Showing papers in "Journal of Technology in Human Services in 2018"
TL;DR: Noble as mentioned in this paper is one of the pre-eminent works that explicitly addressees the relationship between race and gender in the media, and it is a seminal work in the field of communication.
Abstract: Authored by Dr. Safiya U. Noble, an assistant professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communication, this text is one of the preeminent works that explicitly addresse...
728 citations
TL;DR: As more industries integrate machine learning into socially sensitive decision processes like hiring, loan-approval, and parole-granting, we are at risk of perpetuating historical and contemporary...
Abstract: As more industries integrate machine learning into socially sensitive decision processes like hiring, loan-approval, and parole-granting, we are at risk of perpetuating historical and contemporary ...
44 citations
TL;DR: New York City faces the challenge of an ever-increasing homeless population with almost 60,000 people currently living in city shelters as discussed by the authors, and approximately 25% of families stay longer than Ni...
Abstract: New York City faces the challenge of an ever-increasing homeless population with almost 60,000 people currently living in city shelters. In 2015, approximately 25% of families stayed longer than ni...
25 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an e-health intervention that used social media to friendsource peer support for Alzheimer's disease (AD) caregivers was proposed, which is a variant of crowdsourcing.
Abstract: This research piloted an e-health intervention that used social media to friendsource peer support for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) caregivers. Friendsourcing is a variant of crowdsourcing. Crowdsourci...
21 citations
TL;DR: A large body of research has focused on understanding mass incarceration in the United States through the lens of federal and state prison growth as discussed by the authors, however, local jail systems, with 11 million admis...
Abstract: A large body of research has focused on understanding mass incarceration in the United States through the lens of federal and state prison growth. However, local jail systems, with 11 million admis...
15 citations
TL;DR: Two recently proposed machine learning approaches for discovering emerging trends in fatal accidental drug overdoses are described, which can inform prevention and response efforts, as well as understanding the effects of policy changes.
Abstract: We describe two recently proposed machine learning approaches for discovering emerging trends in fatal accidental drug overdoses. The Gaussian Process Subset Scan (Herlands, McFowland, Wilson, & Neill, 2017) enables early detection of emerging patterns in spatio-temporal data, accounting for both the complex, correlated nature of the data and the fact that detecting subtle patterns requires integration of information across multiple spatial areas and multiple time steps. We apply this approach to 17 years of county-aggregated data for monthly opioid overdose deaths in the New York City metropolitan area, showing clear advantages in the utility of discovered patterns as compared to typical anomaly detection approaches. To detect and characterize emerging overdose patterns that differentially affect a subpopulation of the data, including geographic, demographic, and behavioral patterns (e.g., which combinations of drugs are involved), we apply the Multidimensional Tensor Scan (Neill, 2017) to 8 year...
11 citations
TL;DR: It is found that perceived usefulness, perceived ease-of-use, social influences and trust, all differently impacted children and young people health-app acceptance and effectiveness.
Abstract: When young people need health information they are increasingly likely to use online sources and health apps (applications). Yet, these are not necessarily well-designed, reliable or appropriate, and research has primarily focused on adult use. Our study is the first to use qualitative mixed methods (focus groups and interviews) to apply the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to understand 26 young people’s uptake and use of a new, clinically-approved health app (application) for 16–25 year olds. We found that perceived usefulness, perceived ease-of-use, social influences and trust, all differently impacted children and young people health-app acceptance and effectiveness. Implications for future research and young-person health-app development are discussed.
10 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors aim to develop more effective interventions for psychotic disorders by using mobile health solutions, which can address this emerging problem but needs more research, and they aim to presen...
Abstract: There is an urgent need to develop more effective interventions for psychotic disorders. Mobile Health solutions can address this emerging problem but needs more research. This study aims to presen...
8 citations
TL;DR: Big Data, characterized by three features, volume, velocity, and variety (Laney, 2001), has become a buzzword and is used to predict people’s behaviors and community-level trends.
Abstract: Big Data, characterized by three features, volume, velocity, and variety (Laney, 2001), has become a buzzword and is used to predict people’s behaviors and community-level trends. However, this mar...
8 citations
TL;DR: The open data movement constitutes an approach to achieving accountability for government organizations as discussed by the authors, and government agencies at both the Federal and State levels have released open health data consistin- t of...
