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Quick BL, Kriss LA, Rains SA, Sherlock-Jones M, Jang M. An Investigation into the Portrayal of Organ Donation on Grey's Anatomy Seasons 1 Through 15. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2024; 39:195-204. [PMID: 36593220 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2163051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The current project sought to extend prior research examining organ donation portrayals on Grey's Anatomy by examining the first fifteen seasons. Guided by the health belief model, content analysis revealed more attention was given to benefits of donation than barriers. Contrary to previous research, more attention was given to refuting rather than promoting commonly cited myths. The results also address attention to the health threat as well as Grey's Anatomy's representation of self-efficacy in registering to be an organ donor. Finally, proportion tests revealed significant differences between the types of organs transplanted on Grey's Anatomy compared to organs transplanted in the United States. The results are discussed with an emphasis on portrayal trends throughout Season 1 through 15 as well as the theoretical and practical implications of our findings.
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- Brian L Quick
- Department of Communication, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois
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- School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin
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Díaz Zamora W, León Guatame AX, Robayo-Pinzon O. Comercialización social de la donación de órganos en Colombia: un estudio exploratorio. Health Mark Q 2020; 37:232-244. [PMID: 32835650 DOI: 10.1080/07359683.2020.1802982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Resumen Este estudio tiene como objetivo determinar las actitudes, creencias y aspectos culturales que motivan a los familiares de las personas fallecidas a donar sus órganos, a través de los cuales el marketing social puede desarrollar acciones que promuevan cambios de comportamiento. Se realizó un estudio de investigación descriptivo exploratorio a través del método de recopilación de información cualitativa con entrevistas en profundidad utilizando un cuestionario semiestructurado, procesado por el software NVivo 11. Descubrimos que las razones por las cuales los miembros de la familia donaron órganos fueron principalmente manifestaciones durante la vida del donante, el deseo de las familias de poder ayudar a otras personas (altruismo) y creencias religiosas.
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Li W, Watts J, Tan N. From Screen to Screening: Entertainment and News Television Media Effects on Cancer Screening Behaviors. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 24:385-394. [PMID: 31033423 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1607954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The complementary effects of genre-specific media use and information-seeking behaviors on cancer prevention behaviors have been understudied in cancer communication literature. A secondary analysis of the Annenberg National Health Communication Survey (ANHCS) was conducted to investigate the effects of two types of televised media content (i.e., news and entertainment programs) on three types of cancer screening behaviors through active health information seeking behavior (HISB) from other mass media. The results show that routine entertainment and news television viewing significantly predicted HISB above and beyond demographic variables and perceived health status. HISB partially mediated the effects of entertainment and news television viewing on colon cancer and breast cancer screening behaviors (i.e., sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy, mammogram) while fully mediating their effects on prostate cancer screening behavior (PSA). Future advocacy efforts should continue to use mass media like television to raise awareness of various types of cancer and preventative measures. Additionally, more collaborations should be conducted between public health professionals and content creators to design effective health content on promoting cancer prevention behaviors on mass media platforms.
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- Wenbo Li
- a School of Communication , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a School of Communication , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a School of Communication , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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Novogrodsky E, Yaghoubian A, Connor SE, Hicks E, Vargas GB, Nassiri S, Maghen A, Kwan L, Waterman AD, Maliski SL, Veale JL. The Role of Media in Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donation. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 34:259-267. [PMID: 29190124 PMCID: PMC6109610 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1405480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study seeks to characterize how non-directed living kidney donors use media and informational resources over the course of their kidney donation journey. We conducted semi-structured interviews with non-directed donors (NDDs) who initiated kidney transplant chains. Interview transcripts were reviewed and references to media or informational resources were classified by type and pattern of use. More than half (57%) of NDDs reported that an identifiable media or informational resource resulted in their initial interest in donation. Two-thirds (67%) of NDDs cited the influence of stories and personal narratives on their decision to donate. After transplant, media and informational resources were used to promote organ donation, connect with other donors or recipients, and reflect on donation. From the study's findings, we conclude that media and informational resources play an important role in the process of donation for NDDs, including inspiring interest in donation through personal narratives. Media sources provide emotionally and intellectually compelling discussions that motivate potential donors. The results of this study may facilitate the development of more targeted outreach to potential donors through use of personal narratives in articles and television programming about donation.
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- b Department of Family Medicine , Oregon Health and Science University
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- c Division of Nephrology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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- a Department of Urology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Feeley TH, O'Mally AK, Covert JM. A Content Analysis of Organ Donation Stories Printed in U.S. Newspapers: Application of Newsworthiness. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2015; 31:495-503. [PMID: 26422263 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.973549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The current study applied a theory of newsworthiness to the topic of organ donation. Specifically, content analysis of newspaper stories published in the United States (N = 1,988) was performed to identify whether deviance and significance of a story predicted story prominence, measured as story length and placement in the newspaper. Results indicated support for study hypotheses: Longer stories and front-page stories pertaining to organ donation were more deviant and more significant in content. Analyses also indicated stories more negative in nature were more likely given front-page coverage, represented international events, and were high on deviance and significance. Higher circulating newspapers were more likely to publish stories recounting negative events in organ donation. Results indicated organ donation coverage represents a valid application of newsworthiness theory, and implications of study findings are discussed in relation to the agenda-setting function of news stories.
