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AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life

Allergic diseases comprise a significant cause of morbidity worldwide and a substantial burden on the health and medical systems of both developed and emerging economies. Although highly prevalent, relatively severe, and largely impactful on the quality of life of patients, allergic diseases are com...

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Autores principales: Moreira, André, Mendes, Francisca de Castro, Rama, Tiago, Mota, Diogo, Silva, Diana, Pádua, Inês, Abreu, Cristina, Vasconcelos, Maria João, Farraia, Mariana, Paciência, Inês, Rufo, João, Barros, Renata, Padrão, Patrícia, Moreira, Pedro, Seabra, Diana, Barros, Henrique
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8824408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35146176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000169
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author Moreira, André
Mendes, Francisca de Castro
Rama, Tiago
Mota, Diogo
Silva, Diana
Pádua, Inês
Abreu, Cristina
Vasconcelos, Maria João
Farraia, Mariana
Paciência, Inês
Rufo, João
Barros, Renata
Padrão, Patrícia
Moreira, Pedro
Seabra, Diana
Barros, Henrique
author_facet Moreira, André
Mendes, Francisca de Castro
Rama, Tiago
Mota, Diogo
Silva, Diana
Pádua, Inês
Abreu, Cristina
Vasconcelos, Maria João
Farraia, Mariana
Paciência, Inês
Rufo, João
Barros, Renata
Padrão, Patrícia
Moreira, Pedro
Seabra, Diana
Barros, Henrique
author_sort Moreira, André
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description Allergic diseases comprise a significant cause of morbidity worldwide and a substantial burden on the health and medical systems of both developed and emerging economies. Although highly prevalent, relatively severe, and largely impactful on the quality of life of patients, allergic diseases are commonly trivialized. Increasing awareness of the relevance of allergic diseases as a major public health problem might lead to an improved acknowledgment by governments and health authorities. Based on the positive impact that media campaigns might have on health-related behaviors, as well as the large use of social media by different types of users, social media might be used as a powerful tool for spreading awareness and education even more effective than traditional face-to-face communication. Therefore, we aimed to develop a social media-based communication program, the AlergiaPT, reaching all stakeholders, to increase the awareness of allergic diseases tackling the causes, prevention, control, and economic impact. The AlergiaPT will provide user-generated and interactive content toward engagement, include both long-form and short-form video productions toward education, as well as stories and time-sensitive content toward empowerment. It will be targeted to all populations, engaging different stakeholders. Contents will address the 5 campaign goals: i) allergy health is promoted; ii) tolerance is actively reinforced, and avoidance reduced; iii) treatment control and guided self-management of patients of asthma, rhinitis, food allergy, and atopic eczema are strengthened; iv) recognition and treatment of severe allergy and anaphylaxis are improved, and v) indoor air quality is promoted. Engagement on the campaign will be promoted through stepwise educational takeaways meetings using different social media, and targeting all audience groups, by promoting the organization of resources for common goals and the involvement of social media to improve public awareness. The impact of AlergiaPT will be assessed through google analytics.
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spelling pubmed-88244082022-02-09 AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life Moreira, André Mendes, Francisca de Castro Rama, Tiago Mota, Diogo Silva, Diana Pádua, Inês Abreu, Cristina Vasconcelos, Maria João Farraia, Mariana Paciência, Inês Rufo, João Barros, Renata Padrão, Patrícia Moreira, Pedro Seabra, Diana Barros, Henrique Porto Biomed J Rostrum Article Allergic diseases comprise a significant cause of morbidity worldwide and a substantial burden on the health and medical systems of both developed and emerging economies. Although highly prevalent, relatively severe, and largely impactful on the quality of life of patients, allergic diseases are commonly trivialized. Increasing awareness of the relevance of allergic diseases as a major public health problem might lead to an improved acknowledgment by governments and health authorities. Based on the positive impact that media campaigns might have on health-related behaviors, as well as the large use of social media by different types of users, social media might be used as a powerful tool for spreading awareness and education even more effective than traditional face-to-face communication. Therefore, we aimed to develop a social media-based communication program, the AlergiaPT, reaching all stakeholders, to increase the awareness of allergic diseases tackling the causes, prevention, control, and economic impact. The AlergiaPT will provide user-generated and interactive content toward engagement, include both long-form and short-form video productions toward education, as well as stories and time-sensitive content toward empowerment. It will be targeted to all populations, engaging different stakeholders. Contents will address the 5 campaign goals: i) allergy health is promoted; ii) tolerance is actively reinforced, and avoidance reduced; iii) treatment control and guided self-management of patients of asthma, rhinitis, food allergy, and atopic eczema are strengthened; iv) recognition and treatment of severe allergy and anaphylaxis are improved, and v) indoor air quality is promoted. Engagement on the campaign will be promoted through stepwise educational takeaways meetings using different social media, and targeting all audience groups, by promoting the organization of resources for common goals and the involvement of social media to improve public awareness. The impact of AlergiaPT will be assessed through google analytics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-02-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8824408/ /pubmed/35146176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000169 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of PBJ-Associação Porto Biomedical/Porto Biomedical Society. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Moreira, André
Mendes, Francisca de Castro
Rama, Tiago
Mota, Diogo
Silva, Diana
Pádua, Inês
Abreu, Cristina
Vasconcelos, Maria João
Farraia, Mariana
Paciência, Inês
Rufo, João
Barros, Renata
Padrão, Patrícia
Moreira, Pedro
Seabra, Diana
Barros, Henrique
AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
title AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
title_full AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
title_fullStr AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
title_full_unstemmed AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
title_short AlergiaPT: A Portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
title_sort alergiapt: a portuguese media campaign to inspire people with allergies to make a positive change in their life
topic Rostrum Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8824408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35146176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000169
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