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Exploring Behavioral Intention to Use a Mobile Health Education Website: An Extension of the UTAUT 2 Model
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Yu, Chen-Wei; Chao, Cheng-Min; Chang, Che-Fu; Chen, Rueg-Juen; Chen, Po-Chung; Liu, Yi-Xuan – SAGE Open, 2021
This study developed and empirically tested a model to predict the factors affecting patients' behavioral intentions to use a mobile health education website. It explored the behavioral intention to use a mobile health education website from the perspective of consumers by extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 model…
Descriptors: Intention, Web Sites, Usability, Users (Information)
Are Older Adults Receiving Evidence-Based Advice to Prevent Falls Post-Discharge from Hospital?
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Lee, Den-Ching A.; Brown, Ted; Stolwyk, Rene; O'Connor, Daniel W.; Haines, Terry P. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Background: Older adults experience a high rate of falls when they transition to community-living following discharge from hospital. Objectives: To describe the proportion of older adults who could recall having discussed falls and falls prevention strategies with a health professional within 6 months following discharge from hospital. To describe…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Evidence Based Practice, Accidents
Dissemination Strategies and Adherence Predictors for Web-Based Interventions--How Efficient Are Patient Education Sessions and Email Reminders?
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Schweier, R.; Romppel, M.; Richter, C.; Grande, G. – Health Education Research, 2016
The Internet offers the potential to efficaciously deliver health interventions at a low cost and with a low threshold across any distance. However, since many web-based interventions are confronted with low use and adherence, proactive dissemination strategies are needed. We, therefore, tested the efficacy of a 1-h patient education session as…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Intervention, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Patient Perceptions of Electronic Health Records
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Lulejian, Armine – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research objective. Electronic Health Records (EHR) are expected to transform the way medicine is delivered with patients/consumers being the intended beneficiaries. However, little is known regarding patient knowledge and attitudes about EHRs. This study examined patient perceptions about EHR. Study design. Surveys were administered following…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Patients, Clinics, Electronic Publishing
Factors Influencing Smoking Cessation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
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McKenna, Kryss; Higgins, Helen – Patient Education and Counseling, 1997
Ten sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics considered predictors of difficulty with smoking cessation in patients with coronary artery disease are reviewed. The compounding effects of nicotine addiction are discussed. Consideration of these factors may result in individualized programs for smoking cessation. A brief overview…
Descriptors: Counseling, Heart Disorders, Patient Education, Predictor Variables
A Review on Family History of Breast Cancer: Screening and Counseling Proposals for Women with Familial (Non-Hereditary) Breast Cancer.
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Unic, Ivana; Stalmeier, Peep F. M.; Peer, Petronella G. M.; van Daal, Willem A. J. – Patient Education and Counseling, 1997
Studies of variables predicting familial breast cancer (N=59) were analyzed to develop screening recommendations for women with nonhereditary familial breast cancer present. The pooled relative risk (RR) and cumulative probability were used to estimate risk. Data and conclusions are presented. Recommendations for screening and counseling are…
Descriptors: Cancer, Counseling, Family Health, Females
Critique of "Meta-Analysis of Patient Education Research: Implications for Health Care Professionals," by Steven A. Mazzuca.
Harris, Ilene B. – 1981
The use of meta-analysis of patient education research as reported by Steven A. Mazzuca in a 1981 conference paper is critiqued. The way that Mazucca's meta-analysis conforms to the criteria for effective conduct of the six methodological tasks of integrative reviews as specified by Jackson (1980) is assessed. The extent to which meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods