Level Of Health Consciousness Research Articles

SAĞLIK BİLİNCİ, REKLAMA YÖNELİK KUŞKU VE İKNANIN TUTUMA ETKİSİ: ÇİFT YANLI GIDA REKLAM MESAJI ÜZERİNE ARAŞTIRMA

This research aims to determine the effect of the level of skepticism to unhealthy food ads and the level of health consciousness on the persuasiveness of the ad, attitude towards the ad, and purchase intention. It is being investigated whether the legal regulations made work. The data were collected by a questionnaire made among university students selected by convenience sampling and analyzed by structural equation modeling. To sum up, the persuasiveness level of the two-sided ad is significant to the attitude towards the ad and purchase intention. the persuasiveness variable mediates the effect of skepticism towards two-sided ads on the attitude towards the ad. Consumers' health consciousness has an impact on the perception of the persuasiveness of the ad and the attitude towards the ad. The persuasiveness variable mediates the effect of health consciousness on attitude in two-sided advertising messages. Finally, discussions and suggestions were made about the academic and practical reflections of the hypotheses.

Health Consciousness vs. Disease. Polish Adaptation of the Health Consciousness Scale by Ch.S.Hu

Abstract Introduction: Health consciousness is a theoretical construct that, depending on the concept, constitutes a psychological structure expressed primarily in the cognitive and behavioural sphere. It determines how individuals respond to health issues and the extent to which they are ready to take action to improve them. The level of health consciousness in the patient and his/her family has an impact on the achieved therapeutic effects. Due to the lack of an analogous tool for testing health consciousness in the Polish literature on this subject, the research objective was to create a Polish adaptation of the Ch.S.Hu Health Consciousness Scale and determine its psychometric properties. Material and methods: The study covered 599 people. Out of their group, a sample (N=291) was randomly drawn in order to conduct an exploratory factor analysis and determine the level of the reliability of the tool. The model was verified by a confirmatory factor analysis (N=599). HCS validity measures were based on the analysis of intergroup differences and correlations between selected variables. Results: The Polish version received a five-factor structure, containing 24 items. Both the entire scale and almost all subscales have a very high reliability coefficient (α=0.80). Medical professionals/persons with medical education achieve significantly higher results in HCS than other respondents. Conclusions: Conclusions. The Polish version of HCS has very good psychometric properties. This means that the tool is reliable and accurate. It can be used in both scientific research and individual diagnosis.

Modeling the Intention and Adoption of Wearable Fitness Devices: A Study Using SEM-PLS Analysis.

Wearable fitness devices (WFDs) are prevalent personal technology that empowers the users' management and supervision of their personal health. The current study explored the impact of health consciousness, health motivation, perceived cost, compatibility, usefulness, and perceived technology accuracy with the intention to use the WFDs. Furthermore, the users' conspicuous consumption and intention promote the usage of WFDs. A cross-sectional and quantitative research design was utilized for the current study, followed by data collection through social media and a final analysis with 1,071 samples data. The data analysis was accomplished with the partial least square regression structural equation modeling. The findings of this study revealed that the users' level of health consciousness, perceived compatibility, usefulness, perceived cost, and technology accuracy significantly influenced the intention to use WFDs. However, the conspicuous consumption and intention indicated the support for the usage behavior of the WFDs. This behavior significantly moderated the relationship between the intention and usage behavior for the WFDs. This study contributed to the theoretical realm for prompting the intention to use the WFDs with personal protection motivation that depicts the coping strategy and technology level attributes that form the intention to use WFDs. The WFDs manufacturers should therefore focus on developing WFDs features that harness usage behavior among the adults. Developing the personal responsibility to reduce the burden of the healthcare system and taking care of personal health could promote the usage of the WFDs.

