Editors:
- An innovative investigation of Eastern and Western perspectives on healthcare in Asia
- Focuses on both mental and physical health problems currently confronting Asia
- Brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars to discuss their research on healthcare in Asia
- Includes input from clinicians who deliver patient care in Asia
Part of the book series: The Humanities in Asia (HIA, volume 6)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Health Communication and Mental Well-being in Asia
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Health Communication in Patient-provider Contexts in Asia
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Health Communication in Organizational, Campaign and Information Contexts
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About this book
The book presents an innovative and interdisciplinary investigation of Eastern and Western perspectives on healthcare in Asia. It covers topics concerned with a range of mental and physical problems that are currently confronting Asia. Importantly, the views and experiences of front line clinicians delivering patient care in Asia are also included. Accordingly, the book offers varied and innovative perspectives on health communication issues in China, Singapore, Bangladesh and Australia.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Bernadette Watson
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University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Janice Krieger
About the editors
Professor Janice Krieger is a health communication scholar and Director of the STEM Translational Communication Program at the University of Florida. Professor Krieger’s research focuses on translational communication in health and risk decision-making contexts. In particular, she is studying how message design influences health literacy and the cognitive processing of health risk messages. Professor Krieger was an executive member of the International Association of Language and Social Psychology (IALSP).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Expanding Horizons in Health Communication
Book Subtitle: An Asian Perspective
Editors: Bernadette Watson, Janice Krieger
Series Title: The Humanities in Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4389-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4388-3Published: 02 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4391-3Published: 02 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4389-0Published: 01 June 2020
Series ISSN: 2363-6890
Series E-ISSN: 2363-6904
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 300
Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Sociology, Intercultural Communication, Asian Culture, Regional Development