Read our latest article by Ihrig et al. on practices and underlying beliefs about ‘trans-sensitive healthcare’ in Austria, which shows that a caring and transparent approach to contextual vulnerabilities in interactions between patients and healthcare providers is essential. doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest article by Senteio and Magsamen-Conrad. Despite decades of tech advances, racial and ethnic health inequities persist due to structural factors. This umbrella review examines how technology-based health communication interventions can help close these gaps. doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

📢 Exciting news and a big thank you to Gea Ducci! We are happy to share that our journal has been listed as a Class A scientific journal, recognised by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

Read here the 2nd article of our Special Issue: (In)Equalities and (In)Equities! doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Bierbooms and colleagues provide a theoretical rationale for examining how economic, social, cultural, and personal capital shape access to and use of digital health technologies.

📢 Exciting news! We are proud to share that our journal is now indexed in Scopus! Here you can find articles from our journal on Scopus: www.scopus.com/sourceid/211...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication by Berlekamp and colleagues, which explores how communication campaigns can effectively engage caregivers to increase the likelihood of adopting preventive behaviours that may reduce childhood accidents. Read the article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

A special thank you to Marijn Meijers, Ann DeSmet, and Eline Smit, who served as guest editors for the Special Issue Planetary Health. Read the editorial and the included articles here: ejhc.org/issue/view/797

Read here the 2nd article of our Special Issue: Vulnerable Groups in Society! doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Mikesell & Singh conducted a thematic literature review on triadic communication in dementia. The findings show how vulnerability emerges dynamically in interactions among members.

It's again time to thank everyone from the #HealthCommunication community who contributed to the success of EJHC in 2024 – either as reviewer, editor, contributor, or reader! Read the acknowledgments for 2024 here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication by Tenfelde and colleagues, which explored how a patient's socioeconomic position shapes healthcare providers' communication—including the approaches used and providers' perceptions. Read the article here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Here is the 1st article of our Special Issue: Vulnerable Groups in Society! Butz and Karnowski investigated the factors that influence psychotherapists’ attitudes toward telepsychotherapy and its diffusion—particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

New #OpenAccess Publication ➡️https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2025.106 Physicians play a key role in guiding patients to reliable health information. Link and Memenga applied the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model to explore what drives physicians to seek health information services for patients.

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... A physician-provided digital health information service as a means of informing patients? Memenga & Link explored the potential of this service to provide health information to fulfill patients’ autonomy and competence needs.

What motivates sustainable fashion choices?👕 Guo et al. examined whether value framing—emphasizing benefits for individual health vs. population & planetary health—impacted purchase intentions. Read the results here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Schrimpff, Fisse and colleagues explored, through qualitative semi-structured interviews, patients' perceptions of uncertainty and their management strategies in individuals who received a knee or hip replacement.

🚨New Publication🚨 Targeting health and pro-environmental behaviours together is of growing interest. Bancale et al., with their study, aimed to explore whether these behaviours create positive or negative spillover effects and identify the predictors of these beliefs. doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Here is the 1st #OpenAccess article of our Special Issue: (In)Equalities and (In)Equities! Søgaard Nielsen and Grønning offer insights into effective strategies for improving the digital health experiences of residents in nursing homes. Read here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... This study by Bos et al. analysed the use of metaphors in communication about immunotherapy and explored differences and similarities in scientific and newspaper articles.

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Stellamanns et al. examined, through a mixed-method design, the effectiveness and user experience of interactive information visualizations and reflective tasks in mammography screening.

Read our latest #OpenAccess article➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2025.101 Maslowska et al. explored the effectiveness of pandemic-related information communicated by public health agencies on Twitter (X) during the early stages of COVID-19 in the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, and the United States.

Read our latest #OpenAccess article➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.404 Moojen et al. conducted a study to test a pluralistic ignorance intervention aimed at correcting potential misperceptions about sustainable eating.

Read our latest #OpenAcces article ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Cardoso et al. tested the effectiveness of a transmedia storytelling strategy for transmitting health knowledge, highlighting its potential as a more effective tool for enhancing societal health literacy in Portugal and beyond.

🚨Read our latest #OpenAccess article ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Verhoeven et al. conducted a qualitative content analysis of Covid-19 and Switzerland-related social media and blog posts to explore to what extent they adopted key messages of Swiss public health authorities.

🚨New #OpenAccess article that explores the impact of visuals in health leaflets on vaccination intent of pregnant individuals. The study finds: ✅Higher engagement and appreciation with visuals ✅Increased intent to vaccinate for pertussis (but not influenza) ➡️https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.303

🚨New Publication van Gogh & Walrave explore how the Prototype Willingness Model relates to eco-friendly behaviors among Flemish young adults. They identify 3 key patterns: 1️⃣ Rational roadblocks 2️⃣ Social stepping stones 3️⃣ The distant 'darker' green ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Congratulations to Edith G. Smit, Marijn H. C. Meijers, & Carolin Ischen for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award with their paper on Testing the Impersonal Impact Hypothesis in the Public Health Domain ejhc.org/article/view...

