Using technology to deliver healthcare education to rural patients

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  McIlhenny, C V ^a   Guzic, B L ^a   Knee, D R ^a   Demuth, B R ^a   Roberts, J B ^a  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Disease knowledge; Health education; Self management behavior; USA

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE;

EID: 84856673710     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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