presented. Findings suggest future prevention strategies must increase access to accurate information that resonates with NH-Black and Hispanic communities' needs and is disseminated via preferred communication channels to maximize the effects of multi-level interventions promoting HPV vaccination among communities experiencing disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"566-579"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11384291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141916924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Newspaper Representation of Mandatory Vaccination Against COVID-19 for Healthcare Workers in England: A Qualitative Framing Analysis.","authors":"Heather Wilson, Martin McKee","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2394763","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2394763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2021, vaccination against COVID-19 became mandatory for healthcare workers in England. The media coverage of the mandate was extensive and became an issue of public interest. This study aimed to understand the United Kingdom (UK) debate on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination through a framing analysis of UK media coverage. Articles written between November 2021 and April 2022 were identified from UK national newspapers: The Daily (and Sunday) Telegraph, the Times (and Sunday Times), the Guardian (and the Observer), the Independent, the Daily Mail (and Mail on Sunday), the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, and the Sun. Articles were selected using eligibility criteria before framing analysis was undertaken. The sample included 204 articles. Safe Staffing, Treatment of Staff, Change in Covid Context, and Protect Patient Safety were identified as frames used to stimulate debate on the mandatory vaccination policy. Such frames established three broader concepts in the media: civil liberty theory, duty-based ethics, and social-vulnerability theory. This study analyzed how mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers in England was framed in the UK national media. The broader concepts built in the media heightened debate on the policy, creating a voluminous amount of coverage and criticism that may have played a role in the mandate's reversal.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"580-589"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142080568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brooke H Wolfe, Jacqueline N Gunning, Sarah N Boateng, Elizabeth A Hintz, Megan E Cardwell
{"title":"Disenfranchising Talk Mediates the Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing Outcomes for Women of Color Patients with Autoimmune Disease.","authors":"Brooke H Wolfe, Jacqueline N Gunning, Sarah N Boateng, Elizabeth A Hintz, Megan E Cardwell","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2384888","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2384888","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autoimmune disease disproportionately afflicts women of color (i.e., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latina, Multiethnic-racial) of childbearing age. Social determinants of health (SDOH) and dismissive healthcare provider (HCP) interactions exacerbate these disparities in health outcomes for women of color with autoimmune disease. Guided by the theory of communicative (dis)enfranchisement, this study assesses whether disenfranchising talk (DT) mediates the relationship between SDOH (i.e., race/ethnicity, insurance status, income, employment, education, and sexual orientation) and health outcomes including patient satisfaction, overall well-being, and tangible social support for women of color with autoimmune disease. Findings affirmed the mediating role of DT, such that Multiethnic-racial patients and those with less insurance coverage and lower household income reported less tangible social support, poorer overall well-being, and lower patient satisfaction when they experienced HCP DT. We offer theoretical and practical implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"548-555"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healthcare Providers' Resilience Communication: A New Type of Patient-Centered Communication.","authors":"Helen M Lillie","doi":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2376610","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10810730.2024.2376610","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patient-centered communication (PCC) is considered a key component of quality healthcare, with reported levels of PCC rising over the last decade. However, engagement with patient emotions and uncertainty have been slower to rise, and healthcare providers at times use PCC behaviors to manipulate patients. Healthcare providers' use of the communication theory of resilience's (CTR) processes could benefit patients. A cross-sectional survey in the United States (<i>N</i> = 486) tested associations between CTR processes and patient satisfaction and perceived physical and mental health. All five core CTR processes were positively correlated with patient outcomes. When controlling for traditional PCC behaviors: (a) crafting normalcy, identity anchors, and alternative logics were positively related to patient satisfaction, (b) no processes were related to perceived mental health, and (c) communication networks, alternative logics, and productive action were positively related to perceived physical health. Condition severity moderated three associations. At moderate-high severity, crafting normalcy and communication networks were positively related to perceived mental health, and crafting normalcy was positively related to perceived physical health. Findings extend CTR into the patient-provider relationship and demonstrate the practical potential of CTR processes for improving patient outcomes. The study also forwards a measure of healthcare provider resilience communication (HPRC).</p>","PeriodicalId":16026,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Communication","volume":" ","pages":"514-523"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11328888/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141563509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}