Martijn Huisman, Eduard Cuelenaere, Stijn Joye, Daniël Biltereyst

Sensible Use(rs) and the Construction of Self-Identity in Research Interviews

Sociology

As a much-used data collection method in qualitative research, interviewing is a primary way to make sense of social life. However, critics...

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Elena Link, Eva Baumann, Annemiek Linn, Andreas Fahr, Peter J. Schulz, Muna E. Abuzahra

Influencing Factors of Online Health Information Seeking in Selected European Countries

Health

Patients’ participation in healthcare requires comprehensive health knowledge and can benefit from online health information seeking behavi...

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This study addresses a highly relevant and timely topic concerning Online Health Information Seeking Behaviours (O-HISB) in the context of patient par...

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Linwei He, Eline Smit

Vague Language in Online Medical Consultation

Communication

Online medical consultation has become increasingly popular, while little is known about what features of such service can impact users’ em...

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Judith Schossböck

Health-Related Decision-Making of People with Thyroid Disease

Communication

Social networking sites have become increasingly important for self-diagnosis and obtaining health information, which are particularly rele...

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Michélle Möhring, Natascha Katharina Krick, Anika Ditze

The Influence of Social Support and Characteristics of the Stigmatisers on Stigmatising Attitudes Towards People With Mental Illness

Psychology

The stigmatisation of people with mental illness has severe negative consequences for affected individuals. As research in the context of e...

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Femke Geusens, Cabral A. Bigman-Galimore, Kathleen Beullens

Identifying At-Risk Youth

Psychology

Background & purpose. Research indicates a positive relationship between sharing alcohol references on social media and drinking behavi...

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This study addresses a critically important public health concern: the identification of risk factors for heavy drinking among emerging adults, specif...

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Sven Joeckel, Jakob Henke, Leyla Dogruel

Trading Data for Health

Psychology

mHealth apps are growing in popularity among smartphone users. Such apps often contain social features that enable users to compare their b...

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Viorela Dan, Hans-Bernd Brosius

The Onset of Habituation Effects

Communication

While extraordinary events like pandemics may prompt an increase in information-seeking behaviour, such trends are unlikely to be sustainab...

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This study offers a timely and methodologically sound investigation into the dynamics of information-seeking behavior during an extraordinary event, s...

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Christina Karamanidou, Aliki Xochelli, Paolo Ghia, Kostas Stamatopoulos

How do Hematologists Communicate with Patients Suffering from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia?

Medicine

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a chronic hematologic malignancy with great heterogeneity and unpredictable clinical course. The Euro...

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Mathijs Mesman, Hanneke Hendriks, Simone Onrust, Bas van den Putte

The Effects of Teacher Communication During a Health Intervention on Older Adolescents’ Predictors of Health Behaviour

Health

This study investigated the influence of teacher communication behaviours on predictors of alcohol use, snack intake, and physical exercise...

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This study presents a timely and relevant investigation into the crucial role of teacher communication behaviours within school-based health intervent...

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