A comparison of diabetes learning with and without interactive multimedia to improve knowledge, control, and self-care among people with diabetes in Taiwan: Populations at risk across the lifespan: Population studies

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-328

  Huang, Ju Ping ^a,b   Chen, Hsing Hsia ^c   Yeh, Mei Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Diabetes; Interactive multimedia; Self care; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TAIWAN; TEACHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TAIWAN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 68149137456     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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