Good Googling: A Consumer Health Literacy Program Empowering Parents to Find Quality Health Information Online |
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Authors: | Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth Melissa L. Johnson Aubrey McCulley Marisa Basinger Kelly Maki Dakota Davison |
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Affiliation: | Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
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Abstract: | Only 12% of Americans possess adequate health literacy skills. Among the populations cited with the lowest health literacy are those who experience chronic health conditions. A pilot health information literacy program was designed for parents of children with complex medical needs to help improve low health literacy in this population. The program targeted finding and determining trustworthy information online and was evaluated using a pre-post survey design. After the program parents’ confidence improved significantly in finding, interpreting, and judging quality online health information. These skills play an important role in promoting family-centered care and decreasing the burden on health care consumers. |
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Keywords: | Consumer health education evidence-based practice family-centered care health communication health information literacy |
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