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Anna E. Mason; Jason L. G. Braasch; Daphne Greenberg; Erica D. Kessler; Laura K. Allen; Danielle S. McNamara – Reading Psychology, 2023
This study examined the extent to which prior beliefs and reading instructions impacted elements of a reader's mental representation of multiple texts. College students' beliefs about childhood vaccinations were assessed before reading two anti-vaccine and two pro-vaccine texts. Participants in the experimental condition read for the purpose of…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Misconceptions, Beliefs, Accuracy
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Leung, Ka Chun; Mui, Carlo; Chiu, Wing Yan; Ng, Yuk Yiu; Chen, Matthew H. Y.; Ho, Pui Hung; Kwok, Chun Pong; Lam, Suki S. M.; Wong, Chun Yip; Wong, Kit Yee; Pang, Herbert H. – Health Education Research, 2017
This randomized controlled trial aimed to test the effectiveness of brief face-to-face patient education in increasing influenza vaccination rate among elderly in the community. Recruitment and intervention were conducted at two general outpatient clinics in Hong Kong. 529 eligible patients were randomly assigned to intervention or control group…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Patient Education, Immunization Programs, Statistical Analysis
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Richman, Alice R.; Maddy, LaDonna; Torres, Essie; Goldberg, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To evaluate an intervention aimed at increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine completion of the 3-dose series and knowledge. Participants: Two hundred sixty-four male and female US college students 18-26 years old who were receiving HPV vaccine dose 1. Methods: Students were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group.…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Buchwald, Dedra; Muller, Clemma; Bell, Maria; Schmidt-Grimminger, Delf – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Background: American Indian women in the Northern Plains have a high incidence of cervical cancer. We assessed attitudes on vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) in this population. Method: In partnership with two tribal communities, from 2007 to 2009, we surveyed women 18 to 65 years old attending two reservation clinics ("n" =…
Descriptors: Females, Cancer, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Krawczyk, Andrea; Lau, Elsa; Perez, Samara; Delisle, Vanessa; Amsel, Rhonda; Rosberger, Zeev – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: To compare the efficacy of 2 human papillomavirus (HPV) educational interventions on increasing HPV knowledge and vaccination intentions in college students. Participants: Male (n = 60) and female (n = 140) undergraduates (M[subscript age] = 20.4, SD = 2.3) recruited from a university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from October 2009 to…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Microbiology
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Gust, Deborah A.; Kennedy, Allison; Weber, Deanne; Evans, Geoff; Kong, Yuan; Salmon, Daniel – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009
Objectives: To compare attitudes of parents who filed or considered filing an exemption to school immunization requirements and/or would not have their child immunized if it were not required by law (cases) to controls. To develop and evaluate a brochure intervention for parents considering an exemption. Methods: Interviews, focus groups, mailed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Attitude Measures, Negative Attitudes, Focus Groups