Facing it: assessing the immediate emotional impacts of calorie labelling using automatic facial coding

AbstractAlthough there has been a proliferation of research and policy work into how nudges shape people's behaviour, most studies stop far short of consumer welfare analysis. In the current work, we critically reflect on recent efforts to provide insights into the consumer welfare impact of nudges using willingness to pay and subjective well-being reports and explore an unobtrusive approach that can speak to the immediate emotional impacts of a nudge: automatic facial expression coding. In an exploratory lab study, we use facial expression coding to assess the short-run emotional impact of being presented with calorie information about a popcorn snack in the context of a stylised ‘Cinema experience’. The results of the study indicate that calorie information has heterogeneous impacts on people's likelihood of choosing the snack and on the emotions they experience during the moment of choice which varies based on their level of health-consciousness. The information does not, however, affect the emotions people go on to experience while viewing movie clips, suggesting that the emotional effects of the information are short-lived. We conclude by emphasising the potential of automatic facial expression coding to provide new insights into the immediate emotional impacts of nudges and calling for further research into this promising technique.

Impact of Nutritional Information on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Meat Products in Traditional Wet Markets of Taiwan

The application of nutritional labels provides information regarding the health and nutritional value of products and allows consumers to engage in healthier dietary habits. However, not all types of retail markets provide full nutrition information for meat products. Since there is no nutritional information for fresh meat products in traditional wet markets, this study aimed to investigate consumer purchasing intention and willingness to pay (WTP) for this nutritional information in Taiwanese traditional wet markets. A total of 1420 valid respondents were examined using the random utility theory to explain consumer purchasing intention and WTP for nutritional information. Results showed that most (over 60%) consumers in traditional wet markets have positive purchasing intent for meat products with the nutrition information provided. Furthermore, the nutrition information in traditional wet markets significantly boosts consumers’ purchasing intention and WTP when consumers have a personal health awareness on meat, have proficient experience in buying meat, and continuously receive information from health-related media. Specifically, consumers’ shopping background and their level of health consciousness would be the key factors that would alter their WTP, if provided nutritional claims.

Health Information Behavior of the South Tyrolean Population: An Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study

Investigation of the health information behavior, self-rated health, confidence in health issues and specific attitudes to health among the South Tyrolean population. Our study is an epidemiological cross-sectional study; data were collected via telephone interviews, using a questionnaire developed for this purpose that covered various aspects of information and health-related behavior. For the elaboration of the typology of the most distinctive stereotypes in terms of health information and health-related behavior, a hierarchical cluster analysis was performed. We assessed 504 correct telephone interviews. The majority of the respondents considered themselves health-conscious and preferred heterogeneous information media. The most used information media for health issues were mass media, i. e. newspapers or magazines and television or radio. The internet was used less as a source of information. Younger individuals assessed themselves to be healthier than older people, and older women aged 65 years or more were the most health-impaired group. Respondents had greatest confidence in their general practitioner, their own feeling or experience. Thus, in terms of health information and health behavior, the following four classes of people could be distinguished, namely "internet information elite", "robust fatalists", "stricken" and "health-conscious mainstreamers". Our results show that the South Tyrolean population has a high level of health consciousness and gathers health information from various media. The characterization of different patient typologies of information processing in combination with health-related behavior indicates that information about health and illness should be appropriately addressed to the respective stereotype.

Online health information seeking among women: the moderating role of health consciousness

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is two fold: to test the moderating effect of health consciousness (HC) on the influence of attitude towards internet (AI) internet usage for health information seeking (IHI) behaviour; and examine whether HC moderates the influence of perceived health risk (PHR) on the internet usage for health information which is mediated by perceived usefulness of internet (PUI) and AI usage in an integrated model underpinned by health belief model and the technology acceptance model.Design/methodology/approachData obtained for the current study were collected using convenience sampling and the sample consisted of women who not only have internet access but used the internet in their daily life. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) method was used to test the research hypotheses developed from a sample of 270 respondents.FindingsFindings revealed that HC moderates the influence of AI use for health information seeking. In addition, the results also showed that the positive indirect effect of PHR on IHI through PUI and AI usage is significant for high level of HC but not for the medium and low levels of HC.Originality/valueMajor contribution of this study is in the testing of the moderating role of HC on the mediating effect of perceived usefulness of the internet and attitude on PHR and IHI.

