Health knowledge acquisition by rural women with chronic health conditions: A tale of two Web approaches

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 302-307

  Weinert, Clarann ^a   Cudney, Shirley ^a   Hill, Wade ^a  

^a Montana State University College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Computer based intervention; Health knowledge acquisition; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 51349109352     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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