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Information Amount and Patient Empowerment: Participation in the HPV Vaccination Decision-Making Process

Eisenberg, Dana J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243830226

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2009, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Communication.
Health information is more often than not viewed as an efficient tool in enabling patients to become more active participants in health decision-making processes. This study investigates the effects of information amount on perceptions of patient empowerment (subjective empowerment self-efficacy) and behavioral intention. The proposed relationships are applied within the context of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination decision-making process to assess the effects of information amount on college students’ (N = 101) intentions regarding vaccination. Results demonstrated that females have greater intention to discuss HPV vaccination with a physician than males. Participants in general preferred to discuss HPV vaccination with a physician prior to deciding whether to be vaccinated. Implications for understanding the effects of information amount and patient participation are discussed.
Michael Slater, PhD (Advisor)
Janice Raup-Krieger, PhD (Committee Member)
66 p.
Communication; Health
Information amount; overload; empowerment; self-efficacy; human papillomavirus (HPV)

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  • Eisenberg, D. J. (2009). Information Amount and Patient Empowerment: Participation in the HPV Vaccination Decision-Making Process [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243830226

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Eisenberg, Dana. Information Amount and Patient Empowerment: Participation in the HPV Vaccination Decision-Making Process. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243830226.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Eisenberg, Dana. "Information Amount and Patient Empowerment: Participation in the HPV Vaccination Decision-Making Process." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243830226

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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