Monograph "Health Interventions on the Net"
A study of health interventions on the Internet
Eulàlia Hernández (coord.) (ehernandez@uoc.edu)
Lecturer in the UOC Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Researcher in the PSiNET group (IN3)
Beni Gómez-Zúñiga (coord.) (bgomezz@uoc.edu)
Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences (UOC)
Researcher in the PSiNET group (IN3)
abstract
Use of the Net in the field of health is increasing significantly, changing the relations between the technology and the models, uses and experiences with regard to people's health. Once the key aspects for a people-focused e-health model have been reviewed, then the need to look at health on the Internet from the perspective of psychology is highlighted, given that e-health goes beyond mere health interventions to become health experiences. Thus, it is necessary to adapt interventions not only to the specific field of health, but also to the characteristics of the user so as to bring about a change in behaviour. Consequently, the quality of interventions becomes a crucial issue that has to be assessed in terms of all of its processes, stressing those that may be the areas for action. Finally, certain examples of models for intervention, which are renowned for the quality of their experiences, are presented.
keywords
Internet, e-health, health psychology, health, intervention
Submission date:
December 2006
Published in:
March 2007
editorial
The use of the Internet in healthcare, focus of a new section: the dossier
in-depth
Cybertext challenge: teaching literature in the digital world, by Raine Koskimaa. Presentation by Laura Borràs
dossier
Health interventions on the Internet, coordinated by E. Hernández and B. Gómez-Zúñiga
Introduction: A study of health interventions on the Internet, by E. Hernández and B. Gómez-Zúñiga
- Experiences in online intervention in one field: tobacco addiction, by J.M. Suelves
- Experiences of hybrid-design online interventions, by M. Armayones and N. Guillamón
- Health portals, by P. Roqué
Conclusions: State of the art and prospects for the future, by M. Pousada, L. Valiente and M. Boixadós
miscellany
Hacia una nueva concepción de los estudios literarios en el espacio europeo de enseñanza superior (EHEA), by Laura Borràs
R&D, innovation and public policy: towards a new economic policy for innovation, by Maria Callejón
analysis and debate
A bibliographic review of relations between literature and technology. The state of the art at Spanish universities, by Joan-Elies Adell
Greening-Turisme: a platform for exchanging knowledge geared towards the dissemination of sustainable tourism through ICTs, by F. González, O. Miralbell, M. G. Nel·lo and F. Romagosa
reviews
Didáctica universitaria en entornos virtuales de enseñanza aprendizaje, by G. Bautista, F. Borges and A. Forés. By Enric Serradell
selection of books
ANDERSON, C. (2006). The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
GUPTA, D.K. (2006). Marketing Library and Information Services: International Perspectives
JENKINS, H. (2006). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide
JENKINS, H. (2006). Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture
MENGIN, F. (2004). Cyber China: Reshaping National Identities in the Ages of Information
MURERO, M. (2006). The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice
WHITE, M. (2006). The Body and the Screen: Theories of Internet Spectatorship
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