Published in Journal of health psychology
The 'Fitspiration' movement may endorse problematic body image and behaviour. This study aims to expand the understanding of 'fitspiration' by examining its presence on YouTube. Analysis was conducted in accordance with Tiggemann and Zaccardo and Santarossa et al. Thematic analysis of videos revealed three themes; 'Fitness and beauty', 'Trust me-I'...
Published in Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
Surgical training results in a combination of surgical knowledge, a careful evaluation of the patients in order to choose the right operative indication and manual skills to perform the procedure, learning also how to manage any post-operative complication. Unfortunately, the level of surgical training is extremely variable being influenced by loco...
Published in Journal of health psychology
This article reports a discursive psychological study of online conversations among patients with ADHD, diabetes, or ALS on what constitutes an "informed patient." Being informed means different things for different patient groups. Whether patients prioritize experiential or certified expert knowledge is not indicative of patients' preferences per ...
This study of the U.S.–China trade war investigated how Beijing (a) uses institutional discourse and rhetoric to conceptualize digital public diplomacy based on the autocratic system of the Communist Party of China and (b) legitimizes its highly centralized and politicized international communication practices. We also investigated how China’s dome...
Published in Journal of agromedicine
Objectives: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Centers (AFF Centers) collaborated to initiate a joint YouTube channel in order to raise awareness of agricultural, forestry, and fishing occupational hazards; provide information to prevent AFF injuries and illnesses; increase the visib...
Funder: University of Oxford Covid-19 Research Response Fund; Grant(s): Project Reference: 0009519 / We explore the implications of online social endorsement for the Covid-19 vaccination program in the United Kingdom. Vaccine hesitancy is a long-standing problem, but it has assumed great urgency due to the pandemic. By early 2021, the United Kingdo...
Published in Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
Background: Social media use is prevalent in our society and has become widely used in the health care community. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients constitute one of the patient populations that benefit from social media use to obtain information on their diseases. West Virginia (WV) is a rural Appalachian state with barriers to internet ac...
Government webportals are central to governments' web strategy. They are designed to be nodal hubs, or gateways, for encountering government, and as such position government in the online world. Yet the designs of government webportals, particularly their location within wider web ecologies are scarcely studied. In additional to these web ecologies...
Published in Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
Background. African American adolescents and young adults have an increased likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors. With rising rates of sexually transmitted infections among this population, deeper consideration is now being focused on using social media to engage, educate, and improve sexual behavior in this group. Purpose. To determine...
Published in The American surgeon
Social media is increasingly used in surgery, facilitating the dissemination of knowledge. Social media can potentially aid networking, education, and information exchange. This study explored the impact of tweet components and tweeter characteristics during a large surgical congress to inform recommendations for optimizing social media use at futu...
