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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Co-Designing Communication: A Design Thinking Approach Applied to Radon Health Communication.

Sofie Apers, Heidi Vandebosch, Tanja Perko, Nadja Železnik

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Co-Creation Methodology for Developing a Racial Inclusivity Training Resource in Physiotherapy Education.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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  5. Radon Risk Communication through News Stories: A Multi-Perspective Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 authors.

Sofie ApersDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5029-9950
Heidi VandeboschDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6779-3170
Tanja PerkoInstitute for Environment, Health, and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, 2400 Mol, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8405-6631
Nadja ŽeleznikElektroinštitut Milan Vidmar, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indoor radon is a natural radioactive gas and is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Despite multiple policy and communication interventions to increase radon testing and mitigation, the uptake of these measures remains insufficient. A participatory research design was applied in Belgium and Slovenia to probe the barriers and facilitators homeowners experience regarding radon protective behavior on the one hand and co-designing communication tools on the other hand. The results show that there remains a need for interventions on all levels (i.e., policy, economic interventions, and communication). Moreover, results indicated a need for a communication strategy that follows the different steps between awareness and performing mitigation measures. Further, involving the target group in the early stages of intervention design was beneficial. Future research is needed to test the effectiveness of the proposed communication strategies in a controlled setting.

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Air Pollutants, RadioactiveAir Pollution, IndoorHealth CommunicationLung NeoplasmsRadonBelgiumHumansAir Pollutants, RadioactiveRadonco-designhealth interventionparticipatory designpersuasive communicationradon

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PMID36981872
PMCPMC10048842

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