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Papers by Carolyn A Lin

Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 2008

Abstract The current project 'Reducing Adverse Self-Medication Behaviours in Older Adults&#39... more Abstract The current project 'Reducing Adverse Self-Medication Behaviours in Older Adults' builds on an earlier study by the investigators in which an educational software program designed for the psychomotor needs of older adults was found to significantly improve older adults' knowledge and self-efficacy to avoid common, potentially serious drug interactions, and to report fewer harmful self-medication behaviours. Extensive formative and usability research has now been completed to develop a 'next generation' interactive system that not only delivers educational content to patients, but integrates prevention into the clinical care environment. This new program allows patients, in a clinic waiting room prior to visits with their regular care provider, to enter their current, self-medication practices privately and independently on a wireless, touch-screen tablet PC. The patient-entered data are then sent via secure, wireless intranet to a database where they are analysed so that educational content tailored to the patient's particular risk behaviours can be delivered. When the program is completed, patients may bring a print-out of the computer session to their appointment. Thus, it is anticipated that the new design will improve patient–provider communication and practice regarding self-medication safety and medical adherence, and make optimal use of patient and clinician time. This paper discusses aims of the larger study and describes formative design research conducted with older adults to develop a touch-screen, tablet interface that was found to significantly reduce errors in independent entry of self-medication behavioural infomation into the system by older adults.

Foods

We tested the feasibility of a school-based, liking-based behavioral screener (Pediatric Adapted ... more We tested the feasibility of a school-based, liking-based behavioral screener (Pediatric Adapted Liking Survey (PALS)) and message program to motivate healthy diet and activity behaviors. Students, recruited from middle- (n = 195) or low-income (n = 310) schools, online-reported: likes/dislikes of foods/beverages and physical/sedentary activities, scored into healthy behavior indexes (HBI); perceived food insecurity; and sleep indicators. Students received tailored motivating or reinforcing messages (aligned with behavior change theories) and indicated their willingness to improve target behaviors as well as program feasibility (acceptability; usefulness). Although HBIs averaged lower in the lower versus middle-income school, frequencies of food insecurity were similar (39–44% of students). Students in both schools reported sleep concerns (middle-income school—43% reported insufficient hours of sleep/night; low-income school—55% reported excessive daytime sleepiness). Students acros...

Nutrients

Obesity prevention involves promoting healthy eating and physical activity across all children. C... more Obesity prevention involves promoting healthy eating and physical activity across all children. Can we leverage technology to feasibly survey children’s health behaviors and deliver theory-based and user-tailored messages for brief clinical encounters? We assessed the acceptability and utility of an online pediatric-adapted liking survey (PALS) and tailored messages among children receiving non-urgent care in a pediatric emergency department (PED). Two hundred and forty-five children (average age = 10 years, racially/ethnically diverse, 34% overweight/obese from measured indices, 25% of families reporting food insecurity) and their parents/caregivers participated. Each reported the child’s activity and behaviors using the online PALS and received two to three messages tailored to the responses (aligned with elaboration likelihood and transtheoretical models) to motivate behavioral improvements or reinforce healthy behaviors. Most children and parents (>90%) agreed the PALS was ea...

Communication Research Reports

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Journal of communication in healthcare, 2017

Most college students have never been tested for HIV, even though they regularly have unprotected... more Most college students have never been tested for HIV, even though they regularly have unprotected sex and multiple sex partners. Theory-based research addressing factors influencing HIV testing among college students is limited. This study explored this topic via a conceptual framework that integrates the health belief model with emotion and communication factors. Data was collected with a sample of four focus group panels, including two male and two female groups ( = 52). Transcripts for the seven discussion questions were produced based on the audio recordings of group sessions. Two research assistants reviewed, summarized and cross-validated the discussion content to address each of the four research questions under study. Students believe HIV to be a severe health threat, but feel 'invincible' about contracting the virus. Their low emotional self-efficacy is a barrier for adopting HIV testing. Gaining social approval and emotional support for making a testing decision ca...

