Journal of Health Informatics & Management

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Charles W Meadows Author

Subjects of specialization
Health communication

Affiliation
School of Communication, East Carolina University, North Carolina, Greenville, USA

Biography

Charles William Meadows III have their specialization from the School of Communication, East Carolina University, Joyner East 102, Greenville, USA  intrested in the feild of Health informatics; Health management; Social media; Dialogic principles; Engagement


Publications

Review Article Open Access

The Effects of Message Elements and Individual Attributes on Transportation in Health Narratives

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Charles W Meadows

Objective: Health communication practitioners are faced with growing concerns regarding the effectiveness of health narratives to encourage pro-health behaviors. Health narratives are seen as interventions to assist individuals with health issues; however, there is little agreement on how to create effective health narratives that contribute to the health of society. This study attempts to shed new light on how to create effective health narratives by examining how narrative (story) attributes and individual (personal) attributes contribute to the transportation process and overall persuasiveness of narrative health communications. Methods: A 2 x 2 x 4 experimental design was employed to collect self-report and psychophysiological data was collected. Results: Findings from the study rev... view moreĀ»

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