Information seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic: Application of the risk information seeking and processing model.

Background: To limit the risk of contracting the coronavirus, it is crucial for individuals to attain accurate COVID-19 related information. Once equipped with such information, they can engage in risk preventive behaviors.

Objective: Applying the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study examined the sociopsychological factors predisposing individuals' information-seeking intentions.

Examining the Theory of Motivated Information Management (TMIM) in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In order to inform understanding of the public's health information management during the COVID-19 pandemic, we applied a modification of TMIM from a serial mediation model to a conditional process model (moderated mediation). In doing so, the current study attempted to refine some of the relational propositions of the original TMIM with a focus on efficacy while addressing the distinction between a mediator and a moderator in a behavioral decision model. Findings from an online survey of U.

Harnessing an Integrated Health Communication (IHC) Framework for Campaigns: A Case of Prescription Drug Decision Making.

Drawing on a multiplicity of mass media and health behavior theories, we propose an integrated health communication (IHC) framework to understand and leverage the ways in which mass mediated and interpersonal sources of health information influence the public's health behavior in the context of their prescription drug decisions. Building on the agenda setting theory, two-step flow theory, and the Health Belief Model, we dig into the interrelationships between mass media and interpersonal information sources and information seeking engagement. Employing survey methodology, our framework was tested using a sample of U.

Interpersonal Communication Influence on Health-Protective Behaviors Amid the COVID-19 Crisis.

Drawing on a multiplicity of mass media and health behavior theories, we propose an integrated health communication (IHC) framework to understand and leverage the ways in which mass mediated and interpersonal sources of health information influence the public's health behavior in the context of their prescription drug decisions. Building on the agenda setting theory, two-step flow theory, and the Health Belief Model, we dig into the interrelationships between mass media and interpersonal information sources and information seeking engagement. Employing survey methodology, our framework was tested using a sample of U.

Interpersonal Communication Influence on Health-Protective Behaviors amid the COVID-19 Crisis.

The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has posed substantial threats to global public health. Individuals are extensively exposed to interpersonal sources of health information (e.g.

Narrative Medicine for Healthcare Providers: Improving Practices of Advance Care Planning.

Advance care planning (ACP) conversations about treatment preferences and end-of-life goals relate to positive outcomes for patients and families, though ongoing barriers exist. Additionally, providers personal discomfort and personal experiences may influence how they engage (or avoid) ACP conversations. Narrative medicine (NM) offers one approach to help practitioners develop ability to hear and understand the story of others in ways that may overcome barriers to quality conversations.

Optimistic Bias and Consumer Prescription Drug Decisions: Influences of Direct to Consumer Advertising and Perceived Susceptibility.

This study examines how optimistic bias moderates the association of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising (DTCA) exposure with consumers' responses to DTCA. We propose and test a model that addresses how exposure to DTCA plays a role in health risk assessment and prescription drug decision engagement. Findings from an online survey of U.

Optimistic bias and preventive behavioral engagement in the context of COVID-19.

Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents a global crisis. To remain safe, individuals must take preventive measures. Health behavior theories suggest that perceived risk is a key determinant of engagement in preventive behavior.

Consumer's Regulatory Knowledge of Prescription Drug Advertising and Health Risk Awareness: The Moderating Role of Risk Information Prominence.

Borrowing insights from the consumer knowledge and the direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising (DTCA) risk communication literature, the current study examined how consumers' regulatory knowledge regarding DTCA affects attention to and awareness of risk information in DTCA. The moderating role of risk information prominence and the mediating mechanism of attention were also explored. Taking an experimental design approach using a sample of US consumers ( = 264), risk information prominence was manipulated using various message attributes (e.

Consumer Engagement with Prescription Medicine Decisions: Influences of Health Beliefs and Health Communication Sources.

Consumers' prescription drug decisions are affected by a number of structural, psychological, and health communication source variables. To provide a theoretically sound and comprehensive prescription medication decision engagement framework, this study integrated Andersen's Health Service Use Model to address contextual and structural factors, the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine psychological factors, and extant research on the influence of various health communication sources to explain the prescription drug decision engagement mechanisms of health information-seeking intention, prescription drug-seeking intent, and prescription-seeking behavior. Employing survey methodology, the framework was tested using a sample of U.

Connecting Personal Experiences of Loss and Professional Practices in Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care: A Survey of Providers.

Background: Although practitioners overwhelmingly agree on the importance of advance care planning (ACP) and preparing for the end of life (EOL), the process is fraught with barriers.

Objective: The goal of this research was to explore potential connections between providers' own personal experiences and current professional practices in ACP and EOL care.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design, gathering voluntary, anonymous responses from participants between August and December 2016.

Family Communication about End-of-Life Decisions and the Enactment of the Decision-Maker Role.

End-of-life (EOL) decisions in families are complex and emotional sites of family interaction necessitating family members coordinate roles in the EOL decision-making process. How family members in the United States enact the decision-maker role in EOL decision situations was examined through in-depth interviews with 22 individuals who participated in EOL decision-making for a family member. A number of themes emerged from the data with regard to the enactment of the decision-maker role.

Challenges and Opportunities with Empowering Baby Boomers for Personal Health Information Management Using Consumer Health Information Technologies: an Ecological Perspective.

"Baby Boomers" (adults born between the years of 1946 and 1964) make up the largest segment of the population in many countries, including the United States (about 78 million Americans) [1]. As Baby Boomers reach retirement age and beyond, many will have increasing medical needs and thus demand more health care resources that will challenge the healthcare system. Baby Boomers will likely accelerate the movement toward patient self-management and prevention efforts.