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- Thomas Hugh Feeley
- a Department of Communication , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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- a Department of Communication , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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- a Department of Communication , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Quick BL, Anker AE, Feeley TH, Morgan SE. An examination of three theoretical models to explain the organ donation attitude--registration discrepancy among mature adults. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2015; 31:265-274. [PMID: 26305921 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.947468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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An inconsistency in the research indicates positive attitudes toward organ donation do not map reliably onto organ donor registrations. Various models have sought to explain this inconsistency and the current analysis formally compared three models: the Bystander Intervention Model (BIM), the Organ Donor Model (ODM), and Vested Interest Theory (VIT). Mature (N = 688) adults between the ages of 50 to 64 years completed surveys related to organ donation. Results revealed that VIT accounted for the most variance in organ donation registrations followed by the BIM and ODM. The discussion emphasizes the importance of employing theories to explain a phenomenon as well as the practical implications of the findings.
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- Brian L Quick
- a Department of Communication, College of Medicine , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- b Department of Communication , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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- b Department of Communication , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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- c Communication Studies Department , University of Miami
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Casais B, Proença JF. Inhibitions and implications associated with celebrity participation in health-related social marketing: an exploratory research focused on HIV prevention in Portugal. Health Mark Q 2012; 29:206-22. [PMID: 22905943 DOI: 10.1080/07359683.2012.705642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This article discusses motivations and inhibitions among celebrities to participate in health-related social marketing. The research identifies the implications that this involvement may have upon their lives. Results from in-depth interviews with 27 Portuguese celebrities show that they expect a fee for endorsements of commercial and government social marketing, despite the positive image they may gain from endorsing public health. The results demonstrate an absence of celebrity prejudice against HIV because of its serious nature and the social stigma attached to AIDS. This research suggests there is a positive bias and presents helpful information for negotiations between institutions and celebrities.
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- Beatriz Casais
- Faculty of Economics, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Quick BL, Lavoie NR, Scott AM, Bosch D, Morgan SE. Perceptions about organ donation among African American, Hispanic, and white high school students. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2012; 22:921-933. [PMID: 22395297 DOI: 10.1177/1049732312439631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We applied the Health Belief Model (HBM) to better understand perceptions of organ donation among African American, Hispanic, and White high school students. We conducted 14 focus groups with 18-year-old students to identify strategies to reach this audience when promoting the First-Person Consent Registry (FPCR) for organ donation. We found that African American, Hispanic, and White high school students are largely unaware of the need for organ donors, and are unfamiliar with how to join the FPCR. Participants identified more barriers to joining the FPCR than benefits. Two aspects of self-efficacy emerged related to joining the FPCR: decisional and task efficacy. Overall, few differences were found with respect to organ donation myths across the three ethnic groups. The results are discussed, with an emphasis on how the findings compare and contrast with previous organ donation research. We focus on message design and dissemination strategies for practitioners targeting 18-year-old high school students with organ donation promotional materials.
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- Brian L Quick
- 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Smith SW, Nazione S, LaPlante C, Clark-Hitt R, Park HS, Sung R, Leichtman A. Living kidney donor decision making and communication. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2011; 16:870-888. [PMID: 21660829 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.563668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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There is high demand for kidney donors in the United States, and it is widely accepted that living donation is optimal for individuals who need a kidney. Much research has focused on the potential recipient, but little has been studied about the communication and decision making of living kidney donors. Interviews assessed the communication and decision-making processes of 43 kidney donor volunteers. Almost all of the participants were not asked, but instead volunteered, to donate. The majority of donors reported having conversations with the recipient and speaking about their decisions with other individuals in their social networks besides the recipient. Some participants said that they stopped talking to others because of negative feedback. Future research should further examine the communication of donors with non-recipient others and potential methods of training recipients and donors to communicate effectively about the donation process.
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- Sandi W Smith
- Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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Harbaugh C, Afana M, Burdick S, East J, Kodali S, Lee J, Patel S, Rangrass G, Ranney D, Sood V, Lynch R, Sonnenday CJ, Englesbe MJ, Mathur AK. Portrayal of organ donation and transplantation on American primetime television. Clin Transplant 2011; 25:E375-80. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01427.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yoo JH, Tian Y. Effects of entertainment (mis) education: exposure to entertainment television programs and organ donation intention. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2011; 26:147-158. [PMID: 21271421 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2010.542572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This study investigates antecedents and outcomes of entertainment television consumption in organ donation with the Orientation₁-Stimulus-Orientation₂-Response (O₁-S-O₂ -R) model. It reveals that organ donation knowledge seems significantly related to recall of entertainment television programs and attitudes toward organ donation. Meanwhile, recall of entertainment television programs significantly predicts people's perception of medical mistrust, which in turn negatively predicts attitudes toward organ donation, while attitudes toward organ donation significantly predict behavioral intention in signing a donor card. It also suggests significant mediation relationships among the pre-orientation variable, stimulus, post-orientation variable, and attitudinal and behavioral outcomes. This study provides an integrative theoretical framework to study media effects on organ donation and empirical evidence for "entertainment miseducation" (Morgan, Harrison, Chewning, Davis, & DiCorcia, 2007).
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- Jina H Yoo
- Department of Communication, University of Missouri-Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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Morgan SE, Harrison TR. The impact of health communication research on organ donation outcomes in the United States. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2010; 25:589-592. [PMID: 20845155 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2010.496834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- Susan E Morgan
- Department of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098, USA.
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