Using computer agents to explain medical documents to patients with low health literacy

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-320

  Bickmore, Timothy W ^a   Pfeifer, Laura M ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer agent; Health literacy; Informed consent; Relational agent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESPONSE VARIABLE; SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSENT FORMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 67349151045     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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