Health education using microcomputers II: One year in the clinic

Lynda B Ellis; John R. Raines; Nina Hakanson

doi:10.1016/0091-7435(82)90019-6

Health education using microcomputers II: One year in the clinic

Lynda B Ellis, John R. Raines, Nina Hakanson

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Abstract

A personal computer system dedicated to health education was placed in the waiting area of a general medical clinic serving a low-income urban community in south-central Minneapolis. The five health lessons available on this system discuss smoking, weight control, exercise, alcohol consumption, and other health behaviors. The system was evaluated through two questions asked at the end of every lesson, a survey of clinic staff after 6 and 12 months of operation, and a survey of a sample of clinic patients at the end of the year trial. Over 1,600 uses were recorded during the first year of operation. The computer has proved to be a cost-effective method of health education acceptable to both patients and staff.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	212-224
Number of pages	13
Journal	Preventive medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-7435(82)90019-6
State	Published - Mar 1982

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’ This work was supported in part by a Training Grant in Health Computer Sciences (LM-00160). The computer system was provided by a grant from the Foundation for Computer-Based Education. ’ Address reprint requests to: Dr. Lynda Ellis, Box 511 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 S.E. Delaware Street, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455.

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