What contributes to older Korean American immigrants becoming frail? A qualitative study.

Background: Frailty is prevalent in older adults and represents a dynamic condition that can improve with early detection and interventions focused on influencing factors. Older immigrant populations, marked by diverse cultural backgrounds, distinct health beliefs and behaviors, language barriers, and low health literacy, require a focused exploration of factors influencing frailty. This study examines the perceived factors affecting frailty among older Korean American immigrants (OKAIs).

Coping with mental health issues via communicative action in the digital age: testing cybercoping models.

Background: Mental health issues have become critical social problems around the world. Individuals who are suffering from mental health problems tend to obtain health information and social support in the digital media environment. However, there has been little research on how information-seeking and information-forwarding behaviors affect sufferers' coping processes and outcomes.

From Mind to Mouth: Understanding Active Publics in China and Their Communicative Behaviors on GM Foods.

Using an online survey conducted in China (N = 1089), this study aims to understand the characteristics of active publics on the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods and provide effective communication strategies with active publics in China. In doing so, this study segments active publics regarding GM foods and predicts their communicative behaviors on GM foods by using the theoretical framework of situational theory of problem solving (STOPS). The results of the study revealed the demographic characteristics of active publics, situational, and media factors to predict information seeking, forefending, and forwarding about GM foods.

Combating COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Synthetic Public Segmentation Approach for Predicting Vaccine Acceptance.

Objective: Vaccine hesitancy impacts the ability to cope with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) effectively in the United States. It is important for health organizations to increase vaccine acceptance. Addressing this issue, this study aimed to predict citizens' acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine through a synthetic approach of public segmentation including cross-situational and situational variables.

Embodying Temporality in Response Efficacy: How Coping Appraisal Promotes Preventive Behavioral Engagement During the Ongoing Pandemic.

This study heightens the understanding of response efficacy as a determinant of engagement in preventive behavior during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve a more nuanced conceptualization of response efficacy, this study proposes and examines a time-based coping appraisal framework, drawing upon a part of the extended parallel process model (EPPM). The current study investigates how the temporality of coping response message features work in generating social distancing behavioral intentions and explicates the role of anticipated emotions in this motivational process.

Dealing with the COVID-19 crisis: Theoretical application of social media analytics in government crisis management.

Little theory-grounded research addresses how to use social media strategically in government public relations through machine learning. To fill this gap, we propose a way to optimize social media analytics to manage issues and crises by using the framework of attribution theory to analyze 360,861 tweets. In particular, we examined the attribution of crisis responsibility related to the spread of COVID-19 and its relations to the negative emotions of U.

Are Chinese Netizens Willing to Speak Out? The Spiral of Silence in Public Reactions to Controversial Food Safety Issues on Social Media.

This study examines the influential factors posited by the Spiral of Silence Theory (SoS) in shaping people's perceptions of the overall public opinion towards food safety issues in China and their willingness to speak out. Two highly controversial issues, including genetically modified (GM) food and food additives, are examined. Using an online opt-in panel in China, we collected survey responses from a total of 1089 respondents, with a comparable age distribution to that of Chinese netizens, as indicated in the most recent census.

Predicting Public Support for Government Actions in a Public Health Crisis: Testing Fear, Organization-Public Relationship, and Behavioral Intention in the Framework of the Situational Theory of Problem Solving.

This study aimed to examine a theoretical model to predict publics' communicative actions to take and transmit information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as their behavioral intentions to follow the CDC's instructions in the context of infectious disease outbreaks. Using the framework of the situational theory of problem-solving (STOPS), this study tested the roles of fear and positive organization-public relationship (OPR), linking STOPS and behavioral intentions to follow CDC instructions. The results of this study suggest that fear and positive OPR variables play vital roles in predicting individuals' information acquisition, information transmission, and willingness to follow the CDC's instructions to cope with infectious diseases.

One does not fit all: Health audience segmentation and prediction of health behaviors in cancer prevention.

The purpose of this study is to propose a health belief model-based approach to segmenting health audiences in order to improve targeting of cancer prevention efforts. This study also examines how the identified health segments differ in cancer prevention behaviors. Using data from the 2013 Health Information National Trends Survey, a cluster analysis resulted in three distinct health audience groups: (a) health aware, (b) health at risk, and (c) health in confidence.

Who Is Caring for the Caregiver? The Role of Cybercoping for Dementia Caregivers.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between dementia caregivers' communication behaviors (information seeking and forwarding) and their outcomes (coping outcomes: e.g., dealing better with negative feelings or improved medical outcomes).

Tweeting as Health Communication: Health Organizations' Use of Twitter for Health Promotion and Public Engagement.

This study examined how major health organizations use Twitter for disseminating health information, building relationships, and encouraging actions to improve health. The sampled organizations were the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and American Diabetes Association. A content analysis was conducted on 1,583 tweets to examine these organizations' use of Twitter's interactive features and to understand the message functions and topics of their tweets.