Health Sciences 4091A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: User-Generated Content, Smoking Cessation, Health Promotion

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 4091A/B
• Professor: Gillian Mandich

Document Summary

Reading 2: social media use in the us: implications for health communication. Identify sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with current adult social media users in the us. Current research of the use of social media and health have shown conflicting results. May increase perceived social support and interconnectivity between members. User generated content make information more democratic and patient controlled making info more patient/consumer centred. Public health programs have proven success in adapting social media as a communication platform for health promotion efforts such as smoking cessation and diet interventions. Those (cid:449)ithout a(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)et (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t get a(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to the i(cid:374)fo online. Health information national trends study hints 2007, asked users who had internet if they (1) participated in online support groups (2) written in a blog (3) visited a social networking site. Age groups: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+ Education groups: high school degree or less, some college, college graduate.