Fiona M Mctavish
Biographic Data
| ID | 1561179 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiona M Mctavish |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiona M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mctavish |
| SIGNATURE | MCTAVISH F M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin Madison & Center for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Predictors of Online Health Information Seeking Among Women with Breast Cancer
This study attempts to examine the role of social support perception and emotional well-being on online information seeking among cancer patients within the context of CHESS, a well-established Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS). Factor and regression analyses conducted among 231 breast cancer patients revealed that social support perception and emotional well-being interacted with each other to influence online health information see…
Communicating about Self and Others within an Online Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer and Subsequent Outcomes
Research suggests communicating too much about one's self within an online support group may amplify breast cancer patients' focus on their own problems and exacerbate negative emotions while focusing on others may have the opposite effects. This study explored how pronoun usage within an online support group was associated with subsequent mental health outcomes. There were 286 patients recruited into the study who filled out the pre-test and 231…
Cultural Differences in Use of an Electronic Discussion Group
This article describes how 121 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer used a computer mediated discussion group to cope with their diagnosis. These data are part of a larger data set from a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of a computer-based system called CHESS (the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) on health outcomes. The larger study found significant improvement in health outcomes for those in the experimental g…
Cultural Differences in Use of an Electronic Discussion Group
This article describes how 121 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer used a computer mediated discussion group to cope with their diagnosis. These data are part of a larger data set from a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of a computer-based system called CHESS (the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) on health outcomes. The larger study found significant improvement in health outcomes for those in the experimental g…
Communicating about Self and Others within an Online Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer and Subsequent Outcomes
Research suggests communicating too much about one's self within an online support group may amplify breast cancer patients' focus on their own problems and exacerbate negative emotions while focusing on others may have the opposite effects. This study explored how pronoun usage within an online support group was associated with subsequent mental health outcomes. There were 286 patients recruited into the study who filled out the pre-test and 231…
Predictors of Online Health Information Seeking Among Women with Breast Cancer
This study attempts to examine the role of social support perception and emotional well-being on online information seeking among cancer patients within the context of CHESS, a well-established Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS). Factor and regression analyses conducted among 231 breast cancer patients revealed that social support perception and emotional well-being interacted with each other to influence online health information see…
Cultural Differences in Use of an Electronic Discussion Group
This article describes how 121 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer used a computer mediated discussion group to cope with their diagnosis. These data are part of a larger data set from a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of a computer-based system called CHESS (the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) on health outcomes. The larger study found significant improvement in health outcomes for those in the experimental g…
Communicating about Self and Others within an Online Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer and Subsequent Outcomes
Research suggests communicating too much about one's self within an online support group may amplify breast cancer patients' focus on their own problems and exacerbate negative emotions while focusing on others may have the opposite effects. This study explored how pronoun usage within an online support group was associated with subsequent mental health outcomes. There were 286 patients recruited into the study who filled out the pre-test and 231…
Predictors of Online Health Information Seeking Among Women with Breast Cancer
This study attempts to examine the role of social support perception and emotional well-being on online information seeking among cancer patients within the context of CHESS, a well-established Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS). Factor and regression analyses conducted among 231 breast cancer patients revealed that social support perception and emotional well-being interacted with each other to influence online health information see…
Breast cancer (3 works) · Cancer (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (2 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Cancer survivorship and care (1 work)