Preventive Health Behaviours Lab

Lab of Zeev Rosberger, PhD at the @LDI_ILD

Studying vaccine uptake 💉 and other health behaviours 🩺

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

Welcome to our lab twitter! We'll be tweeting updates about the work of our lab and other interesting health research. We'll also share our thoughts on emerging issues in behavioural science and health psychology. Give us a follow!

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

Dr. Rosberger presenting at #IPVC2023 on the potential avenues for self-sampling to improve Canada’s screening capacity as provinces move towards HPV-based cervical screening

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

New paper in @Vaccines_MDPI! Last year, we conducted focus groups with young adults from across Canada to discuss their motivations for vaccination and perceptions of messaging surrounding #CovidVaccines. Thank you to @CIRN_Canada for their support.

https://t.co/RIs6WiPqtx

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

New paper in @CurrentOncology describing the development and validation of two new scales to aid investigations of #hpvtest and #selfsampling uptake and acceptability!

https://t.co/SdJAv7GVOu

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

On November 28th, Dr. Rosberger was awarded the 'Teaching and Mentorship Award' at the annual Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology Distinguished Lecture and Awards Ceremony. Congratulations, @Zeev1! @McgillOncology

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

New article in Preventive Medicine Reports on the development and validation of scales measuring #cervicalcancer and #HPVtest knowledge for use by clinicians and researchers in the context of HPV-based screening implementation!
https://t.co/Ihvc19qc5b

[Department of Supportive Care @UHN_Supportive]

Congrats to @gkshapiro for winning the Canadian Psychological Association's Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine Section Best Oral Presentation Award for “The impact of introducing publicly funded school-based immunization programs for boys on human papillomavirus vaccination”

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Cardiovascular disease after Covid, a new @Nature feature https://t.co/tOqyCGz6kr by @saimamaysidik

[Laurie W Smith @LaurWSmith]

More important research re: cervical cancer elimination strategies! @gina_ginao @Zeev1 @HPV_research @WomensResearch

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

Very excited to share our newly published article in @FrontPubHealth. Understanding Canadians' preferences for cervical cancer screening practices will be crucial as #HPV primary screening is implemented across the country #cervicalcancer #cancerscreening
https://t.co/3lmG07TbXO

[Frontiers - Public Health @FrontPubHealth]

New Research: Assessing Canadian women's preferences for cervical cancer screening: A brief report: Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is recommended for primary screening for cervical cancer by several health authorities.… https://t.co/OsGNExtRIC #PublicHealth #HealthForAll

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

@uk_hpv Will the webinar be recorded? Would love to attend although it's quite early in Canada!

[JMIR Publications @jmirpub]

JMIR Res Protocols: Ensuring a Successful Transition From Cytology to Human Papillomavirus–Based Primary Cervical #Cancer Screening in Canada by Investigating the Psychosocial Correlates of Women’s Intentions: #Protocol for an Observational #Study https://t.co/S58KhhHyF5

[CIRN @CIRN_Canada]

Could videos with prosocial and altruistic messages help increase COVID-19 #VaccineUptake among younger adults? Recently published #research points to yes - if their reason for not getting the vaccine is indecision or lack of engagement. Read more: https://t.co/wtynLmZQMQ

[JMIR Publications @jmirpub]

JMIR Public Health: The Efficacy of a Brief, Altruism-Eliciting Video Intervention in Enhancing #COVID19 #coronavirus #Vaccination Intentions Among a Population-Based Sample of Younger Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial https://t.co/tNWvOwxGez

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

Very excited to share our new publication in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance detailing our randomized controlled trial of an altruism-based video to increase #COVID vaccine intentions
https://t.co/LRG2NuWEYK

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

New paper in Preventive Medicine Reports on young adults' preferences for #COVID vaccination and public health measures!

https://t.co/bFt3xO9WWr

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

Pre-print of our RCT testing an altruism eliciting video intervention to promote #CovidVaccination

https://t.co/8EhHFnWpZP

[medRxiv @medrxivpreprint]

Using Best-Worst Scaling to investigate younger adult Canadians' preferences for COVID-19 vaccination and public health measures: an observational study https://t.co/Wr4i7RZ2LT #medRxiv

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

New publication in the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice! The paper details a qualitative analysis of parent's reasons for vaccinating, or not vaccinating, their children for HPV after a 9 month follow-up from an initial survey.

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

@CIHR_IRSC Watch our video here:

French: https://t.co/FdLs3DQ7zj

English: https://t.co/zY22FWXs3t

[Preventive Health Behaviours Lab @PHBlab]

Last year, we developed and tested a video encouraging altruistic reasons for young adults to receive COVID-19 vaccines. We are excited to announce we received a new operating grant from @CIHR_IRSC to develop a video promoting booster shots - a critical need as we tackle #Omicron