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ERIC Number: EJ1162024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8969
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Storybridging: Four Steps for Constructing Effective Health Narratives
Boeijinga, Anniek; Hoeken, Hans; Sanders, José
Health Education Journal, v76 n8 p923-935 Dec 2017
Objective: To develop a practical step-by-step approach to constructing narrative health interventions in response to the mixed results and wide diversity of narratives used in health-related narrative persuasion research. Method: Development work was guided by essential narrative characteristics as well as principles enshrined in the Health Action Process Approach. Results: The "storybridging" method for constructing health narratives is described as consisting of four concrete steps: (a) identifying the stage of change, (b) identifying the key elements, (c) building the story, and (d) pre-testing the story. These steps are illustrated by means of a case study in which an effective narrative health intervention was developed for Dutch truck drivers: a high-risk, underprivileged occupational group. Conclusion: Although time and labour intensive, the Storybridging approach suggests integrating the target audience as an important stakeholder throughout the development process. Implications and recommendations are provided for health promotion targeting truck drivers specifically and for constructing narrative health interventions in general.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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