Web-based survey on the effect of digital storytelling on empowering women to seek help for urogenital atrophy

Cumming, Grant; Currie, Heather; Moncur, Rik; Lee, Amanda

doi:10.1258/mi.2010.010004

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“…Some studies suggest that the mode of presenting information on a website may affect users’ decisions to seek medical advice: in a UK-based qualitative study [24], participants reportedly felt encouraged to seek help after viewing an online “digital storytelling” video about urogenital atrophy; 73% who had reportedly been too embarrassed to see a health professional before and 87% who had not wanted to bother their doctor would now seek help. In an online pilot randomized trial, Mueller et al [33] examined whether addition of theory-based components to online health information can increase intention to seek help.…”

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Web Use for Symptom Appraisal of Physical Health Conditions: A Systematic Review

Mueller¹,

Jay²,

Harper³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundThe Web has become an important information source for appraising symptoms. We need to understand the role it currently plays in help seeking and symptom evaluation to leverage its potential to support health care delivery.ObjectiveThe aim was to systematically review the literature currently available on Web use for symptom appraisal.MethodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, ACM Digital Library, SCOPUS, and Web of Science for any empirical studies that addressed the use of the Web by lay people to evaluate symptoms for physical conditions. Articles were excluded if they did not meet minimum quality criteria. Study findings were synthesized using a thematic approach.ResultsA total of 32 studies were included. Study designs included cross-sectional surveys, qualitative studies, experimental studies, and studies involving website/search engine usage data. Approximately 35% of adults engage in Web use for symptom appraisal, but this proportion varies between 23% and 75% depending on sociodemographic and disease-related factors. Most searches were symptom-based rather than condition-based. Users viewed only the top search results and interacted more with results that mentioned serious conditions. Web use for symptom appraisal appears to impact on the decision to present to health services, communication with health professionals, and anxiety.ConclusionsWeb use for symptom appraisal has the potential to influence the timing of help seeking for symptoms and the communication between patients and health care professionals during consultations. However, studies lack suitable comparison groups as well as follow-up of participants over time to determine whether Web use results in health care utilization and diagnosis. Future research should involve longitudinal follow-up so that we can weigh the benefits of Web use for symptom appraisal (eg, reductions in delays to diagnosis) against the disadvantages (eg, unnecessary anxiety and health care use) and relate these to health care costs.

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Web Use for Symptom Appraisal of Physical Health Conditions: A Systematic Review

Mueller¹,

Jay²,

Harper³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

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“…The Center operates under the direction of key founder, Joe Lambert, who has a background in arts activism and theatre production. The Center's website (Stories: At a Glance, n.d.) provides many examples of digital stories that have been created through its workshops over the years though many variations of this method have been documented in the literature (e.g., Cumming et al, 2010;Jernigan et al, 2012).…”

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“…There are many kinds of stories that can be told through the digital story format. Examples of topics that have been expressed in digital stories include: hope (Wexler et al, 2013); place, community, equity, education, housing, social justice (Jernigan et al, 2012); help-seeking (Cumming et al, 2010); health (Gray et al, 2010); identity, experience of health and human services, important people in an individual's life (Stories: At a Glance, n.d.); violence, poverty, and isolation (Digital Stories, n.d.).…”

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“…The participants expressed that participating in the digital storytelling process provided them with a sense of achievement and personal mastery, enabled them to reflect on positive aspects of their lives, and an opportunity to strengthen their relationship with important people through sharing of the videos. Cumming et al (2010) investigated the impact of watching a digital story on help seeking in a sample of 539 women recruited on-line. Watching the digital story increased women's sense of empowerment and likelihood of seeking help for a health issue they felt embarrassed to discuss, providing preliminary evidence that digital stories can promote help-seeking behaviors.…”

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Digital Storytelling: An Innovative Tool for Practice, Education, and Research

Lal

Donnelly

Shin

2014

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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Digital storytelling is a method of using storytelling, group work, and modern technology to facilitate the creation of 2-3 minute multi-media video clips to convey personal or community stories. Digital storytelling is being used within the health care field; however, there has been limited documentation of its application within occupational therapy. This paper introduces digital storytelling and proposes how it can be applied in occupational therapy clinical practice, education, and research. The ethical and methodological challenges in relation to using the method are also discussed.

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“…Some universities reported incorporating digital storytelling into diverse disciplines to support reflective practice, empathy, knowledge application, and deep learning [15–19]. Additionally, digital storytelling supported increased self-efficacy and empowerment [20, 21]. These attributes are widely considered essential for lifelong learning [22].…”

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Engaging Elements of Cancer-Related Digital Stories in Alaska

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The tradition of storytelling is an integral part of Alaska Native cultures that continues to be a way of passing on knowledge. Using a story-based approach to share cancer education is grounded in Alaska Native traditions and people’s experiences and has the potential to positively impact cancer knowledge, understandings, and wellness choices. Community health workers (CHWs) in Alaska created a personal digital story as part of a 5-day, in-person cancer education course. To identify engaging elements of digital stories among Alaska Native people, one focus group was held in each of three different Alaska communities with a total of 29 adult participants. After viewing CHWs’ digital stories created during CHW cancer education courses, focus group participants commented verbally and in writing about cultural relevance, engaging elements, information learned, and intent to change health behavior. Digital stories were described by Alaska focus group participants as being culturally respectful, informational, inspiring, and motivational. Viewers shared that they liked digital stories because they were short (only 2–3 min); nondirective and not preachy; emotional, told as a personal story and not just facts and figures; and relevant, using photos that showed Alaskan places and people.

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Web-based survey on the effect of digital storytelling on empowering women to seek help for urogenital atrophy

Abstract: Using digital stories for health promotion is a new area for research. Our data provide preliminary evidence that women can feel more empowered to seek help for urogenital atrophy using digital storytelling.

Cited by 19 publications

References 12 publications

Web Use for Symptom Appraisal of Physical Health Conditions: A Systematic Review

Web Use for Symptom Appraisal of Physical Health Conditions: A Systematic Review

Digital Storytelling: An Innovative Tool for Practice, Education, and Research

Engaging Elements of Cancer-Related Digital Stories in Alaska

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