A Study on Youth Attitude towards Organic Food Products in Salem District with Reference to College Students

The aim of this research is to examine youth attitude towards organic food products in Salem District with special reference to college students. In today's society whereby rapidly growing day-by-day, it is one of the main causes for changes in the environment. This study to explore trend of having food life style and to examine the factors that influence youth's eating habits, looking especially college students. Students today have busy lives because they are not only students at workers, volunteers, and participants in campus organizations. And also this study is to find youth's level of health consciousness towards what they consume regularly. Zoom in further, this research will be targeted on youth generation especially college students.

An Empirical Study of Medical Doctors Occupational Stress

The aim of this research is to examine youth attitude towards organic food products in Salem District with special reference to college students. In today's society whereby rapidly growing day-by-day, it is one of the main causes for changes in the environment. This study to explore trend of having food life style and to examine the factors that influence youth's eating habits, looking especially college students. Students today have busy lives because they are not only students at workers, volunteers, and participants in campus organizations. And also this study is to find youth's level of health consciousness towards what they consume regularly. Zoom in further, this research will be targeted on youth generation especially college students.

No pain, no gain: how PACE information attenuates consumption

PurposeThe current research contributes to the marketing literature by examining, and more importantly, better understanding a presentation format (i.e. PACE) in which caloric information is complemented with physical activity time required to offset consumption. The purpose of this paper is to systematically evaluate the impact of this approach in both actual and simulated consumption settings while providing evidence of its contribution to healthier decision-making. This research uncovered several important insights into how consumers are influenced by, and respond to, the presence of physical activity time.Design/methodology/approachThe paper used experiential designs in five studies to examine how the presence of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) information affects consumption. The studies measured both intended and actual consumption behavior. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance as well as bootstrapping methods.FindingsThe paper establishes that PACE information reduces consumption compared to NLEA-mandated information. We show that the effectiveness of PACE information differs based on consumers’ level of health consciousness as well as food type. Our research also uncovers a moderating effect based on perceived difficulty of the featured activity. Finally, we show the psychological process underlying the effectiveness of PACE information.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research can address the generalizability of current findings across different consumption domains and contexts. Our work focuses on the efficacy of information delivery at the point of consumption. The results of the current study may differ when the decision is being made at the point of purchase for future consumption.Practical implicationsThe paper’s findings represent a win-win scenario for consumers and manufacturers alike. Manufactures stand to benefit from PACE information as many consumers are seeking healthier food options and are willing to pay a premium for items that help them make more healthful choices. Consumers will benefit as well, given the struggle with obesity and other diet-related ills, by being provided with a more effective means of making healthier choices.Social implicationsObesity and diet-related chronic diseases are global pandemics affecting consumers throughout the world. This paper contributes to this issue by presenting manufacturers and researchers with a better understanding of how consumers can be encouraged to make healthier choices and overcome the barriers to healthier lifestyles.Originality/valueThis paper addresses a gap in the literature as well as an important social concern by better understanding how healthier nutrition choices can be encouraged.

Predictors of health expectation and health anxiety among post-salpingectomy patients in Ibadan Nigeria

