ArticlePatient education and counseling2020
Cancer information overload: Discriminant validity and relationship to sun safe behaviors.
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- Cancer Information Overload Across Time: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Studies.Health communication · 2023Article
- Measuring information overload and message fatigue toward COVID-19 prevention messages in USA and China.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Developing scientifically validated bias and diversity trainings that work: empowering agents of change to reduce bias, create inclusion, and promote equity.Management decision · 2023Article
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- The Effects of Receiving and Expressing Health Information on Social Media during the COVID-19 Infodemic: An Online Survey among Malaysians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A National Map of NCI-Designated Cancer Center Catchment Areas on the 50th Anniversary of the Cancer Centers Program.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
- Examining Rural-Urban Differences in Fatalism and Information Overload: Data from 12 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
- Information Complexity and Behavior Intention to Prescribe Antibiotics Based on the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Report: The Mediating Roles of Information Overload and Attitude.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Antecedents and Consequences of Information Overload in the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Information overload regarding COVID-19: Adaptation and validation of the cancer information overload scale.Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectivePast research suggests a large number of adults feel overwhelmed by the amount of cancer information - a phenomenon labeled cancer information overload (CIO). The current study examines whether CIO is discriminant from other negative message perceptions (reactance, information avoidance) and related to sun safe behaviors.
methodsU.S. adults (N = 2,219) completed survey questions assessing CIO, dispositional reactance, defensive/information avoidance, sun safe behavior, and knowledge.
resultsThe results demonstrated that CIO was discriminant from dispositional reactance, information avoidance, and defensive avoidance, and individuals with higher overload were more likely to tan, less likely to have an annual checkup with a healthcare provider, and less knowledgeable about sun safe protection. Unexpectedly, individuals with higher CIO were more likely to wear wide-brimmed hats.
conclusionCIO is distinct from reactance and avoidance, and related to performance/knowledge of sun safe behaviors, and receiving annual healthcare checkups. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The correlation between CIO and sun safe behavior differs by behavior; a pattern which suggests practitioners might benefit from adapting their communication strategy based on the target population and behavior.
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