Health Information Processing Bolsters Symptom Management of Irritable Bowel Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study

Bu Zhong; Wenjing Xie; Stefanie Kempton; Lola Xie

Health Information Processing Bolsters Symptom Management of Irritable Bowel Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study

Bu Zhong, Wenjing Xie, Stefanie Kempton, Lola Xie

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Abstract

This study uses surveys to compare how Chinese and U.S. patients with irritable bowel disease (IBD) gained and processed health information using social media. The results show that IBD patients (N = 838) who processed health information on social media thoroughly and productively gained more emotional, informational, and peer support. They showed a better understanding of IBD treatment and improved symptom management. Cultural backgrounds are important in gaining informational and emotional support from health information.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2023
Event	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 106th Annual Conference - Washington, D.C., United States Duration: 7 Aug 2023 → 10 Aug 2023 https://community.aejmc.org/conference/home https://community.aejmc.org/conference/schedule/program

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Conference	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 106th Annual Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, D.C.
Period	7/08/23 → 10/08/23
Internet address	https://community.aejmc.org/conference/home https://community.aejmc.org/conference/schedule/program

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Health Information Processing Bolsters Symptom Management of Irritable Bowel Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study. / Zhong, Bu; Xie, Wenjing; Kempton, Stefanie et al.
2023. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 106th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States.

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Health Information Processing Bolsters Symptom Management of Irritable Bowel Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study

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