Objective: Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of a fallopian tube, often as a result of tubal pregnancy. Little is known about the role of self-efficacy, health consciousness and health locus of control in health expectation and health anxiety among post-salpingectomy patients.Background: An ectopic pregnancy and subsequent salpingectomy could present significant life crises for any woman with far-reaching implications.Methods: Sixty purposively selected post-salpingectomy women (gravida 0–6; parity 0–4; mean age 34 ± 4.05 years) were included in the cross-sectional survey. A 49-item questionnaire made up of the perceived self-efficacy scale, as well as health consciousness, health orientation, health anxiety and health expectation subscales of Snell’s Health Orientation Scale, was used for data collection. Descriptive (means; SD; and %) and inferential (multiple regression; t-test; and Zero-Order correlation) statistics were employed in analysis, with two hypotheses tested at p < 0.05.Results: Health consciousness, health locus of control and self-efficacy jointly predicted health expectation and health anxiety with differences in independent prediction of health expectation and health anxiety. Participants with a low level of health consciousness reported a higher level of health expectation and health anxiety. A low level of self-efficacy yielded a higher level of health expectation. Participants with external health locus of control reported significantly higher levels of health anxiety.Conclusion: These psychological factors are pertinent in forecasting health expectation and health anxiety among post-salpingectomy patients. Attention to these psychological factors in the management of patients with reproductive and surgical challenges would enhance a patient-centred approach to care.

The challenges of exploring the impact of genogram construction on an Appalachian family's health consciousness

Appalachians exhibit high rates of chronic disease-related behaviors which might improve with heightened health consciousness. Knowing one's family history can be an important health maintenance tool. Appalachians' health attitudes are shaped in large, closely knit extended families in which matriarchs play central roles. We sought assistance from West Virginian grandmothers in a family medicine practice in engaging their extended families with their genogram to assess the impact on family members' level of health consciousness.

A181: Evaluating Decision‐Making in a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic

Background/Purpose:Children with rheumatic disease often have chronic needs that require comprehensive, lifelong medical care. Transition of adolescent rheumatology patients from pediatric to adult institutions, in addition to a shift in legal responsibility, calls for the development and activation of medical decision‐making skills. Medical decision‐making is the umbrella term for the dynamic and evolving process of arriving at a medical decision, and is comprised of multiple factors including adherence, self‐management, patient activation, health consciousness, and patient empowerment. This study assessed adolescent and caregiver medical decision‐making characteristics in the outpatient Rheumatology clinic of a pediatric tertiary care hospital. We hypothesized that (1) pediatric patients who are more involved in their care have lower decisional conflict (i.e., conflict over making a medical decision), (2) adolescents want to be involved in their care, and (3) higher health consciousness is positively correlated with valuing involvement in medical decision‐making, actual involvement in decision making, and lower decisional conflict.Methods:This was an anonymous survey study of adolescent patients with chronic rheumatologic illness and their caregivers presenting to the outpatient Rheumatology clinic at Boston Children's Hospital. Both adolescent and caregiver surveys included measures pertaining to health consciousness, medical values, potential barriers to involvement in care, decisional conflict, perceived actual involvement, and desired involvement.Results:A total of twenty‐eight adolescent'caregiver pairs completed the survey. The mean age of adolescents was 16.14 years old (SD = 2.5). There was a significant positive correlation between adolescent and caregiver health consciousness (r = 0.43, p = 0.027). Valuing involvement in medical decision‐making by adolescent patients was positively correlated with their perception of actual involvement (r = 0.39, p = 0.04) and with their level of health consciousness (r = 0.48, p = 0.009). Furthermore, adolescent perception of actual involvement in medical decision‐making correlated negatively with their feelings of decisional conflict (r = −0.64, p &lt;0.001).Conclusion:Adolescent patients with chronic rheumatic disease have considerable motivation for involvement in care. Given the link between treatment adherence and medical decision‐making, the characteristics of medical decision‐making in the pediatric rheumatology population are a valuable area for future research.

Taste lovers versus nutrition fact seekers: How health consciousness and self‐efficacy determine the way consumers choose food products

