使用社交网络方法来描述口腔健康行为 墨西哥裔年轻人的社会支持
Lourdes S Martinez1, Aachal Devi2, Gerardo Maupomé3
1School of Communication, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Journal of health communication
|December 24, 2024
概括
来自墨西哥的年轻人从家人,医疗服务提供者和朋友那里获得口腔健康行为的社会支持. 这项研究使用社交网络数据验证了口腔健康行为社会支持尺度 (OHBSS).
科学领域:
- 社交网络分析 社交网络分析
- 口腔健康促进 促进口腔健康
- 健康行为研究 研究健康行为研究
背景情况:
- 了解社会支持网络对于促进年轻人健康行为至关重要.
- 之前的研究还没有完全描述墨西哥裔成年人口腔健康的社会支持来源.
- 口腔健康行为社会支持尺度 (OHBSS) 需要进一步验证.
研究的目的:
- 在墨西哥裔年轻成年人中确定对口腔健康行为感知到的社会支持来源.
- 通过使用社交网络方法为口腔健康行为社会支持量表 (OHBSS) 提供额外的有效性证据.
主要方法:
- 采用社交网络方法,收集了来自21-40岁的62名墨西哥裔成年人的数据.
- 数据是通过2022年4月至9月的Zoom访谈收集的.
- 参与者报告说,他们感觉到家庭,医疗保健提供者和朋友对刷牙,使用牙线和牙科护理的社会支持.
主要成果:
- 在所有三个口腔健康行为中都观察到一致的社会支持模式.
- 通过使用社交网络措施,确定了OHBSS尺度的收性和歧视性有效性的证据.
- 家庭,医疗服务提供者和朋友被确定为社会支持的关键来源.
结论:
- 社会支持网络在影响墨西哥裔年轻人口腔健康行为方面发挥着重要作用.
- 在这个人群中,OHBSS尺度证明了评估社会支持的有效性和可靠性.
- 这些发现对设计有针对性的干预措施来改善口腔健康行为有影响.
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