Author : Jason D. Sabo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (781 download)
Book Synopsis National Print and Electronic News Coverage of Self Management Behaviors and Efficacy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by : Jason D. Sabo
Download or read book National Print and Electronic News Coverage of Self Management Behaviors and Efficacy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus written by Jason D. Sabo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addressed the question: "How do news media portray the self-management behaviors for type 2 diabetes mellitus?" Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of death in the U.S. Disease rates are increasing despite the potential for preventing and delaying disease progression via lifestyle intervention and self-management. This chronic disease has reached epidemic proportions in terms of both diagnosed cases and financial costs. Guided by Witte's (1992) extended parallel processing model, the study implemented a quantitative content analysis of self-management and efficacy messages in national print and electronic news coverage of type 2 diabetes mellitus from 2009 to 2011. Of 666 stories referencing diabetes in that time frame, 14 % (n = 96) discussed self-management. Findings suggest that news stories rarely address self-management behaviors for type 2 diabetes mellitus; the little coverage that does occur does not meet its health-related potential to influence adaptive behavior change for primary and secondary prevention. Less than one third of analyzed stories referenced multiple (three or more) self-management behaviors related to primary and secondary prevention and only one news story explicitly used self-management terminology. Results suggest that self-management for type 2 diabetes has yet to become a newsworthy topic and saliency on the public agenda. Additionally, by failing to address both response efficacy and self-efficacy, stories on diabetes self-management may not effectively motivate relevant health knowledge acquisition and/or health behavior change. Communication processes and trends in news messages on self-management and prevention in type 2 diabetes are discussed.