Health literacy and computer-assisted instruction: Usability and patient preference

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 491-498

  Duren Winfield, Vanessa ^a   Onsomu, Elijah O ^a   Case, Douglas L ^b   Pignone, Michael ^c   Miller, David ^b  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84926419863     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.976322     Document Type: Review

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