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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 15 of 15 Research Studies DisplayedO'Leary ST, Narwaney KJ, Wagner NM
Efficacy of a web-based intervention to increase uptake of maternal vaccines: an RCT.
Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) and influenza vaccines are recommended for pregnant women in each pregnancy, yet uptake is suboptimal. This study tested the efficacy of an online vaccine resource in increasing uptake of Tdap and influenza vaccines among pregnant women. The investigators concluded that Web-based vaccination information sent to pregnant women can positively influence maternal influenza vaccine uptake.
AHRQ-funded; HS021492.
Citation: O'Leary ST, Narwaney KJ, Wagner NM .
Efficacy of a web-based intervention to increase uptake of maternal vaccines: an RCT.
Am J Prev Med 2019 Oct;57(4):e125-e33. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.05.018..
Keywords: Vaccination, Pregnancy, Women, Health Information Technology (HIT), Social Media, Influenza
Lyson HC, Le GM, Zhang J
Social media as a tool to promote health awareness: results from an online cervical cancer prevention study.
In this study, the authors investigated whether participation in an online social media platform and receipt of brief, tailored messages was effective at increasing knowledge, awareness, and prevention behaviors related to human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. The investigators found that although most study participants had substantial knowledge, awareness, and engagement in positive behaviors related to cervical cancer prevention at the start of the study, HPV awareness could be increased through brief participation in an online social media platform and receipt of tailored health messages.
AHRQ-funded; HS022241.
Citation: Lyson HC, Le GM, Zhang J .
Social media as a tool to promote health awareness: results from an online cervical cancer prevention study.
J Cancer Educ 2019 Aug;34(4):819-22. doi: 10.1007/s13187-018-1379-8..
Keywords: Social Media, Cancer: Cervical Cancer, Cancer, Health Promotion, Prevention
Chu KH, Colditz J, Malik M
Identifying key target audiences for public health campaigns: leveraging machine learning in the case of hookah tobacco smoking.
Current social media platforms provide researchers with opportunities to better identify and target specific audiences and even individuals. However, the investigators were not aware of systematic research attempting to identify audiences with mixed or ambivalent views toward hookah tobacco smoking (HTS). The objective of their study was to (1) confirm previous research showing positively skewed HTS sentiment on Twitter using a larger dataset by leveraging machine learning techniques and (2) systematically identify individuals who exhibit mixed opinions about HTS via the Twitter platform and therefore represent key audiences for intervention.
AHRQ-funded; HS022989.
Citation: Chu KH, Colditz J, Malik M .
Identifying key target audiences for public health campaigns: leveraging machine learning in the case of hookah tobacco smoking.
J Med Internet Res 2019 Jul 8;21(7):e12443. doi: 10.2196/12443..
Keywords: Health Promotion, Public Health, Social Media, Tobacco Use, Tobacco Use: Smoking Cessation
Blumenthal KG, Topaz M, Zhou L
Mining social media data to assess the risk of skin and soft tissue infections from allergen immunotherapy.
This study examined large social media databases including Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit to identify postings of rare incidents of contamination or infection from extracts for allergen immunotherapy (AIT). They used natural language processing (NLP) related to AIT from 2012 to 2016. They compared posts on adverse events for AIT compared to influenza vaccinations. The results showed that both types of posts are rare events.
AHRQ-funded; HS025375.
Citation: Blumenthal KG, Topaz M, Zhou L .
Mining social media data to assess the risk of skin and soft tissue infections from allergen immunotherapy.
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Jul;144(1):129-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.01.029..
Keywords: Social Media, Skin Conditions, Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Vaccination, Risk
Rolbiecki AJ, Teti M, Crenshaw B
Exploring lived experiences of chronic pain through photo-elicitation and social networking.
The purpose of this study was to understand how patients' use of photo-elicitation and online social networks (Facebook) enhances their understanding of what it means to live with pain. The investigators concluded that photo-elicitation is an innovative way to shed light on patients' lived experience with chronic pain. Despite some technical challenges, Facebook support groups utilizing photo-elicitation can provide a readily available platform that can facilitate interchange of patient experiences and might help patients communicate with their providers.
AHRQ-funded; HS022140.
Citation: Rolbiecki AJ, Teti M, Crenshaw B .
