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Peer reviewedBaker, Judith A. – Gerontologist, 1989
Compared effectiveness of theoretically based educational strategy with standard breast self-examination educational strategy. Found that women in experimental group (N=68) were significantly more likely to perform breast self-examination appropriately three months following instruction than were women in standard treatment group (N=66) after…
Descriptors: Cancer, Females, Older Adults, Outcomes of Education
Direct linkSweeney, Mary Anne; Chiriboga, David A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study was designed to test the effectiveness and acceptance of multimedia home safety programming by community-dwelling seniors. Design and Methods: A prototype CD-ROM was produced that required no reading or computer skills because the program included an audio narration of content and directions for operating the program on a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Safety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers
Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores; Coon, David W.; Solano, Nancy; Ambler, Christian; Rabinowitz, Yaron; Thompson, Larry W. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: Few empirical studies have compared the efficacy between psychoeducational (skill-building) approaches for reducing caregivers' psychological distress and interventions modeled after typical community-based support groups. We compare the impact of two distinct interventions on Anglo and Latino caregivers of elderly relatives with…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Social Support Groups, Dementia, Older Adults
