The Amsterdam Center for Health Communication (ACHC) strives to promote health through research on effective communication.

Published on March 16, 2023 – Patients’ prior realization of and experience with what information is relevant result in more in-depth information processing among older breast cancer patients, but not among younger breast cancer patients. 
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Published on February 23, 2023 – On February 2nd, at the annual conference “Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap” (“24 Hours of Communication Science”), ACHC member Dr. Monique Alblas was awarded the NeFCA dissertation award for the best dissertation defended in 2021 in the field of Communication Science in the Netherlands and […]
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Published on January 9, 2023 – Mobile health interventions are promising behavior change tools. However, there is a concern that they may benefit some populations less than others and thus widen inequalities in health. Therefore, together with researchers from Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium, our vice-chair and secretary Eline Smit […]
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Published on January 19, 2023 – A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) can be of great value for facilitating shared decision making in primary care. Our focus group study investigated the needs and wishes of general practitioners (GPs) for a CDSS in the context of fall prevention. The findings provide […]
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