Congratulations to Alice Binder, Tobias Frey, & @friemel.bsky.social for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award. Read their contribution on the Relationship Between Social Media and the Intention to Try Cannabis #openaccess on ejhc.org/article/view...

Congratulations to @awiedicke.bsky.social Paula Stehr & @rossmann.bsky.social for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award. Don’t miss out their contribution on Issue Fatigue Over the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic ejhc.org/article/view...

Congratulations to Laura Marciano, Emiliano Albanese, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Anne-Linda Camerini for being nominated for the @healthcomeurope.bsky.social article of the year award on The Protective Role of Social-Oriented Digital Media Use ejhc.org/article/view...

The 2nd article of the Special Issue on Planetary Health examines the impact of high-threat compared to low-threat communication on responses aimed at addressing #ClimateChange. Read the #OpenAccess study by de Graaf et al. here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Here is the 1st article of our Special Issue on Planetary Health! Bræin et al. discuss the theoretical model of the five barriers to #ClimateAction and propose to re-conceptualized the barrier of "identity" as social identity instead of cultural identity. Read #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Joly, Schieferdecker & Berger explore how political preferences impacted trust in government health communication during the Covid-19 pandemic in 🇩🇪 based on a 4-wave panel survey. #HealthCommunication

🚨 New Publication 🚨 The study by van Dijk et al. uncovers gaps in DVT and PE care, highlighting differing needs between patients and physicians. Enhancing psychological support and aligning treatment intensity with patient preferences could improve outcomes. Read more here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Just published: The article by I. Casteltrione examines the intersection of political and health communication on Twitter during the Covid-19 outbreak in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, highlighting shifts toward partisanship and identifying five major Twitter clusters. ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

📢New Article by Bol, Gromova, Tenfelde & Antheunis The study explores how auditory and visual factors affect patients' privacy concerns in video consultations and finds that seeing a doctor's full office may lower concerns. ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest #OpenAccess publication ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... The study tested different types of letters sent to parents to promote mandatory MMR vaccination in Ukraine. Findings suggest that letters emphasizing vaccination as a social norm may help improve vaccine uptake.

📢New Article: Felgendreff, @pari-s.bsky.social et al. (@ipb.bsky.social) tested whether helping people understand a vaccine’s mechanism could improve the perceived vaccine safety and effectiveness. Read about their findings: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #OpenAccess

In our latest article, A. Wagner & D. Reifegerste investigate gender-related differences in reasons for non-disclosure of mental distress in Germany 🇩🇪. Learn about their findings here: doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #OpenAccess

📢New Article: Stage, Karlsson, & Ledderer explore how patients with chronic conditions engage in peer-led online communities to handle and prevent experiences of discontinuity of care. ➡️https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.203 #OpenAccess

We are happy to let you know that our website is back online and you can read all our #OpenAccess articles again at ➡️ www.ejhc.org

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📢New Article: Ducci et al. explore the questions: 🔹How have Italian regions adopted different types of communication for Covid-19 related data on social media? 🔹How did this affect the levels of engagement? ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... #OpenAccess

It's again time to thank everyone from the #HealthCommunication community who contributed to the success of EJHC in 2023 – either as reviewer, editor, contributor, or reader! Read the acknowledgments for 2023 here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

📢New Article! The study by P. Memenga & @elena-link.bsky.social examines the factors related to patients’ intentions to use a digital health information service. Read it #OpenAccess in our ECREA Aarhus Best Papers Special Issue: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

❗️ 2 weeks left ❗️️ Submit to our Special Issue on "Addressing (in)equalities and (in)equities in digital health communication" edited by E. Badau, I. Basnyat, E. Y. Ho, & O. Galibert Deadline: 15 Feb 2024 Call: ejhc.org/calls/SI-Ine... #OpenAccess #HealthCommunication

Here is our 1st article of 2024! In this article, @elena-link.bsky.social, Jule Scheper & Paula Memenga investigate predictors of opinion expression about the #COVID19 vaccination. Read it #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.47368/ejh...

Read our latest open access publication here ➡️ doi.org/10.47368/ejh... Wiedicke, Stehr, & Rossmann investigate how 🇩🇪 citizens experienced issue fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic using a combination of panel survey, cross-sectional survey and content analysis data.

Congratulations to Marc Ziegele, Maike Resing, Katharina Frehmann, Nikolaus Jackob, Ilka Jakobs, Oliver Quiring, Christian Schemer, Tanjev Schultz, & Christina Viehmann for winning the ECREA Health Com Article of the Year Award! doi.org/10.47368/ejh... @ejhc.bsky.social

Signed and ready for the award ceremony at the #ECHC2023 conference dinner 🎉

Delighted to start our bsky posts with this year's ECREA Health Communication Best Paper Award nominees - @thomasgultzow.bsky.social et al. - Elena Link et al. - Paula Memenga et al. - Marc Ziegele et al. Award ceremony will be next week at ECHC2023 in Klagenfurt.