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Using computer technology with older adults
— a pilot study on advanced directives | | Author(s) | Zena B Mercer, David Chiriboga, Mary Anne Sweeney |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 18, no 1, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 61-76 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Information technology ; Learning capacity ; Day centres ; Wills [legal services] ; Court of protection ; Rights [elderly] ; Medical care ; Terminal care ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The effectiveness of a CD-ROM based interactive multi-media program to teach older people about advanced directives was tested in a pilot study conducted with 44 people aged 55 to 87 in a US community-based senior citizens centre. 30 of the group completed the interactive program, the remaining 14 serving as a control group, in a pre-test post-test design. Older people using the interactive program showed an increase in knowledge scores, but those in the control group did not. Attitudes about advanced directives showed some improvements in both groups. This pilot study suggests that interactive multi-media computer technology can be an effective method of teaching important information to older people, such as advanced directives, and their rights regarding living wills and enduring power of attorney. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980724009 A |
| Classmark | UVB: DE: NMC: JV:VTH: JVC: IKR: LK: LV: 4UC: 7T |
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