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Mass Media - Utilization
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Definition of 'Mass Media'Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc. Common names: Mass Media; Media, Mass; Folk Media; Media, Folk; Printed Media; Media, Printed; Broadcast Media; Media, Broadcast |
Monday, November 23, 2009
Getting tools used: lessons learned from successful decision support tools unrelated to health care.
29 Jun 2009 
(1) The success of decision support tools outside of health care derives from focusing on decisions important to consumers, tailoring content to consumers' concerns and needs, and sponsorship by an independent, trusted organization with a business ... Read more...
30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: Adolescents may not receive the sleep they need. New media technology and new, popular energy drinks may be implicated in sleep deficits. In this pilot study we quantified nighttime technology use and caffeine consumption to determine ... Read more...
Correlates of video game screen time among males: body mass, physical activity, and other media use.
17 May 2009 This study examined the correlations between media use, body mass variables, and physical activity among 116 male undergraduates (white n=106; African American n=5, Latin American n=1, Asian American n=2, and 2 others). Length of video game play ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Mass Media - Utilization'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Getting tools used: lessons learned from successful decision support tools unrelated to health care. 29 Jun 2009
- Adolescents living the 24/7 lifestyle: effects of caffeine and technology on sleep duration and daytime functioning. 30 May 2009
- Correlates of video game screen time among males: body mass, physical activity, and other media use. 17 May 2009
- Parental influence and effects of pro-smoking media messages on adolescents in Oklahoma. 29 Apr 2009
- Health information seeking and media exposure among smokers: a comparison of light and intermittent tobacco users with heavy users. 3 Mar 2009
- Women's trust in and use of information sources in the treatment of menopausal symptoms. 27 Feb 2009
- Association between media use in adolescence and depression in young adulthood: a longitudinal study. 30 Jan 2009
- Media exposure and marijuana and alcohol use among adolescents. 30 Dec 2008
- Does adolescent media use cause obesity and eating disorders? 29 Nov 2008
- Evaluating emergency risk communications: a dialogue with the experts. 29 Sep 2008
- Materials to prepare hospice families for dying in the home. 30 Aug 2008
- A scoping review of research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and the mass media: looking back, moving forward.
17 Jul 2008 - The VERB campaign: applying a branding strategy in public health. 30 May 2008
- Nursing media-educated patients. 29 Apr 2008
- Comparison of use and appreciation of a print-delivered versus CD-ROM-delivered, computer-tailored intervention targeting saturated fat intake: randomized controlled trial. 27 Apr 2008
- Brief report: preliminary results of a suicide awareness mass media campaign in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 30 Mar 2008
- Incidental health information use and media complementarity: a comparison of senior and non-senior cancer patients. 24 Mar 2008
- Media use and health information seeking: an empirical test of complementarity theory. 28 Feb 2008
- If Internet credibility is so iffy, why the heavy use? The relationship between medium use and credibility. 30 Jan 2008
- Low back pain media campaign: no effect on sickness behaviour. 30 Jan 2008
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Technical information about 'Mass Media'
Definition: Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc.
Descriptor UI: D008402
Alternative terms: Mass Media; Media, Mass; Folk Media; Media, Folk; Printed Media; Media, Printed; Broadcast Media; Media, Broadcast;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: L01.178.590;
History Note: 80
Technical Notes: IM with general reference to NEWSPAPERS; PERIODICALS; RADIO; TELEVISION; MOTION PICTURES; etc., as mass media; do not use as routine coord with the specific: coord only when specific is discussed as a mass medium, as "magazines as mass media"