Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content
Stigmatizing language in online health communication negatively impacts patient experience and health outcomes. Journals, medical associations, and patient groups have affirmed the use of person-centered language; however, those changes have not been applied broadly to health systems’ patient-facing...
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| author | Jennifer L Lonzer MA Shannon Knapp BSN, RN, CDCES Chelsea Frey BA Ann Bakuniene-Milanowski BA Brittney Rohr BS Mary K Assad PhD Marcio L Griebeler MD Leslie Heinberg PhD, MA |
| author_facet | Jennifer L Lonzer MA Shannon Knapp BSN, RN, CDCES Chelsea Frey BA Ann Bakuniene-Milanowski BA Brittney Rohr BS Mary K Assad PhD Marcio L Griebeler MD Leslie Heinberg PhD, MA |
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| description | Stigmatizing language in online health communication negatively impacts patient experience and health outcomes. Journals, medical associations, and patient groups have affirmed the use of person-centered language; however, those changes have not been applied broadly to health systems’ patient-facing materials. Health communicators and providers can work together to develop medically accurate, person-centered content that avoids stigmatizing people, improves self-management of personal health, and enhances the online patient experience. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52d68dd3fb6341fcb2c62aef359705b72025-08-20T01:58:52ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Patient Experience2374-37432023-05-011010.1177/23743735231171561Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health ContentJennifer L Lonzer MA0Shannon Knapp BSN, RN, CDCES1Chelsea Frey BA2Ann Bakuniene-Milanowski BA3Brittney Rohr BS4Mary K Assad PhD5Marcio L Griebeler MD6Leslie Heinberg PhD, MA7 Division of Marketing and Communications, , Cleveland, OH, USA Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, , Cleveland, OH, USA Division of Marketing and Communications, , Cleveland, OH, USA Division of Marketing and Communications, , Cleveland, OH, USA Division of Marketing and Communications, , Cleveland, OH, USA Division of Marketing and Communications, , Cleveland, OH, USA Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, , Cleveland, OH, USA Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, , Cleveland, OH, USAStigmatizing language in online health communication negatively impacts patient experience and health outcomes. Journals, medical associations, and patient groups have affirmed the use of person-centered language; however, those changes have not been applied broadly to health systems’ patient-facing materials. Health communicators and providers can work together to develop medically accurate, person-centered content that avoids stigmatizing people, improves self-management of personal health, and enhances the online patient experience.https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735231171561 |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer L Lonzer MA Shannon Knapp BSN, RN, CDCES Chelsea Frey BA Ann Bakuniene-Milanowski BA Brittney Rohr BS Mary K Assad PhD Marcio L Griebeler MD Leslie Heinberg PhD, MA Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content Journal of Patient Experience |
| title | Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content |
| title_full | Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content |
| title_fullStr | Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content |
| title_short | Health Communication Should do no Harm: Weight and Diabetes Stigma in Online Health Content |
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