Rethinking Communication in the E-health Era

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4920469
AutoresLinda Neuhauser (University of California, Berkeley, autor correspondente), Gary L Kreps (0000-0001-5980-129X, National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA)
Ano2003
Volume8
Fascículo1
Páginas7-23
Data de publicação2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105303008001426
PMID22113897
OpenAlexW2008865762
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas45
Referências citadas77

There is substantial epidemiological evidence that widespread adoption of specific behavior changes can significantly improve population health. Yet, health communication efforts, while well intentioned, have often failed to engage people to change behavior within the complex contexts of their lives. `E-health communication', health promotion efforts that are mediated by computers and other digital technologies, may have great potential to promote desired behavior changes through unique features such as mass customization, interactivity and convenience. There is growing initial evidence that e-health communication can improve behavioral outcomes. However, we have much to learn about whether the technical promise of e-health communication will be effective within the social reality of how diverse people communicate and change in the modern world. This article examines current evidence concerning e-health communication and evaluates opportunities for e-health applications

Behavior change · Environmental health · Health communication · Health promotion · Interactivity · Internet privacy · Multimedia · Political science · Population · Population health · Public health · Public relations · Computer Science · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology