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1 online resource (281 pages) |
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Routledge Communication Series |
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Routledge communication series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; About the Editors and Contributors; Part I Theoretical Perspectives; 1 Health Promotion and Interactive Technology 1A Conceptual FoundationRichard L. Street, Jr., and Rajiv N. Rimal; 2 Interactive Technology Attributes in Health Promotion: Practical and Theoretical Issues Rajiv N. Rimal and June A. Flora; 3 Using Theories in Planning Interactive Computer Programs Celette Sugg Skinner and Matthew W. Kreuter; 4 Interactive Environments for Promoting Health Timothy Manning |
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Part II Using Interactive Technology to Improve Health5 Aiding Those Facing Health Crises: The Experience of the CHESS Project Robert P. Hawkins, Suzanne Pingree, David H. Gustafson, Eric W. Boberg, Earl Bricker, Fiona McTavish, Meg Wise, and Betta Owens; 6 Interactive Video Games for Health Promotion: Effects on Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Health Debra A. Lieberman; 7 Information Environments for Breast Cancer Education Richard L. Street, Jr., and Timothy Manning; 8 Patient-Specific Interfaces to Health and Decision-Making Information Holly B. Jimison |
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9 Health Promotion, Social Support, and Computer Networks Patricia Flatley Brennan and Sue V. Fink10 Creating Illness-Related Communities in Cyberspace Dirk Scheerhorn; Part III The Future of Interactive Technology for the Promotion of Health; 11 Digital Interactive Media and the Health Care Balance of Power Gary Kahn; 12 Facilitating the Adoption of New Technology for Health Promotion in Health Care Organizations William R. Gold, Jr.; 13 Reflections on Health Promotion and Interactive Technology: A Discussion With David Gustafson, Jack Wennberg, and Tony Gorry; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
This book's purpose is to offer various perspectives relating to the development, effectiveness, and implementation of interactive computing technology for health promotion--programs and interventions aimed at improving various health-related outcomes such as involvement in care, quality of life, adherence, disease management, healthy lifestyle, and more. Its coverage includes: *conceptual foundations for examining how characteristics of media, messages, and users relate to one another and how interactive media can effectively and appropriately promote health outcomes; *examinations of |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gold, William R
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Manning, Timothy R
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| ISBN |
9781136686214 |
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1136686215 |
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