Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2004):

Persuasive email messages for patient communication.

Full Abstract

To improve health and reduce costs, we need to encourage patients to make better health care decisions. Since email is widely available, it may be useful for patient-directed interventions. However, we know little about how the contents of an email message can influence a health-related decision. We propose a model to understand how patients may process persuasive email messages.

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Author information

Author/s: Walji, Muhammad (M); Johnson-Throop, Kathy (K); Johnson, Todd (T); Bernstam, Elmer (E); Zhang, Jiajie (J);

Affiliation: School of Health Information Sciences, The University of Texas Health ScienceCenter at Houston, TX, USA.

Grants: 5T15LM07093 (Agency:NLM NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium (AMIA Annu Symp Proc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-; vol (issue ) : pp 1148

Dates: Created 2006/06/16; Completed 2007/02/15; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 16779434, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Adult Decision Making Electronic Mail Humans

Humans Patient Participation Persuasive Communication Physician-Patient Relations

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