Perceived barriers to internet-based health communication on human genetics

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-340

  Bernhardt, Jay M ^a   Lariscy, Ruth Ann Weaver ^b   Parrott, Roxanne L ^c   Silk, Kami J ^c   Felter, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS; MALE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036654895     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730290088166     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Backer, T. E., Rogers, E. M., & Sopory, P. (1992). Designing health communication campaigns: What works? Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
2. Beredjiklian, P. K., Bozentka, D. J., Steinberg, D. R., & Bernstein, J. (2000). Evaluating the source and content of orthopaedic information on the Internet: The case of carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume, 82(A11), 1540-1543.
3. Bernhardt, J. M. (2001). Tailoring messages and design in a web-based skin cancer prevention intervention. International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 4, 290-297.
4. Brodie, M., Kjellson, N., Hoff, T., & Parker, M. (1999). Perceptions of Latinos, African Americans, and Whites on media as a health information source. The Howard Journal of Communication, 10, 147-167.
5. Collins, F. S., Patrinos, A., Jordan, E., Chakravarti, A., Gesteland, R., & Walters, L. (1998). New goals for the U.S. Human Genome Project: 1998-2003. Science, 282, 682-689.
6. Condit, C. M. (1999). How the public understands genetics: Non-deterministic and non-discriminatory interpretations of the "blueprint" metaphor. Public Understanding of Science, 8, 169-180.
7. Cunningham, W. E., Davidson, P., Nakazono, T., & Anderson, R. A. (1999). Do Black and White adults use the same sources of information about AIDS prevention? Health Education and Behavior, 26(5), 703-713.
8. Eng, T. R. (2001). The eHealth landscape: A terrain map of emerging information and communication technologies in health and health care. Princeton, NJ: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
9. Flanagin, A. J., & Metzger, M. J. (2001). Internet use in the contemporary media environment. Human Communication Research, 27(1), 153-181.
10. Fox, S., Rainie, L., Horrigan, J., Lenhart, A., Spooner, T., Burke, M., Lewis, O., & Carter, C. (2000a). The online health care revolution: How the Web helps Americans take better care of themselves Washington, DC: Pew Internet & American Life Project: Online life report. Retrieved on November 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/ toc.asp?Report=26].
11. Fox, S., Rainie, L., Horrigan, J., Lenhart, A., Spooner, T., & Carter, C. (2000b). Trust and privacy online: Why Americans want to rewrite the rules. Washington, DC: Pew Internet & American Life Project: Online life Report. Retrieved on November 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=19].
12. Freimuth, V. S. (1987). The diffusion of supportive information. In T. L. Albrecht & M. B. Adelman (Eds.), Communicating Social Support (pp. 212-237). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
13. Harris Interactive. (2001). eHealth traffic critically dependent on search engines and portals. Retrieved on October 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate. asp?NewsID=270].
14. Jeffords, J. M. (1999). Confidentiality of medical information: Protecting privacy in an electronic age. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 30(2), 115-116.
15. Johnson, J. D., & Meischke, H. (1991). Women's preferences for cancer information from specific communication channels. American Behavioral Scientist, 34(6), 742-755.
16. Johnson, J. D., & Meischke, H. (1993). Differences in the evaluations of communication sources by women who have had a mammogram. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 11(1), 83-101.
17. Johnson, J. D., Meischke, H., Grau, J., & Johnson, S. (1992). Cancer-related channel selection. Health Communication, 4, 183-196.
18. Lissman, T. L., & Boehnlein, J. K. (2001). A critical review of Internet information about depression. Psychiatric Services, 52, 8, 1046-1050.
19. Locke, S. E., Kowaloff, H. B., Hoff, R. G., Safran, C., Popovsky, M. A., Cotton, D. J., et al. (1992). Computer interview for screening blood donors for risk of HIV transmission. JAMA, 268, 1301-1305.
20. Marin, G., & Van Oss Marin, B. (1990). Perceived credibility of channels and sources of AIDS information among Hispanics. AIDS Education and Prevention, 2(2), 154-161.
21. Marshall, A. A., Smith, S. W., & McKeon, J. K. (1995). Persuading low-income women to engage in mammography screening: Source, message and channel preferences. Health Communication, 7(4), 283-299.
