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View article: The Scientific Foundation for Personal Genomics: Recommendations from a National Institutes of Health–Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Multidisciplinary Workshop
The Scientific Foundation for Personal Genomics: Recommendations from a National Institutes of Health–Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Multidisciplinary Workshop Open
The increasing availability of personal genomic tests has led to discussions about the validity and utility of such tests and the balance of benefits and harms. A multidisciplinary workshop was convened by the National Institutes of Health…
View article: Tailored texts: An application of regulatory fit to text messages designed to reduce high-risk drinking
Tailored texts: An application of regulatory fit to text messages designed to reduce high-risk drinking Open
This study used the regulatory focus/fit framework to compare the impact of text message wording on college students’ drinking behaviors. In this 2 × 3 × 2 pre-test/post-test experiment, participants ( N = 279) were randomly assigned to on…
View article: Designing Online and Mobile Diabetes Education for Fathers of Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Mixed Methods Study
Designing Online and Mobile Diabetes Education for Fathers of Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Mixed Methods Study Open
Background Fathers make unique and central contributions to the health of their children. However, research in type 1 diabetes (T1D) education largely ignores the needs of fathers, including during the development of online and mobile educ…
View article: E-Cigarette Social Media Messages: A Text Mining Analysis of Marketing and Consumer Conversations on Twitter
E-Cigarette Social Media Messages: A Text Mining Analysis of Marketing and Consumer Conversations on Twitter Open
These findings reveal that unique, large-scale public conversations are occurring on Twitter alongside e-cigarette advertising and promotion. Proponents and users are turning to social media to share knowledge, experience, and questions ab…
View article: A content analysis of precede-proceed constructs in stress management mobile apps.
A content analysis of precede-proceed constructs in stress management mobile apps. Open
Practitioners should be cautious when promoting the use of stress management apps, as most provide only health-related information (predisposing) or suggestions for enabling behavior, but almost none include all three theoretical factors r…
View article: Designing and Testing an Inventory for Measuring Social Media Competency of Certified Health Education Specialists
Designing and Testing an Inventory for Measuring Social Media Competency of Certified Health Education Specialists Open
Through the multistage instrument-development process, sufficient reliability and validity evidence was collected in support of the purpose and intended use of the SMCI. The SMCI can be used to assess the readiness of health education spec…
View article: Local Health Departments Tweeting About Ebola: Characteristics and Messaging
Local Health Departments Tweeting About Ebola: Characteristics and Messaging Open
Context: The first imported US Ebola hemorrhagic fever case during the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak triggered an increase in online activity through various social media platforms, including Twitter. Objectives: The purpose of our study…
View article: How to Design Tobacco Prevention and Control Games for Youth and Adolescents: A Qualitative Analysis of Expert Interviews
How to Design Tobacco Prevention and Control Games for Youth and Adolescents: A Qualitative Analysis of Expert Interviews Open
The synthesized findings identified through these expert interviews offer stakeholders strategies for how to incorporate games for health within their current and future work. Specific recommendations are presented for developers and resea…
View article: Mobile Text Messaging for Health: A Systematic Review of Reviews
Mobile Text Messaging for Health: A Systematic Review of Reviews Open
The aim of this systematic review of reviews is to identify mobile text-messaging interventions designed for health improvement and behavior change and to derive recommendations for practice. We have compiled and reviewed existing systemat…
View article: Behavioral Functionality of Mobile Apps in Health Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Behavioral Functionality of Mobile Apps in Health Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature Open
The lack of large sample studies using mobile phone apps may signal a need for additional studies on the potential use of mobile apps to assist individuals in changing their health behaviors. Of these studies, there is early evidence that …
View article: Digital Solutions for Informed Decision Making
Digital Solutions for Informed Decision Making Open
African American (AA) men are significantly more likely to die of prostate cancer (PrCA) than other racial groups, and there is a critical need to identify strategies for providing information about PrCA screening and the importance of inf…