| The outcomes of anxiety, confidence, and self-efficacy with Internet health information retrieval in older adults: a pilot study. | |
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PMID: 20571374 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Technology has a great impact on nursing practice. With the increasing numbers of older Americans using computers and the Internet in recent years, nurses have the capability to deliver effective and efficient health education to their patients and the community. Based on the theoretical framework of Bandura's self-efficacy theory, the pilot project reported findings from a 5-week computer course on Internet health searches in older adults, 65 years or older, at a senior activity learning center. Twelve participants were recruited and randomized to either the intervention or the control group. Measures of computer anxiety, computer confidence, and computer self-efficacy scores were analyzed at baseline, at the end of the program, and 6 weeks after the completion of the program. Analysis was conducted with repeated-measures analysis of variance. Findings showed participants who attended a structured computer course on Internet health information retrieval reported lowered anxiety and increased confidence and self-efficacy at the end of the 5-week program and 6 weeks after the completion of the program as compared with participants who were not in the program. The study demonstrated that a computer course can help reduce anxiety and increase confidence and self-efficacy in online health searches in older adults. |
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Authors:
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Adeline Chu; Beth Mastel-Smith |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN Volume: 28 ISSN: 1538-9774 ISO Abbreviation: Comput Inform Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-23 Completed Date: 2010-10-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101141667 Medline TA: Comput Inform Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 222-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, USA. adeln@twu.edu |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis of Variance Anxiety / diagnosis, prevention & control*, psychology Attitude to Computers* Computer Literacy Computer User Training / methods* Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Health Education* / methods Humans Information Storage and Retrieval / methods Internet* / organization & administration Male Nursing Education Research Pilot Projects Program Evaluation Psychological Theory Questionnaires Self Efficacy* Texas |
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