Towards Health Equity: Deaf Adults’ Engagement in Social e-Health Activities and e-Communication with Health Care Providers

Ryan, Claire; Kushalnagar, Poorna

doi:10.1080/10810730.2018.1527875

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“…Use of headphones by the patient may be helpful, but do not guarantee privacy. Persons with barriers to use of technology such as visual or hearing impairment may require in-person visits, although specialized communication platforms can make telecare feasible in some circumstances [ 88 , 89 ]. Without the in-person encounter, the feeling of a personal connection and establishment of a provider-patient relationship with the key elements of trust and mutual respect is more difficult [ 90 , 91 , 92 ].…”

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A Telemedicine Approach to Covid-19 Assessment and Triage

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Covid-19 is a new highly contagious RNA viral disease that has caused a global pandemic. Human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through oral and nasal droplets and possibly through the airborne route. The disease may be asymptomatic or the course may be mild with upper respiratory symptoms, moderate with non-life-threatening pneumonia, or severe with pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The severe form is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While patients who are unstable and in acute distress need immediate in-person attention, many patients can be evaluated at home by telemedicine or videoconferencing. The more benign manifestations of Covid-19 may be managed from home to maintain quarantine, thus avoiding spread to other patients and health care workers. This document provides an overview of the clinical presentation of Covid-19, emphasizing telemedicine strategies for assessment and triage of patients. Advantages of the virtual visit during this time of social distancing are highlighted.

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“…It can reduce health inequalities affecting marginalised population groups like people with disabilities and LGBTQ communities. 38,51,52 Considerations for South Africa…”

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Social media health promotion in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges

Kubheka¹,

Carter²,

Mwaura

2020

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

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Background Health promotion is an effective tool for public health. It goes beyond preventing the spread of diseases and reducing the disease burden. It includes interventions encompassing the creation of supportive environments, building public health policy, developing personal skills, reorienting health services and strengthening multisectoral community actions. Aim The aim of the review was conduct an analysis on the opportunities and challenges of the use of social media for health promotion in South Africa. Methods A search of review articles on health promotion using social media conducted using Medline and Google Scholar. Secondary searches were conducted using references and citations from selected articles. Results Social media has potential of being an effective health promotion tool in South Africa. It presents an opportunity for scaling health promotion programs because of its low cost, its ability to have virtual communities and the ease of access eliminating geographical barriers. It also allows real-time communication between various stakeholders. It allows information to spread far and fast and leaving irrespective of the credibility of the source of information. There is a need to take into account country specific socio-economic issues, which may perpetuate unintended consequences related to the digital divide, data costs and the varying levels of health literacy. Conclusion Considering the opportunities presented by social media, the National Department of Health needs to review its health promotion strategy and include the use of social media as an enabler. They also need to address to explore intersectoral measures to address issues which threatening equitable access to credible health promotion information.

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“…Recent studies support that deaf adults use the Internet as readily as their peers. In a study of 515 deaf adults, those who engaged in social media networking were more likely to discuss health issues with their healthcare providers via electronic platforms compared to nonusers of social media sites, potentially reducing communication barriers that contribute to health disparities [24]. Similarly, deaf gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men who connected with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) peers online were more likely to be aware of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) compared to deaf GBQ men who did not have online connections [25,26].…”

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Social Media Use and HIV Screening Uptake Among Deaf Adults in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Argenyi¹,

Kushalnagar²

2019

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background About 46% of US adults obtain recommended HIV screening at least once during their lifetime. There is little knowledge of screening rates among deaf and hard-of-hearing adults who primarily use American Sign Language (ASL), or of social media as a potentially efficacious route for HIV prevention outreach, despite lower HIV/AIDS-specific health literacy and potentially higher HIV seropositivity rates than hearing peers. Objective We investigated both the likelihood of HIV screening uptake among deaf adults in the past year and over one year ago, and the relationship between social media use and HIV screening uptake among deaf adult ASL users. Methods The Health Information National Trends Survey in ASL was administered to 1340 deaf US adults between 2015-2018. Modified Poisson with robust standard errors was used to assess the relationship between social media usage as a predictor and HIV screening as an outcome (screened more than one year ago, screened within the past year, and never been screened), after adjusting for sociodemographics and sexually transmitted disease (STD) covariates. Results The estimated lifetime prevalence of HIV screening uptake among our sample was 54% (719/1340), with 32% (429/1340) in the past year. Being of younger age, male gender, black, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer, or having some college education or a prior STD were associated with HIV screening uptake. Adjusting for correlates, social media use was significantly associated with HIV screening in the past year, compared to either lifetime or never. Conclusions Screening falls well short of universal screening targets, with gaps among heterosexual, female, Caucasian, or older deaf adults. HIV screening outreach may not be effective because of technological or linguistic inaccessibility, rendering ASL users an underrecognized minority group. However, social media is still a powerful tool, particularly among younger deaf adults at risk for HIV.

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Towards Health Equity: Deaf Adults’ Engagement in Social e-Health Activities and e-Communication with Health Care Providers

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

A Telemedicine Approach to Covid-19 Assessment and Triage

A Telemedicine Approach to Covid-19 Assessment and Triage

Social media health promotion in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges

Social Media Use and HIV Screening Uptake Among Deaf Adults in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

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