Promoting healthy behaviors: how do we get the message across?
1University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, FL 33612, United States. rmyers@health.usf.edu
International Journal of Nursing Studies
|December 25, 2009
Summary
Promoting healthy behaviors is crucial for managing chronic diseases. Message tailoring, specifically message framing, can enhance health communication effectiveness for patients, benefiting nurses and healthcare providers.
Area of Science:
- Health Communication
- Behavioral Science
- Nursing Research
Background:
- Rising chronic health problems create significant healthcare burdens.
- Modifiable health behaviors are primary drivers of chronic disease prevalence.
- Promoting healthy behaviors is an international health priority.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the current state of message framing literature in health communication.
- To explore the utility of message framing for nurses in promoting healthy behaviors.
- To provide suggestions for advancing message framing research and practice in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review of message framing studies.
- Analysis of message tailoring strategies in health communication.
- Examination of individual differences as moderators of message framing effects.
Main Results:
- Message framing is an understudied but effective message tailoring strategy in nursing.
- Individual differences significantly moderate message framing effects.
- Existing psychological literature offers valuable insights for nursing applications.
Conclusions:
- Message framing holds significant potential for improving health communication outcomes in nursing.
- Further research is needed to explore message framing's application and effectiveness in nursing practice.
- Implications for nursing research, education, and clinical practice are highlighted.
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