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{"title":"A culturally relevant sexual health campaign for Latino gay and bisexual men in a Southern U.S. Metropolitan area.","authors":"Carlos S Saldana, Lily Bonadonna, Raúl Perez, Karina I Gonzalez, Jane Y Scott, Joshua O'Neal, Gigi Pedraza, Sergio Mendez, Sebastian Gonzalez, Mario Zuluaga, Tania Negrete, Julieta Luciani, Eric Rangel, David P Holland, Valeria D Cantos","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2565066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2025.2565066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Atlanta, HIV incidence is rising among Latino gay and bisexual cisgender men (LGBM). LGBM face unique barriers to accessing sexual health services, such as limited availability of culturally appropriate information. We developed a culturally relevant sexual health campaign aimed at enhancing service access in this group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using qualitative methods, a two-phase approach was applied to conduct focus group discussions (FGDs) with key informants and LGBM. Phase 1 designed the campaign with input from marketing experts and community leaders. Phase 2 refined it based on LGBM feedback.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Key themes emphasized expert collaboration and LGBM engagement for creating clear messages, using trusted channels, and regularly evaluating and refining the campaign. Emphasis was also on avoiding stereotypes and addressing financial and immigration concerns.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We offer a framework for developing a community-focused sexual health campaign to support public health efforts and improve service access for LGBM.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193421","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}

{"title":"Pilot testing of an online cultural competency training utilizing an intersectionality framework.","authors":"Charee M Thompson, Mardia J Bishop, Joseph M Maurice, Emily R Gerlikovski, Emily A Mendelson, Sara Babu, Tamika Alexander, Dan Cermak","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2547501","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2547501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Current cultural competency training aiming to decrease implicit bias amongst medical students, residents, and physicians shows mixed effectiveness. To address limitations in existing training, the authors developed an online training (a) grounded in an intersectional approach to patients' identities and the disparities they experience; and (b) focused on communication skills. The authors hypothesized that the training would increase learners' knowledge, attitudes, and communication efficacy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors developed an online training comprising modules on foundational concepts, communication skills, and population 'spotlights.' This first training iteration spotlights Black maternal health. Seventeen medical students, residents, and physicians completed a pre-training survey, the online training, and a post-training survey. The authors conducted paired samples t-tests in SPSS 28.0 statistical software to compare pre- and post-training scores for knowledge, attitudes toward addressing implicit bias and cultural competency, and communication efficacy, and analyzed closed-ended and open-ended responses to training evaluation items.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant increases in the outcome variables - knowledge, attitudes toward addressing implicit bias and cultural competency, and communication efficacy - occurred. Participants evaluated the training as effective overall, useful, and engaging, and provided feedback for improvements.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings demonstrate that training centering on intersectionality, paired with skills-focused education, can enhance knowledge, attitudes, and communication efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144883994","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}

{"title":"Evaluation of a mental health promotion workbook for increasing knowledge and encouraging behavior changes.","authors":"Takashi Shimazaki, Takashi Yamauchi, Hironori Shimada, Machi Suka","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2532296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2025.2532296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The need to develop resources that promote mental health was more vital for preventing anxiety and depression and maintaining mental healthcare services during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to develop a mental health promotion workbook and confirm its feasibility.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online-based post-only assessment design trial of the workbook was conducted in December 2021. A total of 381 Japanese participants took part in the study. Data regarding how the participants perceived the message relevance of the workbook were assessed. In total, 54.9% of participants recognized the relevance of the workbook message.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Female (adjusted OR odds ratio [OR] = 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03-2.59), participants with a higher disposable income (adjusted OR = 2.12, 95%CI = 1.35-3.34), and those who practiced mental health promotion behaviors (adjusted OR = 1.91, 95%CI = 1.20-3.02) most perceived the workbook message to be relevant. Favorably evaluated workbook content included knowledge of stress (53.6%) and patterns of leisure activities (48.3%). Manga-style information was favorably assessed by 20-29-year-olds. In addition, three assessment patterns of favorably evaluated content emerged: positive evaluations of all content, knowledge of stress content, and content related to behavior changes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The mental health promotion workbook developed in this study may contribute to increasing individuals' knowledge and interest in mental health following the COVID-19 period.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144785529","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}

