scholarly journals Content-Sensitive Characterization of Peer Interactions of Highly Engaged Users in an Online Community for Smoking Cessation: Mixed-Methods Approach for Modeling User Engagement in Health Promotion Interventions

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahiti Myneni ◽  
Vishnupriya Sridharan ◽  
Nathan Cobb ◽  
Trevor Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

scholarly journals Content-Sensitive Characterization of Peer Interactions of Highly Engaged Users in an Online Community for Smoking Cessation: Mixed-Methods Approach for Modeling User Engagement in Health Promotion Interventions (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahiti Myneni ◽  
Vishnupriya Sridharan ◽  
Nathan Cobb ◽  
Trevor Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Specific Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change Techniques ◽  
Active User

BACKGROUND Online communities provide affordable venues for behavior change. However, active user engagement holds the key to the success of these platforms. In order to enhance user engagement and in turn, health outcomes, it is essential to offer targeted interventional and informational support. OBJECTIVE In this paper, we describe a content plus frequency framework to enable the characterization of highly engaged users in online communities and study theoretical techniques employed by these users through analysis of exchanged communication. METHODS We applied the proposed methodology for analysis of peer interactions within QuitNet, an online community for smoking cessation. Firstly, we identified 144 highly engaged users based on communication frequency within QuitNet over a period of 16 years. Secondly, we used the taxonomy of behavior change techniques, text analysis methods from distributional semantics, machine learning, and sentiment analysis to assign theory-driven labels to content. Finally, we extracted content-specific insights from peer interactions (n=159,483 messages) among highly engaged QuitNet users. RESULTS Studying user engagement using our proposed framework led to the definition of 3 user categories—conversation initiators, conversation attractors, and frequent posters. Specific behavior change techniques employed by top tier users (threshold set at top 3) within these 3 user groups were found to be goal setting, social support, rewards and threat, and comparison of outcomes. Engagement-specific trends within sentiment manifestations were also identified. CONCLUSIONS Use of content-inclusive analytics has offered deep insight into specific behavior change techniques employed by highly engaged users within QuitNet. Implications for personalization and active user engagement are discussed.

scholarly journals Using Mixed-methods Research in Health & Education in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Mahato ◽  
Caterine Angell ◽  
Edwin Van Teijlingen ◽  
Padam P Simkhada
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Pragmatic Research

In the areas of health promotion and health education, mixed-methods research approach has become widely used. In mixed-methods research, also called multi-methods research, the researchers combine quantitative and qualitative research designs in a single study. This paper introduces the mixed-methods approach for use in research in health education. To illustrate this pragmatic research approach we are including an example of mixed-methods research as applied in Nepalese research.Journal of Health Promotion Vol.6 2008, p.45-48

Healthy universities: mapping health-promotion interventions

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Sarmiento
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Promotion Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map out and characterize existing health-promotion initiatives at Florida International University (FIU) in the USA in order to inform decision makers involved in the development of a comprehensive and a long-term healthy university strategy. Design/methodology/approach This study encompasses a narrative literature review on health promotion in higher education institutions and the identification and characterization of the various health-promotion initiatives associated with the subject of healthy universities at FIU. The characterization of health-promoting initiatives relied on the stakeholder analysis approach. Using the information obtained from this study, a map for promoting health initiatives with their location, capacities, leadership, and resources was established. Findings Most publications on health-promoting universities are limited to partial experiences’ reproduction. Self-financing health-promoting initiatives foster competition and work in silos. Gains of health-promotion interventions require governance, participation, and academic considerations. This study highlights the need for standards and minimum requirements for the mapping and characterization of health-promoting initiatives within institutions of higher education. The health-promotion strategy should fall within the university’s social responsibility policy. Originality/value This study helps identify organizational strengths and weaknesses and can inform decision makers seeking to establish policies and strategies as well as defining priorities and courses of action for healthy universities.

scholarly journals An integrated mixed methods approach to clarifying delivery, receipt and potential benefits of CHW-facilitated social support in a health promotion intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maia Ingram ◽  
Kiera Coulter ◽  
Kevin Doubleday ◽  
Cynthia Espinoza ◽  
Floribella Redondo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Tangible Support ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

Abstract Background Social support plays a critical role in physical and emotional health, making it an important component of community health worker (CHW) health promotion interventions. Different types of support operate in different ways, however, and the relationship between the nature of CHW support and the subsequent health benefit for their clients is not well understood. Methods This paper describes an integrated mixed methods study of the emotional, informational, appraisal and tangible support CHWs provided to Latinx community members residing in three US-Mexico border communities. Using a cohort (n = 159) from a CHW community-based intervention, we identify and describe four clusters of social support in which participants are characterized by life situations that informed the types of social support provided by the CHW. We examine the association between each cluster and client perceptions of social support over the 6-month intervention. Results CHWs provided emotional, appraisal, informational and tangible support depending on the needs of participants. Participants who received higher levels of emotional support from the CHW experienced the greatest post intervention increase in perceived social support. Conclusions Study findings suggest that CHWs may be adept at providing non-directive social support based on their interaction with a client rather than a health outcome objective. Health promotion interventions should allow CHWs the flexibility to tailor provision of social support based on their assessment of client needs.

scholarly journals An Integrated Mixed Methods Approach to Clarifying Delivery, Receipt and Potential Benefits of CHW-Facilitated Social Support in a Health Promotion Intervention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maia Ingram ◽  
Kiera Coulter ◽  
Kevin Doubleday ◽  
Cynthia Espinoza ◽  
Floribella Redondo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

Abstract Social support plays a critical role in physical and emotional heath, making it an important component of community health worker (CHW) health promotion interventions. Different types of support operate in different ways, however, and the relationship between the nature of CHW support and the subsequent health benefit for their clients is not well understood. This paper describes an integrated mixed methods study of the emotional, informational, appraisal and tangible support CHWs provided to Latinx community members residing in three US-Mexico border communities. Using a cohort (n = 159) from a CHW community-based intervention, we identify and describe four clusters of social support in which participants are characterized by life situations that informed the types of social support provided by the CHW. We examine the association between each cluster and client perceptions of social support over the 6-month intervention. Participants who received higher levels of emotional support from the CHW experienced the greatest post intervention increase in perceived social support. Study findings suggest that CHWs may be adept at providing non-directive social support based on their interaction with a client rather than a health outcome objective. Health promotion interventions should allow CHWs the flexibility to tailor provision of social support based on their assessment of client needs.

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