22. McGuire, W. J. (2001). Input and output variables currently promising for constructing persuasive communications. In R. E. Rice & C. K. Atkin (Eds.), Public Communication Campaigns, 3rd edition (pp. 22-48). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
23. Mitchell, J. M., O'Brien, R. W., Semansky, R. M., & Iannotti, R. J. (1995). Sources of AIDS information for parents and children. Medical Care, 33 (4), 423-431.
24. Newport, F., & Saad, L. (1998, August). A matter of trust. American Journalism Review. Retrieved on July 30, 2000 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://AJR.newslink.org/ajrgallup98.html].
25. O'Keefe, D. J. (1990). Persuasion: Theory and research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
26. Parrott, R. L. (1995). Topic-centered and person-centered sensitive subjects: Recognizing and managing barriers to disclosure about health. In L. K. Fuller & L. Shilling (Eds.), Communicating about communicable diseases. Amherst, MA: HRD Press.
27. Parrott, R. L., Duncan, V., & Duggan, A. (2000). Promoting patients' full and honest disclosure during conversations with health care providers. In S. Petronio (Ed.), Balancing the secrets of private disclosures (pp. 137-148). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
28. Petty, R. E., & Caccioppo, J. T. (1986). Communication and persuasion: Central and peripheral routes to attitude change. New York: Springer Verlag.
29. Petty, R. E., & Caccioppo, J. T. (1996). Attitudes and persuasion: Classic and contemporary approaches. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
30. Rogers, E. M. (2000). The communication of innovation: The need for Internet access multiples along with obstacles. Cable News Network Interactive. Retrieved on June 24, 2000 from http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/ virtualvillages/story/essays/rogers/print.html
31. Rosenbaum, M. D., Altman, D., Brodie, M., Flournoy, R., Blendon, R. J., & Benson, J. (2000). Survey shows widespread enthusiasm for high technology Washington, DC: National Public Radio, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Retrieved on July 14, 2000 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/ poll/technology/].
32. Rubin, A. M., & Rubin, R. B. (1985). Interface of personal and mediated communication: A research agenda. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 2, 36-53.
33. Sacchetti, P., Zvara, P., & Plante, M. K. (1999). The Internet and patient education-resources and their reliability: Focus on a select urologic topic. Urology, 53(6), 1117-1120.
34. Singer, E., Schaeffer, N. C., & Raghunathan, T. (1997). Public attitudes toward data sharing by federal agencies. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 9(3), 277-285.
35. Slack, W. V., & Van Cura, L. J. (1968). Patient reaction to computer based medical interviewing. Computers and Biomedical Research 7, 527-531.
36. Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. M. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques. Newbury Park: Sage.
37. Taylor,H., & Leitman, R. (Eds.), (2001a). The increasing impact of eHealth on consumer behavior. Health Care News, 1, 21. New York, NY: Harris Interactive. Retrieved on November 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss21.pdf].
38. Taylor, H., & Leitman, R. (Eds.). (2001b). The public is overwhelmingly optimistic and supportive of genomics research - however, knowledge and understanding remain modest. Health Care News, 1, 30. New York, NY: Harris Interactive. Retrieved on November 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web: [Available on-line: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/ healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss20.pdf].
39. Taylor, H., & Leitman, R. (Eds.). (2001c). CDC and NIH have the best ratings of ten federal government agencies among those who are familiar with them. Health Care News, 1, 30. New York, NY: Harris Interactive. Retrieved on November 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/ HI_HealthCareNews2001Vol1_iss30.pdf].
40. Taylor, M. R. G., Alman, A., & Manchester, D. K. (2001). Use of the Internet by patients and their families to obtain genetics-related information. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 76(8), 772-776.
41. Telcordia. (2001). Netsizer: Internet growth forcasting tool. Retrieved on October 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.netsizer.com/].
42. Turner, C. F., Ku, L., Rogers, S. M., Lindberg, G., Pleck, J., & Sonenstein, F. (1998). Adolescent sexual behavior, drug use, and violence: Increased reporting with computer survey technology. Science, 280, 867-873.
43. United Nations. (2000, April). Report of the meeting of the high-level panel of experts on information and communication technology. Retrieved on July 11, 2000 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.un.org/esa/ coordination/ecosoc/advdoc01.pdf].
44. U.S. Department of Commerce. (1999). Falling through the Net: Defining the digital divide. Retrieved on July 29, 2000 from the World Wide Web. [Available on-line: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/].
45. Wiesenthal, D. L., & Wiener, N. I. (1996). Privacy and the human genome project. Ethics & Behavior, 6(3), 189-201.