The portrayal of heart disease in mass print magazines, 1991-2001

Health Communication
Juanne Nancarrow Clarke, Jeannine Binns

Abstract

In this article we discuss the portrayal of heart disease based on a content analysis of the highest circulating English-language magazines available in Canada and published in Canada or the United States in 1991, 1996, and 2001. It includes both manifest and latent content analysis. In terms of the manifest analysis, the findings indicate the dominance of the medical frame followed by lifestyle and social structural frames. The latent analysis reveals the following frames: (a) optimism about medicine; (b) medicine as "good" and, by contrast, the body as "bad"; (c) heart disease as an "attack"; (d) heart disease as an individual responsibility; (e) contradictory information; (f) male celebrity patients and doctors; and (g) prestigious medical doctors, journals, and institutions. The medicalized portrayal of heart disease as fear generating is considered. In addition, the lack of attention to social structural causation in contrast to current epidemiological findings is discussed.

References

Feb 1, 1996·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·M J CooperM Carlton
Jan 8, 1994·Health Policy·T Rathwell
Sep 17, 2002·Cell Death and Differentiation·G van LooP Vandenabeele

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 25, 2008·Administration and Policy in Mental Health·Juanne Clarke, Adele Gawley
Sep 13, 2006·Health Communication·William Evans
Feb 12, 2011·The European Journal of General Practice·Rianne Van den BergFrans J Meijman
Jan 10, 2008·Health & Social Care in the Community·Juanne Clarke, Gudrun van Amerom
Jan 13, 2017·Health Psychology Review·Christine A GonsalvesAnn Pegoraro
Oct 28, 2010·Journal of Health Psychology·Maria I Medved, Jens Brockmeier
Jun 12, 2009·American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias·Anna E MathewsDaniela B Friedman
Sep 30, 2016·Journal of Health Psychology·Marianne I ClarkJohn C Spence
Mar 12, 2008·Annual Review of Nutrition·José M MatoShelly C Lu
May 12, 2011·Journal of Aging and Physical Activity·Anna E PriceKara M Montgomery

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.