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Duong, Huong T.; Hopfer, Suellen – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Vietnamese Americans are disproportionately affected by preventable late-stage cancers. This study capitalizes on the protective role of family networks to develop an online social media family group chat intervention promoting cancer screening among Vietnamese American families. A feasibility study was conducted to assess implementing "Let's…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication, Cancer, Prevention
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Mahmud, Nadim; Doshi, Sahil D.; Coniglio, Mary S.; Clermont, Michelle; Bernard, Donna; Reitz, Catherine; Khungar, Vandana; Asch, David A.; Mehta, Shivan J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Numerous barriers to outpatient colonoscopy completion exist, causing undue procedure cancellations and poor bowel preparation. We piloted a text message navigation program to improve colonoscopy adherence. Method: We conducted a prospective study of patients aged 18 to 75 years scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy at an urban…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Information Dissemination, Computer Mediated Communication, Navigation (Information Systems)
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Park, Min Sook; Park, Hyejin – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2016
Introduction: Health information-seeking and sharing online has become immensely intertwined with day-to-day information-seeking of US immigrants with health concerns. Despite the consistent recognition of unique health needs among different US immigrant communities, little is known about the distinctive patterns and extent of health information…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Cancer, Help Seeking, Computer Mediated Communication