Exploring lived experiences of chronic pain through photo-elicitation and social networking.
Pain Med 2019 Jun;20(6):1202-11. doi: 10.1093/pm/pny175..
Keywords: Pain, Chronic Conditions, Social Media, Communication
Dorst MT, Anders SH, Chennupati S
Health information technologies in the support systems of pregnant women and their caregivers: mixed-methods study.
This study’s objective was to determine the number and nature of the components of the support systems of pregnant women and their caregivers (family members) and the role of health information technologies (HIT) in these support systems. Pregnant women and their caregivers were enrolled from advanced maternal-fetal and group prenatal care clinics. Participants filled out surveys which addressed stress levels, socioeconomic status, health literacy, and they drew a diagram of their support systems. Pregnant women overall had a larger support system than their caregivers. Their source of medical information was more likely to be specific medical information websites, while caregivers used more general internet search engines. No association was found between stress, support system size, and support system components.
AHRQ-funded; HS021496.
Citation: Dorst MT, Anders SH, Chennupati S .
Health information technologies in the support systems of pregnant women and their caregivers: mixed-methods study.
J Med Internet Res 2019 May 9;21(5):e10865. doi: 10.2196/10865..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Pregnancy, Caregiving, Women, Social Media
Wisk LE, Nelson EB, Magane KM
Clinical trial recruitment and retention of college students with type 1 diabetes via social media: an implementation case study.
The purpose of this study was to quantify the efficiency and acceptability of Internet-based recruitment for engaging college-students with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and to describe the approach used for implementing a health-related trial entirely online using off-the-shelf Internet tools. Young people aged 17-25 years with T1D were recruited through social media platforms and other outreach channels; Facebook was the highest yield recruitment source. Demographics differed by platform. Response rate and participant characteristics were quantified and engagement metrics tracked via Google Analytics and participant survey data. The researchers conclude that recruitment of college students with T1D for a trial via social media is feasible, efficient, acceptable, and yields a sample that represents the user-base from which they were drawn.
AHRQ-funded; HS022986.
Citation: Wisk LE, Nelson EB, Magane KM .
Clinical trial recruitment and retention of college students with type 1 diabetes via social media: an implementation case study.
J Diabetes Sci Technol 2019 May;13(3):445-56. doi: 10.1177/1932296819839503..
Keywords: Diabetes, Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies, Social Media, Young Adults
Li Y, Cai X, Wang M
Social media ratings of nursing homes associated with experience of care and "Nursing Home Compare" quality measures.
This study compared the ratings of nursing homes on social media sites as compared to a quality-measure based rating system. Four popular social media sites (Facebook, Yelp, Google Consumer Reviews, and caring.com) were compared to ratings on the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) site at 196 nursing homes in Maryland. There was a positive correlation between ratings for the same nursing home for social media and NHC.
AHRQ-funded; HS024923.
Citation: Li Y, Cai X, Wang M .
Social media ratings of nursing homes associated with experience of care and "Nursing Home Compare" quality measures.
BMC Health Serv Res 2019 Apr 27;19(1):260. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4100-7..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Quality of Care, Quality Measures, Social Media
Henderson ML, Adler JT, Van Pilsum Rasmussen SE
How should social media be used in transplantation? A survey of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
The authors investigated how social media-driven communication is perceived by providers in the field of transplantation. 299 members of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons were surveyed regarding their use of, attitudes toward, and perceptions of social media; the authors analyzed relationships between their responses and participant characteristics. The authors found that individual characteristics influence opinions about the role and clinical usefulness of social media. They concluded that increasing use of social media among transplant professionals may provide an opportunity to deliver high-quality information to patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS024600.
Citation: Henderson ML, Adler JT, Van Pilsum Rasmussen SE .
How should social media be used in transplantation? A survey of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Transplantation 2019 Mar;103(3):573-80. doi: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002243..
Keywords: Transplantation, Social Media, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Provider: Physician
Adrian M, Moreno M, Nicodimos S
Research strategy for health sciences: Facebook friend request is non-differentially accepted in a diverse, young adult population.
The aim of this study was to report on overall success of recruiting young adults in diverse settings, with respect to education and employment, into a study using Facebook (FB). The investigators assert that friending through FB is a feasible way to reach young adults involved in health and behavioral research, and could be a way to expand the populations that are studied in health science research to maximize generalizability of the conclusions drawn.
