While mass media are defined as channels of communication aimed at the public with no opportunity for immediate feedback (e.g., newspapers, television, radio), special media are defined as highly focused communication channels designed for specific audiences with no immediate feedback (e.g., direct mail, brochures, books) [22].
EDITOR'S NOTE: It is hard to imagine a world without ubiquitous communication aimed at molding public opinion.
A lower court had said that the planned broadcast of the film was prohibited because it was an electioneering communication aimed at voters within 30 days of a presidential primary.
These three barriers together appear to stand in the way of communication aimed at mutual understanding between doctors and patients.
The qualitative research interview may be defined as a scientific research process based on verbal communication aimed at gathering information in relation to a specific aim [ 18].
In accordance with this line of research, our objective was to examine the actions of communication aimed at raising gender awareness as indicators of institutional efforts to promote equality (1999 2007).
Future population surveys could attempt to disentangle these beliefs to inform policy and communication aimed at enabling compliance with workplace isolation strategies to quell the spread of a future pandemic.
Women's support for circumcision, described by participants as key for both a man's decision to seek VMMC and his ability to adhere to post-circumcision abstinence guidelines, must be solicited through education and communication aimed at women.
It was surprising that active patient communication aimed at participation (e.g. asking physicians to explain treatment in more detail; asking physicians about symptoms of the illness) did not have a significant influence on any HRQOL scale.
One of the main findings was the importance of clear communication aimed at the correct audience both when inviting potential participants to take part and within the survey itself.
The present study focuses on active listening as a form of affective communication aimed at recognising and attending to patients' emotional concerns [ 20], and on positive communication as a form of instrumental communication, by which GPs provide a clear explanation about the cause of an ailment, reassurance about its harmless nature and information about when it will disappear [ 21, 22].