{"title":"Suicide risk management in research: a qualitative assessment.","authors":"Jen Van Tiem, Nicole L Johnson, Mark Ilgen, Tammy Walkner, Mark Flower, Kenda Steffensmeier, Erin P Finley","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2531604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2025.2531604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Current standards of practice for addressing suicide risk in research settings mirror clinical procedures; however, this knowledge has not been systematically translated into research settings, especially those that rely on remote data collection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used purposive sampling to identify experts who work to reduce suicide from clinical, research, administrative, and community perspectives in the United States; a majority of our participants either worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs or with Veterans through other organizations. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 31 people. We analysed the interview data using thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that existing guidance about risk management in suicide research is not sufficient for individuals working in the field. Instead, our respondents described the unique set of interviewing skills needed for managing a research interview alongside suicide risk, and the importance of developing psychological safety, both with the research participant and within the research team.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings extend previous suggestions for staff training and using universal risk assessment, and advance two additional suggestions: (1) provide guidance not only about how to conduct risk assessment, but also how to utilize prevention strategies, and (2) increase skill-building around managing conversations (e.g. qualitative interviewing) by improving communication skills in research settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733744","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}

{"title":"Money, efficacy, or empathy? A comparative study on strategies to motivate people to get vaccinated.","authors":"Lap-Yan Lo, Yat-Yi Tam, Cheuk-Ying Sin, Wang-On Li","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2526220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2025.2526220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Extended Parallel Process Model, behavioral model, and empathetic approach proposed different theoretical assumptions in explaining why people take vaccines. Yet no single reviewed empirical study tried to compare their theoretical effectiveness in motivating people to join the vaccination campaign. This study therefore tried to fill this gap via examining the persuasiveness of different promotion materials to the participants in a hypothetical vaccination campaign, while controlling a number of personal factors and writing styles of the materials.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 216 adult participants were recruited for this questionnaire-based study. All participants were firstly introduced to a hypothetical scenario and then randomly assigned into 4 different groups. They were asked to read corresponding promotion materials before deciding their likeness to receive a vaccination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All promotion materials were effective in enhancing the likeliness of taking the vaccination, compared with the control condition. After controlling participants' age, their vaccination records, and health efficacy, participants were more likely to join the vaccination campaign after reading the promotion materials related with efficacies and caring for others, than reading the materials about positive reinforcements, regardless of the writing styles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These exploratory findings provide empirical evidence in further understanding the ways of delivering the important messages in public communication. The current research suggests that the feasibility of the effective resources and empathetic gestures to the needy should be prominently emphasized in the promotion of vaccination campaigns, whereas participants might feel a diminution of their prosocial behaviors when money rewards were associated. Limitation of the research design is also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555252","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}

{"title":"Doctor on call: physician smartphone use during medical consultations.","authors":"Amit Gur, Eilat Chen Levy, Yaron Ariel","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2444795","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2444795","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Being inherently service oriented, healthcare organizations emphasize patient-centered care and service quality. However, unwarranted disruptions during patient-doctor interactions can negatively impact perceptions of service quality. Integrating digital technologies such as smartphones into patient-doctor interactions might affect perceived (as well as actual) service quality. Given the ubiquity of smartphones in daily life, it is vital to assess their impact on medical consultations.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>To address this lacuna, we examined patients' perceptions of their physicians' smartphone use during medical encounters. We investigated how these perceptions, either interruptive or constructive, affect the perceived service quality and patient satisfaction. Data from an online survey of 356 participants provided insights into patient comfort levels, perceived justifications, service quality perceptions, and overall satisfaction when physicians used smartphones during consultations in the past year.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients view physicians' smartphone use during consultations as interruptive, which affects perceived service quality and satisfaction. They were more accepting when smartphone use was related to professional tasks or urgent personal matters rather than routine use. Notably, there was no correlation between patients' smartphone habits and their perceptions of disruptive smartphone use by their physicians.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study expands our understanding of the implications of physician smartphone use in healthcare and highlights ways to boost patient satisfaction and perceived service quality. The findings suggest that healthcare organizations should develop policies and physician training to minimize disruptive smartphone use and encourage clear communication regarding essential work-related use during patient consultations.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"143-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142898818","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}

{"title":"'Once that's worn off, we could discuss whether you need more': provider perspectives on communicating with patients and other providers about prescription opioids.","authors":"Margie R Skeer, Grace Hajinazarian, Rachael A Sabelli, Jier Yang, Ken Chui, Michael Booth, Evan Robison, Tamar Boyadjian, Thomas J Stopka","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2431772","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2431772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prescriber-patient communication plays a crucial role in understanding patients' needs, while reducing risks for developing an opioid use disorder (OUD), yet research on this is sparse. As such, the need to understand healthcare providers' skills, comfort, and confidence when discussing opioids with patients and other providers is an important step in balancing patients' needs from a pain perspective and risks from an OUD perspective.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We interviewed 32 Massachusetts providers (physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners, and dental practitioners) to assess their communication strategies with patients and other providers. Interviews were conducted online (January - September 2021) and were transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed using deductive content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Contextualized in the Health Education Theory, one major theme was how providers communicated with patients about opioids, including their tone, use of language, and the content they covered. Providers described frequently encountering patients who expressed fears and concerns about opioid addiction and did not want an opioid prescription. Another major theme, related to the ongoing process of preventing problems with opioids was a focus on provider engagement in follow-up, including checking if a prescription was filled, having the patient come back to the office, or calling another provider after a certain duration. Recommendations about communication with patients and other providers were also discussed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, open, supportive, tailored communication with patients and other providers was deemed essential when considering opioid prescriptions. Further research is recommended to learn about the status of opioid-prescription knowledge, beliefs, and practices within the fourth wave of the current opioid overdose epidemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"92-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142773286","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}

