| Public library computer training for older adults to access high-quality Internet health information. | |
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PMID: 20161649 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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An innovative experiment to develop and evaluate a public library computer training program to teach older adults to access and use high-quality Internet health information involved a productive collaboration among public libraries, the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and a Library and Information Science (LIS) academic program at a state university. One hundred and thirty-one older adults aged 54-89 participated in the study between September 2007 and July 2008. Key findings include: a) participants had overwhelmingly positive perceptions of the training program; b) after learning about two NIH websites (http://nihseniorhealth.gov and http://medlineplus.gov) from the training, many participants started using these online resources to find high quality health and medical information and, further, to guide their decision-making regarding a health- or medically-related matter; and c) computer anxiety significantly decreased (p < .001) while computer interest and efficacy significantly increased (p = .001 and p < .001, respectively) from pre- to post-training, suggesting statistically significant improvements in computer attitudes between pre- and post-training. The findings have implications for public libraries, LIS academic programs, and other organizations interested in providing similar programs in their communities. |
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Bo Xie; Julie M Bugg |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Library & information science research Volume: 31 ISSN: 0740-8188 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-2-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9880329 Medline TA: Libr Inf Sci Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 155 Citation Subset: - |
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2117G Hornbake Library, South Wing College of Information Studies, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20740. |
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N01 LM063502//NLM NIH HHS |
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