Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhang Yujie, Megat Al Imran Yasin, Syed Agil Bin Shekh Alsagoff, Ang Lay Hoon
Summary: This study examines the mediating role of new media engagement in the digital age and finds that most individuals have a positive engagement with new media technologies, believing that social media is safe and less risky for communication and interactions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kieran T. Sullivan
Summary: The study examines the relationship between attachment anxiety and online jealousy, and the impact of negative attitudes towards online communication. Findings suggest that for individuals with lower levels of negative attitudes towards online communication, the link between attachment anxiety and jealousy is stronger.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Saeedeh Mohammadi, Parham Moradi, S. Mahdi Firouzabadi, Gholamreza Jafariid
Summary: The rise of social media and the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a paradigm shift in presidential campaigns in Iran, moving from the physical world to social media. Farsi Twitter has become the platform for creating political content. The discussion network of the 2021 election is highly polarized, with one pole consisting of supporters favoring the election and the other pole being anti-voters who endorse boycotting the election. These two poles form echo chambers with little interaction. Additionally, there is a significant presence of bot activity among the most influential users in all involved communities.
Review
Neurosciences
Margaret M. M. Doheny, Nichole R. R. Lighthall
Summary: Human interactions are increasingly shifting to remote methods of communication like video chatting and social media. This paper reviews the current understanding of the social-cognitive neural network and highlights differences in neural mechanisms between remote and face-to-face interactions. It also discusses the potential impacts of remote interpersonal communication on the development of the brain's social-cognitive network and proposes future directions for research in social-cognitive neuroscience.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Business
Benjamin G. Voyer, Eunju Ko
Summary: This article discusses the impact of social media platforms entering maturity on fashion researchers, mentioning important analytical perspectives and future research directions, while also emphasizing some gaps in the literature that need to be filled.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Laura Moses
Summary: Elite messaging during an emergent international crisis, particularly related to COVID-19, shows clear partisan differences and a differential impact of tone on message engagement and information spread. The polarized and fractured messaging on COVID-19 provokes divergence in public engagement, reaction, and information spread, highlighting the critical role of partisanship and emotional rhetoric in elite communications.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jessamyn Bowling, Erika Montanaro, Sarai Guerrero Ordonez, Sean McCabe, Shayna Farris, Neielle Saint-Cyr, Wade Glaser, Robert J. Cramer, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Annelise Mennicke
Summary: Campus mass shootings have become a pressing policy and public health issue. Examining the responses on social media, particularly Twitter, provides insights into the emotional and action-oriented reactions of community members, highlighting the importance of preparedness and support in addressing such violence on college campuses.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Terhi-Anna Wilska, Matilda Holkkola, Jesse Tuominen
Summary: This article examines how young people utilize social media to shape and express their consumer identities. The rising significance of commercial content, including influencers' posts and advertisements, on social media platforms has been acknowledged in recent years. By adopting social identity, social comparison, and consumer socialization theories, the researchers conducted focus group discussions with Finnish teenagers aged 15 to 19 (N = 35). The findings indicate that the participants possessed a clear understanding of their consumer identities, defining the type of consumers they were or aimed not to be. Social media, especially commercial influencers, heavily influenced their consumption styles: luxury brand-oriented, trendy second-hand, and sustainable. Although the sample size was relatively small, the results remained consistent with previous studies, providing a deeper comprehension of the crucial role of commercial social media in shaping young people's consumption styles and enmeshing social media into the process of young consumers' identity formation. Acknowledging that consumer identity constitutes a significant portion of social identity, which is profoundly impacted by social media, is imperative for commercial actors, educators, and consumer policy makers.
Article
Communication
Jaigris Hodson, Victoria O'Meara
Summary: Early-onset cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers have unique needs that lead them to seek support and hope through social media communities. This study explores how they engage with such communities, considering the affordances of different platforms and the imagined audience on each platform. The findings challenge the dichotomy between online authenticity and aspirational self-presentation on platforms like Instagram.
SOCIAL MEDIA + SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Kristen M. C. Malecki, Julie A. Keating, Nasia Safdar
Summary: The principles of risk communication, which focus on hazard and outrage, along with social and cultural context, play a vital role in shaping public perception and response to risks, including those posed by COVID-19. Misinformation on social media presents challenges and opportunities for clinicians in sharing accurate information about risks.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Dongfang Hu, Oberiri Destiny Apuke
Summary: This study modeled the factors that influence misinformation spreading behavior among social media users, with a focus on Nigerian social media users. The study found that the ease of use, a lack of mindfulness, religiosity, social comparison, self-disclosure, exploration, and enjoyment are significant predictors of misinformation propagation. Trust in social networking sites was not found to be related to misinformation spreading.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Zexin Ma, Rong Ma, Xinyan Zhao, Xiaohui Wang
Summary: This study analyzed popular breast cancer narratives on social media to identify the features that generate emotional support and engage users. The length, emotional intensity, perspective, gender identity-related information, description of social support, explicit request for engagement and/or donation, and the use of vivid visual elements were found to impact the engagement of social media users.
TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jessica Gall Myrick, Katja Anne Waldron, Olivia Cohen, Carlina DiRusso, Ruosi Shao, Eugene Cho, Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Rob Turrisi
Summary: This study aimed to explore the ability of digital sun-safety interventions to affect self-control-related emotions and visual attention, as well as attitudes towards sun safety among young women. The findings revealed that sponsored stories on Instagram can promote sun-safety attitudes, depending on the emotional responses they generate.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jo Bell, Christopher Westoby
Summary: In the era of Polymedia, exposure to suicide becomes more complex, with the potential to both provide support and prevention efforts, as well as promote conflict and have adverse influences on suicidal behavior. Recognizing the multiple ways in which users are exposed and impacted, and developing appropriate media strategies and mechanisms, is crucial in maximizing the beneficial capacity of polymediated exposure to suicide.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Daniel Vogler, Mark Eisenegger
Summary: This study investigated the impact of CSR communication through Facebook and news media coverage on corporate reputation in Switzerland. The results found that news media coverage, even when negative, positively influenced corporate reputation, while no effect was found for CSR communication through Facebook. This suggests that legacy news media still play a significant role in shaping public perceptions of corporations in the digital age.
BUSINESS & SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Rachel A. Freedman, Mina S. Sedrak, Jennifer R. Bellon, Caroline C. Block, Nancy U. Lin, Tari A. King, Christina Minami, Noam VanderWalde, Trevor A. Jolly, Hyman B. Muss, Eric P. Winer
Summary: Treatment decisions for older breast cancer patients are challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring a balance of treatment efficacy and risks, and promoting multidisciplinary care and team-based treatment.
JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Mina S. Sedrak, Rachel A. Freedman, Harvey J. Cohen, Hyman B. Muss, Aminah Jatoi, Heidi D. Klepin, Tanya M. Wildes, Jennifer G. Le-Rademacher, Gretchen G. Kimmick, William P. Tew, Kevin George, Simran Padam, Jennifer Liu, Andrew R. Wong, Andrea Lynch, Benjamin Djulbegovic, Supriya G. Mohile, William Dale
Summary: Cancer is a disease of aging, and the number of older patients with cancer is increasing. However, older patients are underrepresented in cancer research and effective strategies to improve their participation in clinical trials are sparse. Studies on barriers and interventions for older adults in cancer trials are limited, highlighting a need for more evidence-based solutions to address this issue.
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Taylor R. Cushman, Bernard Jones, David Akhavan, Chad G. Rusthoven, Vivek Verma, Ravi Salgia, Mina Sedrak, Erminia Massarelli, James W. Welsh, Arya Amini
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the impact of time from diagnosis to initial treatment on survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Delayed treatment was associated with poorer survival outcomes and disparities based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in non-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
CLINICAL LUNG CANCER
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Jennifer Novak, Yujie Cui, Paul Frankel, Mina S. Sedrak, Scott Glaser, Richard Li, Sabin Motwani, Brian Kavanagh, Arya Amini
Summary: This analysis characterizes the profile of radiation oncology-related tweets and Twitter users over the past 6 years, showing significant growth in tweet volume by physicians and academic radiation oncologists as primary influencers. Twitter is utilized for professional networking and discussions, with potential for broader audience reach, including patients.
PRACTICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Allison Magnuson, Mina S. Sedrak, Cary P. Gross, William P. Tew, Heidi D. Klepin, Tanya M. Wildes, Hyman B. Muss, Efrat Dotan, Rachel A. Freedman, Tracey O'Connor, William Dale, Harvey J. Cohen, Vani Katheria, Anait Arsenyan, Abrahm Levi, Heeyoung Kim, Supriya Mohile, Arti Hurria, Can-Lan Sun
Summary: The study identified 8 independent predictors and developed a scoring model to predict chemotherapy toxicity in older adults with early-stage breast cancer. Patients were classified into low, intermediate, and high-risk groups, aiding in the early prediction of toxic reactions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Addie Hill, Wing-Lok Chan, Yung-Yu Shih, Abhay Tiwari, Ana Raquel Monteiro, Penny Mackenzie, Allison Magnuson, Nicolo Matteo Luca Battisti, Mina S. Sedrak
JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neuroimaging
Bihong T. Chen, Zikuan Chen, Sunita K. Patel, Russell C. Rockne, Chi Wah Wong, James C. Root, Andrew J. Saykin, Tim A. Ahles, Andrei Holodny, Can-Lan Sun, Mina S. Sedrak, Heeyoung Kim, Ashley Celis, Vani Katheria, William Dale
Summary: Chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer can lead to alterations in the connectivity of the default mode network, with a pattern of stronger anterior connectivity and weaker posterior connectivity observed post-chemotherapy. These changes may serve as potential neuroimaging biomarkers for cancer-related cognitive impairment and accelerated aging.
BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Jessica Vazquez, Heeyoung Kim, Can-Lan Sun, Kemeberly Charles, Ashley Celis, Vani Katheria, Daneng Li, William Dale, Mina S. Sedrak
Summary: The study evaluated the feasibility, reliability, and validity of a Spanish-language self-administered geriatric assessment in older Spanish-speaking women with breast cancer in the United States. Participants with lower educational levels required more assistance and took longer to complete the assessment. Tailoring assessment tools to the educational level of patients is crucial in multicultural environments.
Article
Oncology
Elizabeth A. A. Germino, Ameish Govindarajan, Mina S. S. Sedrak, Daneng Li, Arya Amini
Summary: The combination of immunotherapy and radiotherapy/chemoradiation has shown promising results in certain cancer patients. However, there are challenges in translating this combination therapy into real-world practice, as clinical trials often do not include a representative sample of older adults with comorbidities who make up a significant proportion of patients in clinical settings. This review aims to provide an overview of the current evidence for multimodality treatment in older adults, including extrapolation from single-modality therapies, and to highlight ongoing trials targeting older cancer patients. The review identifies current gaps in the field and provides recommendations for considering these gaps in both preclinical settings and when designing clinical trials, in order to improve the use of multimodality therapy in clinical practice as more data becomes available.
SEMINARS IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Oncology
Scott Gettinger, Mary W. Redman, Roy S. Herbst
Article
Neurosciences
Bihong T. Chen, Zikuan Chen, Frank Deng, Sunita K. Patel, Mina S. Sedrak, James C. Root, Tim A. Ahles, Marianne Razavi, Heeyoung Kim, Can-Lan Sun, William Dale
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of chemotherapy on brain functional resting-state signal variability and cognitive function in older long-term survivors of breast cancer. The findings revealed a significant decrease in SDBOLD in the CH group, indicating potential alterations in brain function in breast cancer survivors exposed to chemotherapy.
Article
Neuroimaging
Ebenezer Daniel, Frank Deng, Sunita K. Patel, Mina S. Sedrak, Heeyoung Kim, Marianne Razavi, Can-Lan Sun, James C. Root, Tim A. Ahles, William Dale, Bihong T. Chen
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate alterations in cortical thickness and cognition in older long-term survivors of breast cancer who had been treated with chemotherapy. The results showed that long-term chemotherapy could lead to cortical thinning and cognitive decline in older cancer survivors.
BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dana Mahin, Sayeh Moazami Lavasani, Leon Cristobal, Niki Tank Patel, Mina Sedrak, Daphne Stewart, James Waisman, Yuan Yuan, Wai Yu, Raynald Samoa, Nora Ruel, Susan E. E. Yost, Hayley Lee, Sung Hee Kil, Joanne E. E. Mortimer
Summary: Glucocorticoids administered with chemotherapy cause hyperglycemia in breast cancer patients. A retrospective study analyzed random blood glucose levels in early-stage breast cancer patients who received dexamethasone prior to chemotherapy. The incidence of steroid-induced hyperglycemia (SIH) was 67%, and it was highest in patients with glucose levels of >200 mg/dL. Non-Hispanic White patients had a higher risk of developing SIH, but over 90% of the patients had transient hyperglycemia.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Daneng Li, Giovanna J. Imbesi, Lisa Yen, Heeyoung Kim, Can-Lan Sun, Christiana J. Crook, Richard Ballena, Ya-Han Zhang, Rebecca Allen, Mina Sedrak, Gagandeep Singh
Summary: There is a lack of effective patient education about the diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), possibly due to their rare occurrence. In this study, a self-assessment tool called NET VITALS was used to evaluate patients' perception and awareness of their NET diagnosis and treatment. The results revealed a lack of knowledge among patients regarding tumor characteristics, symptoms duration, and liver-directed therapies. Additionally, a significant proportion of patients felt that they did not receive sufficient information about NETs at the time of diagnosis. However, most patients found NET VITALS helpful in discussing topics with healthcare providers and would recommend it to others.
Article
Oncology
Emily Guerard, Andrew B. Dodge, Jennifer G. Le-Rademacher, M. Margaret Kemeny, Michael Ojelabi, Mina S. Sedrak, Judith Hopkins, Armin Shahrokni, Elizabeth Harlos, Hyman Muss, Harvey Jay Cohen, Jacqueline Lafky, Jeff Sloan, Aminah Jatoi, Arti Hurria
Summary: The study found that an electronic geriatric assessment is feasible in a multi-institutional setting, including a notable proportion of African American or Black patients. Most patients were able to complete the assessment independently, with reasons for non-completion including missed clinic visits and internet connectivity issues. Patients who needed assistance tended to have practical or personal reasons, such as language barriers or lack of familiarity with the device.
JCO CLINICAL CANCER INFORMATICS
(2021)