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| Overcoming elders' misconceptions about accurate written medical information | | Author(s) | Morris A Okun, G Elizabeth Rice |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 16, no 1, March 1997 |
| Pages | pp 51-70 |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Arthritis ; Information services ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study investigated long-term memory for accurate written information about osteoarthritis that disconfirms the reader's erroneous prior beliefs. Independent variables included information type, signalling, and belief repetition. The association between the reader's attitudinal flexibility and long-term memory was also examined. Participants were older adults who self-reported having osteoarthritis for at least 2 years. Findings showed that disconfirming information was less accurately recognised and recalled than affirming information, repetition of beliefs enhanced accurate recognition of disconfirming information and interacted with signalling to increase revisions of misconceptions, and attitudinal flexibility was significantly correlated with both accurate recognition of disconfirming information and revision of misconceptions. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981015215 A |
| Classmark | DB: CLA: UV: 7T |
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