AHRQ-funded; HS022982.
Citation: Adrian M, Moreno M, Nicodimos S .
Research strategy for health sciences: Facebook friend request is non-differentially accepted in a diverse, young adult population.
Nurs Health Sci 2019 Mar;21(1):71-77. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12557..
Keywords: Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies, Social Media, Young Adults
Margolis MA, Brewer NT, Shah PD
Stories about HPV vaccine in social media, traditional media, and conversations.
To understand how stories from media and social interactions shape parents' HPV vaccination decisions, the authors sought to characterize parents' exposure to these stories, as well as associations between story exposure and vaccination behavior. They found that stories of HPV vaccine harms may be associated more strongly with vaccination behavior than stories of HPV vaccine preventable diseases. They recommended that communication campaigns consider strategies to elevate stories of preventable diseases in social and traditional media.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Margolis MA, Brewer NT, Shah PD .
Stories about HPV vaccine in social media, traditional media, and conversations.
Prev Med 2019 Jan;118:251-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.11.005..
Keywords: Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Promotion, Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Sexual Health, Social Media, Vaccination
Ruck JM, Henderson ML, Eno AK
Use of Twitter in communicating living solid organ donation information to the public: an exploratory study of living donors and transplant professionals.
As transplant centers start leveraging Twitter for information dissemination and public engagement, it is important to understand current living solid organ donation-related Twitter use. This paper investigated use of Twitter in communicating living solid organ donation information to the public. It provides insight into how the social media platform may be used to communicate about and disseminate information about living donation.
AHRQ-funded; HS023876.
Citation: Ruck JM, Henderson ML, Eno AK .
Use of Twitter in communicating living solid organ donation information to the public: an exploratory study of living donors and transplant professionals.
Clin Transplant 2019 Jan;33(1):e13447. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13447..
Keywords: Transplantation, Social Media, Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Valdez RS, Guterbock TM, Thompson MJ
Beyond traditional advertisements: leveraging Facebook's social structures for research recruitment.
This study aimed to develop and assess the feasibility, benefits, and challenges of recruiting for research studies related to consumer health information technology (IT) by leveraging the social structures embedded in the social networking platform, Facebook. It demonstrated that leveraging the social structures of Facebook for health-related research was feasible for obtaining small samples appropriate for qualitative research but not for obtaining large samples needed for quantitative research.
AHRQ-funded; HS022930.
Citation: Valdez RS, Guterbock TM, Thompson MJ .
Beyond traditional advertisements: leveraging Facebook's social structures for research recruitment.
J Med Internet Res 2014 Oct 27;16(10):e243. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3786..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Social Media, Research Methodologies
Robinson MN, Tansil KA, Elder RW
AHRQ Author: Miller T
Mass media health communication campaigns combined with health-related product distribution: a community guide systematic review.
The researchers conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of health communication campaigns that use multiple channels, including mass media, and distribute health-related products. They concluded that health communication campaigns that combine mass media and other communication channels with distribution of free or reduced-price health-related products are effective in improving healthy behaviors. They expect this intervention to be applicable across U.S. demographic groups, with appropriate population targeting.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Robinson MN, Tansil KA, Elder RW .
Mass media health communication campaigns combined with health-related product distribution: a community guide systematic review.
Am J Prev Med 2014 Sep;47(3):360-71. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.05.034.
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Keywords: Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Promotion, Lifestyle Changes, Social Media, Tobacco Use
Ness GL, Sheehan AH, Snyder ME
Graduating student pharmacists' perspectives on e-professionalism and social media: qualitative findings.
The researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of 212 graduating student pharmacists to characterize their views of professionalism on popular social media sites. The themes identified in the analysis were separation of personal and professional lives, how accountability for actions should vary by severity, and the extent of representation of the students’ character on social media.
AHRQ-funded; HS022119.
Citation: Ness GL, Sheehan AH, Snyder ME .
Graduating student pharmacists' perspectives on e-professionalism and social media: qualitative findings.
J Am Pharm Assoc 2014 Mar-Apr;54(2):138-43. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13188..
Keywords: Education: Academic, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider: Pharmacist, Social Media