Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2H5.
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canadian Blood Services, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON, Canada, K1Y 4E9.
Regen Med. 2020 Jan;15(1):1228-1237. doi: 10.2217/rme-2019-0149. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
This study examined how umbilical cord blood (UCB) use was portrayed in the English language North American popular press. Directed content analysis was conducted on 400 articles from 2007 to 2017 containing 'cord blood,' published by the most read Canadian and American news sources. A total of 86.3% of the articles detailed UCB treatments and therapies, the majority of which align with clinical evidence. Some articles portrayed speculative/experimental therapies as efficacious. Public and private banking initiatives received substantial attention, and were portrayed diversely. Promotional narrative messaging was evident around private banking. Findings demonstrate the need for continual monitoring of the media portrayals of UCB as stem cell and transplantation research develops and as clinics continue to operate.
本研究调查了脐血 (UCB) 在英语北美大众媒体中的使用情况。对 2007 年至 2017 年间加拿大和美国最受欢迎的新闻来源发布的 400 篇包含“cord blood”的文章进行了定向内容分析。共有 86.3%的文章详细介绍了 UCB 的治疗和疗法，其中大部分与临床证据一致。一些文章将推测/实验性疗法描述为有效。公共和私人银行业务举措受到了广泛关注，并且呈现出多样化的特点。私人银行业务存在明显的宣传叙事信息。研究结果表明，随着干细胞和移植研究的发展以及诊所的持续运作，需要持续监测媒体对 UCB 的描述。
