Targeting Perceptions of Risk from Injudicious Antibiotic Use: An Application of the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model

Autor: Erina L. MacGeorge, Michelle Acevedo Callejas, Yanmengqian Zhou
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Health Communication. 25:345-352
ISSN: 1087-0415
1081-0730
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2020.1762140
Popis: Enhancing knowledge about antibiotic-associated risks is key to reducing injudicious antibiotic use and slowing antibiotic resistance. Using the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) model, the study identified predictors of individuals' seeking and avoidance of information about antibiotic risks and tested the effectiveness of exposure to a RISP-informed video intervention against exposure to a CDC-produced video and a control group. In a national sample (
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