eHealth Applications

Dr. Seth M. Noar is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a Member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research addresses health behavior theories and message design, mass media campaigns, eHealth applications, and methodological topics, including meta-analysis and evaluation. Dr. Nancy Grant Harrington is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Communications and Information Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on persuasive message design in a health behavior change context, particularly as it relates to risk behavior prevention/health promotion and interactive health communication using computer technology.

Foreword Historical and Conceptual Foundations 1. eHealth applications: An Introduction and Overview 2. The Emergence of eHealth Applications 3. Interactivity: Conceptualizations, Effects, and Implications eHealth Applications 4. Internet-Based Interventions For Health Behavior Change 5. Virtual Interactive Interventions For Reducing Risky Sex: Adaptations, Integrations, Innovations 6. Avatars For Health Behavior Change 7. Digital Games For Health Behavior Change: Research, Design, And Future Directions 8. Computer-Tailored Interventions For Improving Health Behaviors 9. Mobile Phones For Health Communication To Promote Behavior Change 10. Text Messaging Interventions For Chronic Disease Management And Health Promotion 11. Interactive Voice Response Technology For Chronic Disease Management Practice Implications and Future Directions 12. Using Social Media To Enhance Health Communication Campaigns 13. Dissemination And Implementation Of ehealth Interventions 14. Health Information Technology Policy Issues: Relevance And Implications For ehealth Applications 15. Building An Evidence Base For ehealth Applications: Research Questions And Practice Implications