A Content Analysis of Research on Religion and Spirituality in General Communication and Health Communication Journals

    Authors

    A. N. Miller;S. Teel

    Comments

    Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Health Commun.

    Keywords

    SOCIAL SUPPORT; RELIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; MEDICINE; Communication; Health Policy & Services

    Abstract

    Little research has been conducted within the field of communication regarding the intersection of religious faith and health communication. One step toward addressing the existing gap in health communication literature is to establish an accurate picture of the present state of affairs. The purpose of this study was to describe publication patterns in communication journals over the past 10 years with respect to the intersection and faith and health communication. We conducted a content analysis on four broad-based communication journals that have been identified as central in the communication field, and two health communication journals. We present results regarding specific health conditions, nationalities, faith communities, channels of communication, domains of religion, and purposes of communication studied; methods used; trends in publication across time and communication journals; and comparison to other disciplines.

    Journal Title

    Health Communication

    Volume

    26

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    615

    Last Page

    620

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000299568100004

    ISSN

    1041-0236

    Share

    COinS