Health providers are challenged to find efficacious ways to provide health education to a population with diverse levels of health literacy. This project sought to test the effectiveness of a website (Diabetes and You) about Type II diabetes designed for non-diabetics with low health literacy. Research participants were observed as they viewed the Diabetes and You website, tested for diabetes knowledge before and after viewing the website, checked for functional health literacy, and interviewed to discover their perceptions of the website. Results indicate that users were engaged and interested in the website and particularly preferred the interactive risk assessment page. Users demonstrated an increase in knowledge about diabetes and its risks after viewing the website. Further research into the most effective ways of delivering health information online to this key target population is necessary to minimize the impact of health literacy.This was actually pilot work that led to the study published last month (Interventions for Low Health Literate Audiences) in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Health Education Online for Individuals with Low Health Literacy: Evaluation of the Diabetes and You Website
As someone who is willing to promote my own publications, another one study I was involved with was just published in the Journal of Technology in Human Services. The abstract is:
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Hey Mike!
I stumbled on this blog the other day when searching for health and medical blogs. I submitted a paper to health communication with Serena on the topic and was looking for additional info when I found your site. Anyway, I think it is fantastic (then again, I'm probably quite biased by the topic).
On another note, it's great that this piece finally came out. I was beginning to think we had been forgotten about by the journal :)
-laurie
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