The use of illustration to improve older adults' comprehension of health-related information: Is it helpful?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-288

  Liu, Chiung ju ^a   Kemper, Susan ^b   McDowd, Joan ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Health literacy; Illustration; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORD RECOGNITION; AGE; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650418197     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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