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The effects of health behaviours and beliefs based on message framing among patients with chronic diseases: a systematic review.
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- Development of a text message intervention designed to promote safe contact lens wear.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025Article
- Effects of information framing cues and age on the comprehension of personal health records for self-care behaviors: an eye-tracking study.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Effects of message framing and risk perception on health communication for optimum cardiovascular disease primary prevention: a protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of Perceived Medication Adherence Determinants Conducted Among Older Adults with HIV and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- What Causes Health Information Avoidance Behavior under Normalized COVID-19 Pandemic? A Research from Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Designing mindfulness information for interaction in social media: The role of information framing, health risk perception and lay theories of health.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Strengthening Clinician-Researchers' Communication and Knowledge Translation Skills: An Innovative Game Model From the Breathe Well Group.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe effectiveness of integrating message framing into educational interventions to promote the health behaviour of patients with chronic diseases is still being debated in nursing research. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of educational interventions based on gain and loss frames on the health behaviours and beliefs of patients with chronic diseases and to identify the frame that achieves better outcomes.
designThe systematic review was based on PRISMA guidelines for comprehensively searching, appraising and synthesising research evidence. DATA SOURCES: We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases for reports published from database inception until 26 March 2021. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Intervention studies, published in English, with adult patients with chronic disease conditions, and with intervention contents involved in the implementation of message framing, were considered. The outcomes were health behaviours or beliefs, such as knowledge, self-efficacy, intention or attitudes. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Data extraction and entry were performed using a predesigned data extraction form and assessed independently by two reviewers using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias I.
resultsA total of 11 intervention studies were included. We found that educational intervention based on both gain and loss frames could enhance the positive effects of communication, and promote healthy behaviours and beliefs in patients with chronic disease. Many of the studies we included here showed the advantage of loss framing messages. Due to the limited number of articles included and without quantitative analysis, this result should be interpreted cautiously.
conclusionsIntegrating message framing into health education might be a promising strategy to motivate patients with chronic disease to improve their health behaviours and beliefs. More extensive and well-designed trials are needed to support the conclusions and discuss the effective framing, moderators and mediators of framing. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021250931.
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