{"title":"Public health professionals' views on climate change, advocacy, and health.","authors":"Julia Kish-Doto, Gwendolyn Roberts Francavillo","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2441547","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2441547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Public health professionals (PHPs) are seeing an increased impact of climate change on the physical and mental health of their communities. Diverse climate change strategies and interventions are needed to equitably protect people's health. Yet, limited information exists on U.S. health professionals' willingness to communicate with the public about climate change and act on the issue.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used a pre-existing survey to assess the willingness of 173 PHPs to participate in climate change advocacy. Variables included beliefs, attitudes and risk perceptions of climate change, perceptions of the local impact of climate change on health, communication barriers and resources for communicating about climate change and health, and the perceived role of PHPs in mitigating climate change.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Key findings included: (1) Belief in climate change is not unanimous among PHPs; (2) PHPs are worried about climate change (93.3%) and agree the issue of climate change is of personal importance (97.1%); (3) Participants are seeking resources/trainings (57.8%) on climate change (4)The main barriers of advocating for climate change are lack of time (54.3%) and knowledge (46.3%); (5)) Respondents acknowledge health impacts due to weather-related events are caused by human activities (83.2%) and (6) views of climate change are determined by willingness to advocate and take action to mitigate climate change (<i>R</i>² = .251; <i>p</i> = < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although the majority of PHPs believe climate change is happening, this belief is not unanimous and steadfast. Opportunities remain on how health professionals can better inform, educate, and empower others about climate change and health.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"73-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865259","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}

{"title":"Adaptation in communication technology utilization: caring for individuals with chronic conditions in South Asia during the Covid-19 pandemic.","authors":"Retno Aulia Vinarti, Anna Tjin, Carol Troy, Anna Goodwin, Rory Rutherford, Yaohua Sophie Chen, Iracema Leroi, Roger O'Sullivan","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2438451","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17538068.2024.2438451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During the Covid-19 pandemic, people with chronic conditions experienced delayed or missed care, while their carers endured social isolation, loneliness, and reduced support. Information communication technology (ICT) can be utilized to encourage continuity of care, address misinformation, and allocate support. This study aimed to identify factors associated with the ICT adaptation of South Asian carers of individuals with chronic conditions by comparing changes in ICT utilization and preferences before and during the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>416 South Asian carers reporting feelings of loneliness and isolation were identified from the Coping with Loneliness, Isolation and Covid-19 (CLIC) online survey. Descriptive statistics and multinomial regression models were utilized.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The most commonly used ICT modality was auditory, followed by written and audio-visual. Four variables identified were: social network size and relationship proximity, Covid-19-induced distress, age, and living arrangements. We identified a negative correlation between social network size and ICT frequency/intensity, reductions in communication frequency/intensity associated with Covid-19-induced distress, working-age carer (18-60) preference adaptation toward written communication during the pandemic, written and auditory ICT fluency in carers spending time alone by choice, and aversion from auditory ICT in carers who lived and were often alone involuntarily.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings provide insights into South Asian carers' ICT usage, preferences, and adaptation in response to the pandemic. The findings aid in the development of health and social care pathways that fulfil local caregivers' unmet support and resource needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"122-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819662","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}

{"title":"Communicating public health data clearly: lessons from COVID-19.","authors":"Matthew Montesano","doi":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2483599","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17538068.2025.2483599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Effectively communicating data to a broad range of audiences plays an important role in public health. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how in times of public health crises, people seek out data. Because of this emerging broad interest in public health data, the accessibility and usability of data visualizations and data communication products are critical to reaching not only public health professionals but others, too. At the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, we've worked to make public health data comprehensible and actionable through an approach that features user-centered design, and incorporates health literacy principles. Key strategies include conducting research with users to understand their needs, ensuring usability in web-based products, and designing data visualization products to be easily understood by both experts and general audience. Explanatory data products, which highlight key insights, play a crucial role in making data accessible. As public health crises continue to demand clear and transparent information sharing, we advocate for a sustained commitment to user-centered design in public health data communication, ensuring that data is not only available but also truly accessible and useful to the public.</p>","PeriodicalId":38052,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Communication in Healthcare","volume":" ","pages":"69-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143732071","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}