A social media approach to inform youth about breast cancer and smoking: an exploratory descriptive study.
Collegian
; 21(2): 159-68, 2014.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25109215
ABSTRACT
Tobacco exposure during periods of breast development has been shown to increase risk of premenopausal breast cancer. An urgent need exists, therefore, to raise awareness among adolescent girls about this new evidence, and for adolescent girls and boys who smoke to understand how their smoking puts their female peers at risk for breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to develop two youth-informed, gender specific YouTube-style videos designed to raise awareness among adolescent girls and boys about tobacco exposure as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer and to assess youths' responses to the videos and their potential for inclusion on social media platforms. Both videos consisted of a combination of moving text, novel images, animations, and youth-friendly music. A brief questionnaire was used to gather feedback on two videos using a convenience sample of 135 youth in British Columbia, Canada. The overall positive responses by girls and boys to their respective videos and their reported interest in sharing these videos via social networking suggests that this approach holds potential for other types of health promotion messaging targeting youth. The videos offer a promising messaging strategy for raising awareness about tobacco exposure as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer. Tailored, gender-specific messages for use on social media hold the potential for cost-effective, health promotion and cancer prevention initiatives targeting youth.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Mama
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Grabación de Cinta de Video
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Medios de Comunicación Sociales
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Prevención del Hábito de Fumar
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Promoción de la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Collegian
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
AU
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AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRÁLIA