a Department of Communication , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
b School of Communication , The Ohio State University.
Health Commun. 2018 Mar;33(3):315-325. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1266575. Epub 2017 Jan 6.
This study examined proposed direct and mediating relationships in the Structural Influence Model (SIM) of Communication within the chronic disease context. Using data from the Annenberg National Health Communication Survey (N = 14,472), we tested the potential mediating roles of information seeking, information scanning, and social capital between social determinants of health and four chronic disease risk behaviors: exercise level, fruit and vegetable intake, cigarette smoking, and excessive alcohol use. Information seeking, information scanning, and social capital received support as potential mediators. Our results are largely consistent with predictions of the SIM and highlight the important role of communication in reducing health risks and increasing healthy behaviors.
本研究考察了结构影响模型（SIM）中慢性疾病背景下沟通的直接和中介关系。本研究使用安嫩伯格全国健康传播调查（N=14472）的数据，检验了健康社会决定因素与四种慢性病风险行为（运动水平、水果和蔬菜摄入、吸烟和过量饮酒）之间信息寻求、信息扫描和社会资本的潜在中介作用。信息寻求、信息扫描和社会资本作为潜在的中介因素得到了支持。我们的研究结果在很大程度上与 SIM 的预测一致，强调了沟通在降低健康风险和促进健康行为方面的重要作用。
