Research progress on the health communication capacity of clinicians
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20250418
- VernacularTitle:临床医生健康传播能力研究进展
- Author:
Dingbin CAI
1
;
Luis Manuel Dias MARTINS
;
Zefeng LU
;
Sanhao HUANG
;
Shuangmiao WANG
;
Qini HUANG
;
Zhaoji LONG
;
Xinxin CHEN
;
Siyang YE
;
Dong WANG
Author Information
1. Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Clinicians;
Health communication;
Influencing factors;
Incentive mechanism;
Communication strategies;
Communication pathways;
Evaluation systems;
Research progress
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2025;52(2):216-221
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Health communication aims to improve public health attitudes and behaviors by propagating health information. It plays an important role in promoting public health literacy and "Healthy China Initiative". The basic theories of health communication include "7 W" and Theory of Planned Behavior. Clinicians with profound medical expertise and a wealth of clinical practice play key roles in the communication, and they hold an unparalleled advantage in health communication by delivering authoritative and trustworthy information to the public. The capacity of health communication among clinicians in the nation is determined by various factors including professional characteristics, policy support, dissemination platforms and pathways, time and effort. Meanwhile, some problems in the research on the health communication capacity of clinicians remain, such as lack of well-established motivation systems, limited dissemination pathways, and imperfect evaluation frameworks. In some regions of China, health communication performance has been considered as part of the professional title evaluation for clinical physicians. Medical institutions and universities have also initiated relevant training and practice programs. It is crucial to improve evaluation frameworks, strengthen training pathways and effectiveness assessment, promote interdisciplinary integration, and enhance the role of clinicians in health communication in the future.
