Fink Arlene, Beck John C
Uxl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Langley Research Institute, Pacific Palisades, CA, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2015 Aug;34(5):633-51. doi: 10.1177/0733464813486961. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
This mixed-methods study developed and evaluated an online program to improve older adults' skills in identifying high-quality web-based health information. We conducted focus groups and individual interviews to collect data on older adults' preferences for online instruction and information. We used the findings to develop, pilot test, and evaluate an interactive website which was grounded in health behavior change models, adult education, and website construction. Sixty four participants were randomly assigned to Your Health Online: Guiding eSearches or to an analogous slide-based-tutorial and compared in their knowledge, self-efficacy, and program assessment. Experimental participants assigned significantly higher ratings of usability and learning to the new site than controls did to their tutorial although no differences were found in self-efficacy or knowledge. Experimental participants reported that participation was likely to improve future searches. Information is now needed to examine if such programs actually improve health searches, ehealth literacy, and health outcomes.
这项混合方法研究开发并评估了一个在线项目，以提高老年人识别高质量网络健康信息的技能。我们进行了焦点小组讨论和个人访谈，以收集有关老年人对在线指导和信息偏好的数据。我们利用这些结果来开发、试点测试和评估一个基于健康行为改变模型、成人教育和网站建设的交互式网站。64名参与者被随机分配到“你的在线健康：指导电子搜索”项目或类似的基于幻灯片的教程中，并在知识、自我效能感和项目评估方面进行比较。尽管在自我效能感或知识方面没有发现差异，但实验参与者对新网站的可用性和学习的评分明显高于对照组对其教程的评分。实验参与者报告说，参与该项目可能会改善未来的搜索。现在需要信息来检验此类项目是否真的能改善健康搜索、电子健康素养和健康结果。
