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ERIC Number: EJ763417
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jun
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
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Training Older Adults to Access Health Information
Bertera, Elizabeth M.; Bertera, Robert L.; Morgan, Russell; Wuertz, Ellen; Attey, Alfred M. O.
Educational Gerontology, v33 n6 p483-500 Jun 2007
Many older adults do not use health information available on the Internet. Older adults residing in affordable housing were taught to use the NIHSeniorHealth.gov Web site. Participants were predominantly African American women with limited education and income (N = 42). Outcomes included changes in computer and health Web site navigation skills. Results showed significant improvements for all demographic groups in both computer and Web site navigation (p less than 0.001). Older minority adults with no prior computer experience were willing and able to learn to use health Web sites. Success factors included an instructor familiar with the community, peer training assistants, and a focus on new learner needs. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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