School of Communication and Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
Health Commun. 2020 Apr;35(4):512-523. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1570428. Epub 2019 Feb 1.
Using the integrative model (IM), we developed and tested messages to encourage adults to accompany their parent to a memory doctor for a cognitive evaluation. We conducted in-depth interviews ( = 60) with African American and White adults with a parent age 65+ to identify key beliefs. Next, we carried out an IM-based telephone survey with a representative sample of the target population ( = 541). Analyses revealed that attitudes varied depending on the gender of the parent. Resulting messages featuring mothers countered the fear of hearing bad news and the belief that mother does not want to be accompanied to the doctor's office. Messages featuring fathers highlighted the belief that attending a doctor's visit will provide father emotional support. We subsequently tested messages with focus group participants ( = 48) and refined them. This study advances our understanding of opportunities to communicate about memory loss, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia, in ways that encourage a behavioral action that will benefit older adults and their families.
我们采用整合模式（IM），制定并测试了鼓励成年人陪伴其父母去记忆门诊进行认知评估的信息。我们与 65 岁以上的非洲裔美国人和白人成年人进行了深入访谈（=60），以确定关键信念。接下来，我们对目标人群的代表性样本（=541）进行了基于 IM 的电话调查。分析表明，态度取决于父母的性别。针对母亲的信息突出了担心听到坏消息和认为母亲不想去看医生的信念。针对父亲的信息则强调了参加医生就诊会为父亲提供情感支持的信念。随后，我们用焦点小组参与者（=48）对信息进行了测试并进行了改进。本研究增进了我们对记忆丧失（包括阿尔茨海默病和痴呆症）进行沟通的机会的理解，包括鼓励采取有益于老年人及其家人的行为行动。