Abstract: The open data movement constitutes an approach to achieving accountability for government organizations. Government agencies at the Federal and State levels have released open health data consistin...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the acceptance of online health services from a self-help perspective in the context of mental health by examining the experiences of young adults and developed a framework to leverage the current understanding of the factors that would support the acceptance and use of these types of services.
Abstract: This article explores the understanding of the acceptance of online health services from a self-help perspective in the context of mental health. By examining the experiences of young adults, this article develops a framework to leverage the current understanding of the factors that would support the acceptance and use of these types of services. To this end, a multidisciplinary perspective incorporating knowledge from the service marketing, health, and information systems literature is used. The results suggest that the production of online services that are meant for self-help purposes necessitates a focus on the acceptance of technology and, more importantly, instrumental value creation, as the purpose of using these types of services should be better understood and supported by technological solutions. This study also identifies several technological features supporting both the acceptance of technology and users’ ability to achieve well-being. Furthermore, when developing services for health ...
TL;DR: Predictors of use for the Virtual Hope Box, a smartphone app designed to enhance coping among high-risk mental health populations, were evaluated to explore the longitudinal association between usage and psychosocial outcomes.
Abstract: Mental health applications (apps) can improve access to evidence-based, mental health strategies. This study evaluated predictors of use for the Virtual Hope Box (VHB), a smartphone app designed to...
TL;DR: This projects’ PPP approach and quantification method successfully improved DV prevention process and was applied to other work fields including firework prediction, emergency healthcare management as a paradigm.
Abstract: The prevention of domestic violence (DV) have aroused serious concerns in Taiwan because of the disparity between the increasing amount of reported DV cases that doubled over the past decade and th...
TL;DR: There is a dearth of research related to mental health search word literacy for under 25's as discussed by the authors, and the knowledge of a young person's mental health information search practices is piecemeal, derive...
Abstract: There is a dearth of research related to mental health search word literacy for under 25's. The knowledge of a young person's mental health information search practices is piecemeal, derive...
TL;DR: Therapeutic alliance was high overall for both participants; however, only the successful case’s alliance ratings significantly increased over treatment, and levels of presence felt in videoconferencing were high, but were not related to therapy outcome.
Abstract: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for treating chronic pain, but little is known about the mechanisms that might facilitate or hinder its utility when delivered by videoconference. In...
TL;DR: This article found that youth aging out of the United States foster care system are often left with few resources, are likely to experience homelessness, and are at increased risk of incarce...
Abstract: Statistics are bleak for youth aging out of the United States foster care system. They are often left with few resources, are likely to experience homelessness, and are at increased risk of incarce...
TL;DR: The book as mentioned in this paper is divided into four parts, each based on a type of therapy or service practiced, and each part explores art and play therapies and music and drama therapies, respectively.
Abstract: The book is divided into four parts, each based on a type of therapy or service practiced. Part One explores art and play therapies. Part Two takes a look at music and drama therapies. Part Three e...
TL;DR: The increasingly complex and rapidly changing global health and socioeconomic landscape requires fundamentally new ways of thinking, acting, and collaborating to solve growing systems challenges as mentioned in this paper, which is the challenge of our time.
Abstract: The increasingly complex and rapidly changing global health and socioeconomic landscape requires fundamentally new ways of thinking, acting, and collaborating to solve growing systems challenges. C...
TL;DR: The rapidly changing communication environment of the digital age has generated needed discussion regarding implications of media technologies for social work practice as discussed by the authors. But scarce research has been conducted on the implications of such technologies.
Abstract: The rapidly changing communication environment of the digital age has generated needed discussion regarding implications of media technologies for social work practice. Yet scarce research has cons...
TL;DR: This article explored public opinion on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in news and social media outlets, and tracked elected representatives' voting records on issues relating to SNAP and food insecurity, finding that the majority of news coverage has negative sentiment, more partisan news outlets have more extreme sentiment, and that clustering of negative reporting on SNAP occurs in the Midwest.
Abstract: This project explores public opinion on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in news and social media outlets, and tracks elected representatives’ voting records on issues relating to SNAP and food insecurity. We used machine learning, sentiment analysis, and text mining to analyze national and state level coverage of SNAP in order to gauge perceptions of the program over time across these outlets. Results indicate that the majority of news coverage has negative sentiment, more partisan news outlets have more extreme sentiment, and that clustering of negative reporting on SNAP occurs in the Midwest. Our final results and tools will be displayed in an online application that the ACFB Advocacy team can use to inform their communication to relevant stakeholders.