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Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2015

Comparing the Relative Efficacy of Narrative vs Nonnarrative Health Messages in Reducing Health Disparities Using a Randomized Trial.

Sheila T Murphy, Lauren B Frank, Joyee S Chatterjee, Meghan B Moran, Nan Zhao, Paula Amezola de Herrera, Lourdes A Baezconde-Garbanati

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Trial report in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheila T MurphySheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Lauren B FrankSheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Joyee S ChatterjeeSheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Meghan B MoranSheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Nan ZhaoSheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Paula Amezola de HerreraSheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Lourdes A Baezconde-GarbanatiSheila T. Murphy, Joyee S. Chatterjee, Nan Zhao, and Paula Amezola de Herrera are with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Lauren B. Frank is with the Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Meghan B. Moran is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati is with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Fumito Ito · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
Transforming Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior through NarrativeR01CA144052 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI BAEZCONDE-GARBANATI, LOURDES A., BALL-ROKEACH, SANDRA · 2009 to 2013
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089NCI NIH HHS P30CA014089NCI NIH HHS R01 CA144052NCI NIH HHS R01CA144052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe compared the relative efficacy of a fictional narrative film to a more traditional nonnarrative film in conveying the same health information.

methodsWe used a random digit dial procedure to survey the cervical cancer-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of non-Hispanic White, Mexican American, and African American women, aged 25 to 45 years, living in Los Angeles, California, from 2011 to 2012. Participants (n = 704) were randomly assigned to view either a narrative or nonnarrative film containing the same information about how cervical cancer could be prevented or detected, and they were re-contacted 2 weeks and 6 months later.

resultsAt 2 weeks, both films produced a significant increase in cervical cancer-related knowledge and attitudes, but these effects were significantly higher for the narrative film. At 6 months, viewers of both films retained greater than baseline knowledge and more positive attitudes toward Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, but women who saw the narrative were significantly more likely to have had or scheduled a Pap test. The narrative was particularly effective for Mexican American women, eliminating cervical cancer screening disparities found at baseline.

conclusionsNarratives might prove to be a useful tool for reducing health disparities.

Indexed as

Healthcare DisparitiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMotion PicturesNarrationAdultFemaleHumansLos AngelesMiddle AgedUterine Cervical Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID25905845
PMCPMC4566521
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