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Health communication in the 21st century / Kevin Bradley Wright, Lisa Sparks, and H. Dan O'Hair.
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- ISBN: 9780470672723 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0470672722 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: viii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex [England] ; Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. I. Introduction. 1. Overview of communication and health : Arguments of communication and health ; Defining health communication ; A brief history of health communication research ; Current challenges to the healthcare system and the role of health communication research -- pt. II. Interpersonal perspectives. 2. Provider-patient communication : Provider and patient views of health and healthcare ; Provider perspective ; Patient perspective ; Provider-patient interaction ; Improving provider-patient communication ; Outcomes of provider-patient communication ; Communication and medical malpractice lawsuits -- 3. Caregiving and communication : Caregiving ; Hospice and palliative care ; Older adult health concerns and communication issues ; Attitudes toward death and dying -- pt. III. Social, cultural, and organizational contexts. 4. Social support and health : History of social support and health research ; Types and functions of social support ; Models of social support and health ; Perceptions of support providers ; Strong tie versus weak tie support networks ; The role of communication in the social support process ; Communication within social networks, social support processes, and health ; Support groups for people with health concerns ; Communication processes within support groups ; Support group participation and health outcomes ; Social support interventions -- 5. Culture and diversity issues in healthcare : Patient diversity and issues with healthcare ; Cultural differences in concepts of health and medicine ; Recognizing cultural diversity in health beliefs ; Alternative medicine ; Spirituality, culture, and health ; Social implications of illness ; Changing social perceptions of stigmatized health issues through communication ; Culturally centered health campaigns ; Provider diversity -- 6. Communication and healthcare organizations : Healthcare organizations as systems ; Types of healthcare organizations ; Communication within healthcare organizations ; Healthcare organization culture ; Influences on healthcare organization communication ; Provider stress, conflict, and support within healthcare organizations. pt. IV. Influences of technologies and media. 7. New technologies and health communication : Health information on the Internet ; New technologies and patient-patient communication ; New technologies and provider-provider communication ; New technologies and provider-patient communication ; New technologies and health campaigns -- 8. Mass communication and health : Two perspectives of media influence ; Needs fulfilled by the mass media concerning health ; Media usage, health portrayals, and health behaviors ; Health news stories in the media -- pt. V. Risk, campaigns, communities, and teams. 9. Risk and crisis communication : Defining risk communication ; Global and large-scale health threats ; At-risk communities within the United States ; Communication strategies for addressing health risks ; Community-based health initiatives for at-risk or marginalized populations ; Risk communication strategies at the provider-patient level -- 10. Health campaigns and community health initiatives : Campaign goals ; Theoretical approaches to health campaigns ; The process of conducting a health campaign ; Formative campaign evaluation -- 11. Interdisciplinary healthcare teams : Diversity of healthcare professionals ; Importance of interdisciplinary teams ; Continuum of healthcare teams ; Model of synergistic healthcare teams -- pt. VI. Contexts, challenges, and choices. 12. Political issues and health communication : Politics and health communication ; Message framing theory and political communication ; Current political issues surrounding health and healthcare ; Health literacy ; Health stigma, discrimination, and politics ; The medical marijuana debate ; The politics of life and death ; Right to life issues in the media ; The politics of nutrition ; International health communication issues -- 13. Epilogue: Looking toward the future of health communication research : Emerging trends and challenges in health and new communication technologies ; Emerging trends and challenges in communication and mental health issues ; Emerging trends and challenges in intercultural health communication ; Emerging trends and challenges in risk/crisis communication ; Ongoing theoretical, methodological, and dissemination issues surrounding health communication research. |
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Subject: | Communication in medicine. Communication in medicine > Forecasting. Health Communication. Communications Media. Professional-Patient Relations. |