ABSTRACTThis article identifies consumer segments that differ in the way they consider health‐related and health‐unrelated food properties when making food choices. The paper makes two assumptions: first, the level of health consciousness determines the quality of the attributes (health related versus health unrelated) these segments consider important; and second, the degree of nutrition‐related self‐efficacy subsequently defines the quantity of health‐related attributes considered important. Two studies measure preferences for food attributes (Study 1: n = 54, 12 attributes, conjoint analysis; Study 2: n = 162, 25 attributes, constant sum scales). In both studies, cluster analysis identifies two major segments (taste lovers and nutrition fact seekers) that are determined by consumers' level of health consciousness. Study 2 demonstrates that nutrition‐related self‐efficacy determines how many health‐related attributes nutrition fact seekers consider important. Consequently, they can be split into ‘heavy’ and ‘soft’ subsegments. The study also identifies a segment that lacks a clear food choice strategy as a result of incompatible beliefs. The paper guides marketers and producers in developing healthy food products tailored to the needs of different target segments. Considering the enormous health expenditures, the studies' results are also beneficial to policy makers and governmental organizations to design social marketing campaigns. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.

Health and appearance concerns in young Caucasian and African-American women

The primary aim of this study was to examine the health- and appearance-related concerns of young African-American and Caucasian females. Participants were twenty Caucasian and twenty African-American college women, who were matched on age and BMI. All participants were administered the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ), a demographics instrument, and a short inventory to assess concerns about health, appearance, and weight management, in a single testing session; height and weight data were self-reported. African-American women and Caucasian women were not significantly different in their level of health consciousness or perception of health; however, African-American women were significantly more satisfied with their physical appearance in comparison to Caucasian women. Among African-American women, perception of health and level of health consciousness were highly related; this relationship was not found in Caucasian women. In addition, perception of health was related to satisfaction with appearance in both groups, although the relationship was stronger among African-Americans. Among Caucasian women, satisfaction with physical appearance was highly correlated with perception of weight status (from underweight to very overweight); this relationship was not found among African-American females. An inverse relationship between body mass index (BMI) and appearance evaluation was found only for Caucasian females. These findings suggest that, on the whole, young African-American and Caucasian college females report similar evaluations of health and values placed on appearance and health, and differ primarily in terms of satisfaction with physical appearance.

The role of health consciousness in predicting attention to health warning messages.

Guided by information processing theory and the health belief model, this paper considers the relationship between health consciousness among the general population and attention to environmental health warnings about alcohol consumption. Mechanisms of exposure to three dominant types of impersonal alcohol-related health messages in the environment are explored. Cross-sectional survey using telephone interview data. A representative nationwide sample of adults was interviewed in 1993 (n = 1026), with a response rate of 63%. Key variables include exposure to warning labels on alcoholic beverages, to point-of-sale posters, and to advertisements in the media, as well as respondents' alcohol consumption, health problems (indicative of salience of health warnings), and level of health consciousness assessed by items tapping concern with nutrition and seeking information on health topics. In the total sample, over a third had seen a warning label or poster and almost all had seen an advertisement about the risks associated with alcohol consumption in 1993. Survey respondents scored very high on five individual items that make up the health consciousness scale introduced here, with 69% endorsing all items. The scale demonstrated good internal reliability (alpha = .70) and was significantly correlated (p < .01) with not enjoying getting drunk and with usually reading product warning labels, suggesting construct validity. Yet the hypothesized strong relationships between health consciousness and attention to health warnings about drinking were not observed; nor was salience of messages a predictor of recall. Importantly, high proportions of underage drinkers and young adults at elevated risk for drinking problems are reached by container warning label messages. Mechanisms of exposure recall vary based on message source, with "container label recall" associated with heavier drinking, younger age, and purchasing patterns; "poster recall" associated with purchasing and health consciousness; and "advertisement recall" associated with heavy consumption and younger age. These results are contrary to predictions from skeptics of broad-based informational interventions, who argue that only the already-health conscious are attentive to health warnings about the risks of alcohol consumption. These data suggest that the label is reaching intended target audiences, especially younger people, males, and heavier alcohol consumers. Future research in predicting attention to impersonal health warnings in the environment should continue to improve the assessment of constructs such as salience and health consciousness, and should further test the applicability of available theoretical models. Subsequent research should also consider additional measures to tap mechanisms of exposure to impersonal health messages to enable a better understanding of the population that is not being reached by such public health interventions.