Raising awareness of hypertension risk through a web-based framing intervention: Does consideration of future consequences make a difference?

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-219

  O'Connor, Daryl B ^a   Warttig, Sheryl ^b   Conner, Mark ^a   Lawton, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consideration of future consequences; Health communication; High blood pressure; Intervention; Message framing; Prospect theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649115936     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802291618     Document Type: Article

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