Pediatrics, 2017

Is cyberbullying essentially the same as bullying, or is it a qualitatively different activity? T... more Is cyberbullying essentially the same as bullying, or is it a qualitatively different activity? The lack of a consensual, nuanced definition has limited the field's ability to examine these issues. Evidence suggests that being a perpetrator of one is related to being a perpetrator of the other; furthermore, strong relationships can also be noted between being a victim of either type of attack. It also seems that both types of social cruelty have a psychological impact, although the effects of being cyberbullied may be worse than those of being bullied in a traditional sense (evidence here is by no means definitive). A complicating factor is that the 3 characteristics that define bullying (intent, repetition, and power imbalance) do not always translate well into digital behaviors. Qualities specific to digital environments often render cyberbullying and bullying different in circumstances, motivations, and outcomes. To make significant progress in addressing cyberbullying, certa...

Telematics and Informatics

Choice Reviews Online

'Communication Technology and Social Change: Theory and Implications.. is a book about the air we... more 'Communication Technology and Social Change: Theory and Implications.. is a book about the air we breathe.'-Moshe Landsman Communication Technology and Social Change: Theory and. Communication Technology and Social Change: Theory.-Chegg COMM 345 Social and Economic Implications of Communication. processual theory of social change that provides an integrated and dynamic view. explore the implications of this theory regarding the ability of communication technologies to as the type of communication technology available changes?".

Computers in Human Behavior

Journal of Advertising Research, 2002

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The intent of this research paper is to discover if LibQUAL+® results can be used to identify "be... more The intent of this research paper is to discover if LibQUAL+® results can be used to identify "best practices" in academic research library website design. As demonstrated by responses to the LibQUAL+® survey item "A library Web site enabling me to locate information on my own", website design is an important consideration for academic research library users. This paper examines websites from members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) who participated in LibQUAL+® in 2010, with a particular focus on the websites with the highest scores for this specific LibQUAL+® question. Three primary functional criteria-Visual Layout, Information Architecture and Content-were used to evaluate if the academic research library websites with the highest LibQUAL+® scores in 2010 provided insight into best practices for contemporary academic research library website design.

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ABSTRACT As a subscription medium, satellite radio diffusion remains stagnant. To compete effecti... more ABSTRACT As a subscription medium, satellite radio diffusion remains stagnant. To compete effectively against their terrestrial and online counterparts, the satellite radio industry needs to understand their potential audiences' listening needs and wants. This study surveyed a national sample to examine audience affinity, motives, and activity as well as format preferences to help assess listener interest in adopting satellite radio. Study findings suggest that the exploratory theoretical framework tested in this study including the uses and gratification perspective, the audience activity construct, and the technology cluster concept-were able to explain satellite radio adoption interest with strong empirical support.

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Subscription-based satellite radio services altered the economic fundamentals of the radio indust... more Subscription-based satellite radio services altered the economic fundamentals of the radio industry. To better understand the reasons behind radio audience adoption of satellite radio, this study examines the adoption process by exploring audience beliefs, perceptions, attitudes and intentions, in addition to economic and situational factors. Data were collected via a national telephone survey of radio listeners. The results are discussed in conjunction with implications for theory building and market dynamics.

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... At issue here is the uses and gratifications theory&#x27;s assumption that media cons... more ... At issue here is the uses and gratifications theory&#x27;s assumption that media consump-tion is initiated by a set of self-aware needs that motivates the audience to actively seek out mediated content for gratification of those specific needs, as opposed to a situationally dictated ...

This study investigates the relations between perceived television use and online access motives ... more This study investigates the relations between perceived television use and online access motives among those who do not presently subscribe to a commercial online service and how such relations influence the likelihood of online-service adoption. Uses and gratifications theory is utilized as the theoretical basis for examining user motives. A random telephone sample was generated through random digits and 384 valid responses were obtained. The sample was selected from a large metropolitan area of 2 million plus population which possesses racial and ethnic diversity. Study results suggest that user motives between TV exposure and potential online-service access are weakly correlated, as TV-use motives are largely insignificant predictors for potential online-service adoption. Implications for advertisers are explored in light of the convergence "between television and online services, which continues along technological as well as content dimensions.