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Science Communication and Viruses
Published in Patricia G. Melloy, Viruses and Society, 2023
Scientists need to choose how to present their research findings, in what order to present, and how to keep the information short enough not to lose the audience’s attention to something else, especially a competing frame for the information. Politicized scientific issues are quite challenging to frame, and researchers have found that if there is a scientific consensus on an issue, that can be an effective frame for the topic. Timing is critical, however, with the scientific consensus statement needing to be communicated before the politicized framing of the issue muddies the waters (Druckman and Lupia 2017). This is sometimes called providing “inoculative information” in anticipation of a highly politicized issue (Stroud 2017). In addition, scientists are encouraged to meet people where they are in terms of sources of media, in particular social media. Effective science communication also means using scientific data analysis itself to the see if the communication is working (Nisbet and Scheufele 2009). Other communication researchers are working on understanding how social influence contributes to changing behaviors. For example, someone they like or who is seen as an authority figure, as well as the perception that others around them are following the same path (Sciences 2014; Vaidyanathan 2020; Contractor and DeChurch 2014), influences people.
Education and professional development
Published in Michael Kidd, Cynthia Haq, Jan De Maeseneer, Jeffrey Markuns, Hernan Montenegro, Waris Qidwai, Igor Svab, Wim Van Lerberghe, Tiago Villanueva, Charles Boelen, Cynthia Haq, Vincent Hunt, Marc Rivo, Edward Shahady, Margaret Chan, The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems, 2020
Michael Kidd, Cynthia Haq, Jan De Maeseneer, Jeffrey Markuns, Hernan Montenegro, Waris Qidwai, Igor Svab, Wim Van Lerberghe, Tiago Villanueva, Charles Boelen, Cynthia Haq, Vincent Hunt, Marc Rivo, Edward Shahady, Margaret Chan
More recently, there has been a growing appreciation of the overall social impacts on health. The Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools is an important initiative illustrating this trend.113 Beyond just medical education, there is an increasing focus on the political, economic, and social influences on individual’s health, often referred to as social determinants of health. It is recognized that not only do health care providers need to consider these social determinants of health in their health management plans but also the health system itself acts as one of these important determinants of health. Medical education must be provided in a context that helps address the inadequacies of health systems as a social determinant of health, and many institutions have begun to include this as a formal component of medical education programs.9
The Elderly Dental Patient
Published in Eli Ilana, Oral Psychophysiology, 2020
Social support is regarded as a function of the individual’s interactions with his social networks and is classified under emotional support (reflecting the individual’s opportunity for care, encouragement of personal value, and feeling of confidence and trust). Informational support relates to the individual’s access to guidance, advice, and information. Material support reflects the individual’s access to practical services and material resources. Social influence describes to what extent the individual is able to control and manipulate his environment, using his own resources and the resources to which he/she is given access through his social network and support.
Adoption of health information systems: Health professionals perspective
Published in International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2021
Kwame Owusu Kwateng, Charity Appiah, Kenneth Afo Osei Atiemo
Social influence refers to the effect that important others have on the perception of an individual to use a system [8]. Many researchers have found social influence to be a significant predictor of behavioural intention. Holtz et al. [18] in their study on perceptions of the electronic medical system found social influence to be a strong predictor of behavioural intentions among nurses. Alaiad et al. [19] in their study on determinants of home healthcare robots’ adoption found social influence to be the most salient influencer of behavioural intention. Thus, we propose the following hypotheses: H3: Social Influence influences the BI to adopt and use health information systemH3a: Age will moderate the relationship between Social Influence on BIH3b: Gender will moderate the relationship between Social Influence on BIH3c: Educational Level will moderate the relationship between Social Influence on BI
Lessons learned from a mobile technology-based intervention informed by behavioral economics to improve ART adherence among youth in Uganda
Published in AIDS Care, 2020
Sarah MacCarthy, Alexandra Mendoza-Graf, Uzaib Saya, Clare Samba, Josephine Birungi, Stephen Okoboi, Sebastian Linnemayr
Receiving information about group adherence appeared to harness the power of social influence to shape medication adherence (Patel et al., 2016). Behavioral economists use social comparison feedback in health interventions to influence behavior (e.g., to increase physical activity (Klein, Manzoor, & Mollee, 2017; Patel et al., 2016; Yun & Silk, 2011), reduce alcohol use, (Neighbors et al., 2016), reduce risky sexual behaviors, (Chernoff & Davison, 2005; Lewis et al., 2014), and improve food choice (Mummah et al., 2017; Thorndike, Riis, & Levy, 2016; Yun & Silk, 2011). Feedback from exit FG respondents suggests that receiving information about group adherence prompted participants to reflect on their own adherence and motivated them to outperform their peers. The FGs suggest that using social comparison to incentivize adherence may be an effective tool to improve adherence among youth.
Strengths-Based Assessments for Use with Forensic Populations: A Critical Review
Published in International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2018
Kayla A. Wanamaker, Natalie J. Jones, Shelley L. Brown
Jones and colleagues (2015) have applied the word strength as an umbrella term to denote any positive aspect of an individual's life. Lodewijks, de Ruiter, and Doreleijers (2010) further note that strengths must add something positive to an individual's life. For example, in theory, a person may have negative social influences (i.e., dynamic risk factors), positive social influences (i.e., strengths), no social influences, or some combination of the first two propositions. If a situation arose in which an individual had no particular social influences, he or she would have an absence of both risk and strength in this area; in other words, an absence of negative influences does not imply strength in that domain.