Cancer Survivorship Language Research at APOS
Health Union will share research findings on cancer survivorship language at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) 17th Annual Conference.
Facebook advertising to increase online community engagement: Results of the LungCancer.net advertisement campaign
Research findings show that Facebook advertising is a feasible recruiting tool for online health communities and, from additional industry and academic research partnership insights, may be leveraged to help future researchers more effectively engage patients to participate in online communities or interventions, ultimately enhancing health outcomes.
Omnipresence of scanxiety for patients with lung cancer and its impact on quality of life
It was found that a large majority of lung cancer patients surveyed reported experiencing scanxiety, with no significant differences in differing type of lung cancer, time since diagnosis, current stage, or scan frequency.
Assessing needs of men following prostate cancer treatment: An exploration of treatment regret
Findings from the study show that patients who are comfortable discussing all aspects of their situation with their healthcare professional report little to no treatment regret compared to all other respondents; supporting a correlation between treatment regret and relationship with healthcare professionals.
Gender disparities in sexual side effect discussions among healthcare professionals and bladder cancer patients
The results of the study displayed that of the respondents with bladder cancer who underwent surgery (n=312), 24% experienced sexual side effects and discussions regarding potential side effects on sex with an HCP occurred more frequently with male patients compared to female patients (n=309).
Living With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Jed F
In this podcast interview, Jed shares what his life is like with ankylosing spondylitis, how he was inspired to do advocacy work, and how advocacy has helped him cope with his own challenges.
Living With RA: Kelly M
Kelly Mack has been living with rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 2, but she hasn’t let it slow her down. She shares about life in her “hot rod” wheelchair, coping with treatment challenges and insensitivities, and how she keeps her positivity throughout it all.
Online Health Community Research at APHA 2019
Health Union will share research findings at APHA 2019 based on data and experience from three of the company’s oncology-specific online health communities.
The headache of migraine management: Prevalence and efficacy of treatment type in a national migraine population
The findings of this study suggest that although complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) + conventional medicine (CM) was associated with a reduction in the number of migraine attacks per month, CIM alone was associated with the greatest reduction.
To journal or not to journal: Migraine journal use among 2015 Migraine in America cohort
Partnering with University of Colorado, this abstract was published at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference 2019 showcasing data from Health Union’s Migraine In America 2015 survey.