This study examined the effect of mass media campaign-generated conversations on
campaign-targeted health outcomes, via a systematic meta-analysis of 28 studies (including …

Objective Evidence suggests peer support (PS) is as an effective strategy for enhancing
prevention and control of chronic and infectious diseases, including cancer. This systematic …

The authors examined online support group members' reliance on their Internet community
and other online and offline health resources as they prepare for a scheduled medical …

For many, the study of communication in the context of health care has an importance that
goes beyond other areas of communication inquiry. Most likely, this is because the …

Online health communities are places where people can come together in order to
exchange social support at a particular point in an individual's life. There are, however …

Background: In recent years, the question of how patients' participating in online
communities affects various patient reported outcomes (PROs) has been investigated in …

Purpose To evaluate a person-centered intervention, directed to siblings with a brother or
sister newly diagnosed with cancer that combines education, learning and reflection about …

Although physical health, mental health, and substance use problems are disproportionately
high among the homeless, those with greater access to their social support systems report …

Interaction through online social networks potentially results in the contestation of prevailing
ideas about health and health care, and to mass protest where health is put at risk or health …

Background Communication can be used to generate demand for vaccination or address
vaccine hesitancy, and is crucial to successful childhood vaccination programmes …