Media induced anxiety in the active duty medical clinic setting: A pilot study

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dc.contributor.advisorLaura Rudkinen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRuth Levineen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDan Freemanen_US
dc.creatorJonathan Michael Strobelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-20T16:04:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-19T22:05:15Z
dc.date.available2010-09-28en_US
dc.date.available2011-12-20T16:04:49Z
dc.date.available2014-02-19T22:05:15Z
dc.date.created2009-06-30en_US
dc.date.issued2009-05-21en_US
dc.description.abstractMedia stimuli have long been used in the research community to evaluate autonomic responses among subpopulations. Prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the majority of research had been focused on war veterans, rape/crime victims, and vehicle accident victims. Post- 9/11, a new surge of research has been focused on survivors, eyewitnesses, and media watchers to the extraordinary events that occurred on that historic day. The current news media stimuli of violent activities and economic and political turmoil are potential stressors for active duty soldiers who have faced or will face similar events in the near future. These types of media stressors could potentially lead to unnecessary autonomic response in the active duty soldiers who are a susceptible population. Currently there is no policy is in place to regulate what is being shown in the waiting rooms of clinics attended by these soldiers. The aims of this Capstone are twofold. The first aim is to assess the impact of current news media coverage on the anxiety levels of active duty soldiers in the clinical setting. The second aim is to propose recommendations regarding the types of media that should be restricted in the military medical clinic setting.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifier.otheretd-06302009-173324en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/137
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the TDL web site by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.subjectwaren_US
dc.subjectstressen_US
dc.subjectsoldiersen_US
dc.subjectmediaen_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.titleMedia induced anxiety in the active duty medical clinic setting: A pilot studyen_US
dc.type.genrethesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPreventative Medicine and Community Healthen_US
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas Medical Branchen_US
thesis.degree.levelMasteren_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Healthen_US

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