BACKGROUND One-third of Americans use social media websites as a source of health care information. Twitter, a microblogging site that allows users to place 280-character posts-or tweets-on the Web, is emerging as an important social media platform for health care. However, most guidelines on medical professionalism on social media are based on expert opinion. OBJECTIVE This study sought to e...

the experienced curriculum” is one of the curriculums performed in the educational systems on which several different studies have been done. “the experienced curriculum” is of different levels whose first one is the hidden curriculum. this curriculum can be affected by different factors which have been categorized into four categories namely, educational, social, and geographical in this study...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to assess the level of nurses' genetic knowledge and the perception of nurses' role in genetics. The ultimate goal of this paper is to educate practicing nurses so that they can counsel individuals and families with genetic problems, on the basis of better understanding of genetic diseases. METHODS A total of 969 clinical nurses in 11 general hospitals com...

Purpose Social media sites such as Facebook have become a popular way for students to interact, share, and communicate. Studies have found incidents of unprofessional social media use such as posting of protected information or inappropriate photos in both medical and pharmacy students, which has raised concern in healthcare educational settings. To our knowledge, there have been no studies inv...

Background: Self-medication of slimming supplements has increased, and media advertising has a role in this. The present study aimed at determining the effect of media literacy educational intervention on attitudes about self-medication of slimming supplements among the female students at dormitories of Iran University of Medical Sciences.    Methods: In this quasi-experimental study...

Powering-up Electronic Media for Child Health Promotion: A Project Developed to Enhance Student Learning of Pediatric Concepts and Child Health Initiatives an educational project exploring the relationship of electronic media and child health has been developed and implemented in a pediatric nursing course at a technical college. the goal of the project is to assist students in identifying, und...

BACKGROUND Media literacy programs have shown potential for reduction of adolescent tobacco use. We aimed to determine if an anti-smoking media literacy curriculum improves students' media literacy and affects factors related to adolescent smoking. METHODS We recruited 1170 9th-grade students from 64 classrooms in 3 public urban high schools. Students were randomized by classroom to a media l...

In our research, we have been developing a design framework for educational multimedia, based on the cognitive aspects of the users of that information. Design based on "cognitive media" appeals to the particular cognitive aspects of learners, whereas design based on types of "physical media" appeals to particular sensory modalities. This framework informed the design of AlgoNet, a computer sci...

The use of interactive screen media such as smartphones and tablets by young children is increasing rapidly. However, research regarding the impact of this portable and instantly accessible source of screen time on learning, behavior, and family dynamics has lagged considerably behind its rate of adoption. Pediatric guidelines specifically regarding mobile device use by young children have not ...

Lack of patient motivation to change health behaviors creates a barrier to curb chronic diseases such as diabetes. This study empirically investigates the influence of perception of educational benefits and self awareness of the disease on life changing interventions, and the complementary effect of media intensity on the relationship between self awareness and life changing interventions. Usin...