Description
This study examines the role of traditional versus new media’s impact on citizens’ perceptions of risk within elder care. We analyzed survey data from 112 Slovak citizens regarding their social network activity and perceptions of corruption, ageism, and health disparities in the Slovak elder care system. Previous research (Lukacovic, Sellnow-Richmond, & Durechova, under contract) identified three prominent sociopolitical issues present in the Slovak medical system among Slovak UGC discourse regarding Slovak healthcare inequity: corruption, threats to dignity, and discrimination. Here, we examined the extent to which social media users perceive the prevalence and subsequent risk of experiencing health disparities within the elder care system differently than traditional media users, as well as the extent to which perceived risks of health disparities and mistreatment are stronger among women participants than men.
DOI
10.30658/icrcc.2019.14
Recommended Citation
Lukacovic, M. N., Sellnow-Richmond, D. D., & Durechova, M. (2019). Perceptions of risk of health disparities amid previously identified political corruption and ageism in Slovakia. Proceedings of the International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference, Volume 2 (pp. 47-50). Orlando Fl: Nicholson School of Communication and Media. https://doi.org/10.30658/icrcc.2019.14
Author ORCID Identifier
Deborah Sellnow-Richmond 0000-0001-6179-0307
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Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Geriatrics Commons, Health Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Other Life Sciences Commons
Perceptions of Risk of Health Disparities amid Previously Identified Political Corruption and Ageism in Slovakia
This study examines the role of traditional versus new media’s impact on citizens’ perceptions of risk within elder care. We analyzed survey data from 112 Slovak citizens regarding their social network activity and perceptions of corruption, ageism, and health disparities in the Slovak elder care system. Previous research (Lukacovic, Sellnow-Richmond, & Durechova, under contract) identified three prominent sociopolitical issues present in the Slovak medical system among Slovak UGC discourse regarding Slovak healthcare inequity: corruption, threats to dignity, and discrimination. Here, we examined the extent to which social media users perceive the prevalence and subsequent risk of experiencing health disparities within the elder care system differently than traditional media users, as well as the extent to which perceived risks of health disparities and mistreatment are stronger among women participants than men.
