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Health literacy and patient education: a readability evaluation of patient education material
Title
Health literacy and patient education: a readability evaluation of patient education material.
Creator
Swann, Elizabeth G., Graduate College
Date Issued
2012-03-30
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342443
Format
Document (PDF)
Does technology matter? Effects of technology use on health literacy in older adults
Title
Does technology matter? Effects of technology use on health literacy in older adults.
Creator
Swann, Elizabeth G., Bryan, Valerie, Graduate College
Abstract/Description
This study explored the healthy aging process by: (a) examining the selected demographics of older adults in South Florida; (b) examining technology use of older adults in South Florida; (c) examining the health literacy levels of older adults in South Florida; and (d) determining whether a relationship exists between older adults living in South Florida use of technology and their health literacy levels. Variables explored included health literacy, education, ethnicity, and technology use....
Show moreThis study explored the healthy aging process by: (a) examining the selected demographics of older adults in South Florida; (b) examining technology use of older adults in South Florida; (c) examining the health literacy levels of older adults in South Florida; and (d) determining whether a relationship exists between older adults living in South Florida use of technology and their health literacy levels. Variables explored included health literacy, education, ethnicity, and technology use. The sample study included 102 older adults (age > 60) living in South Florida that had completed profiles on the South Florida Quality Aging Registry, a part of the Healthy Aging Research Initiative (HARI). The ethnicities of the participants among the South Florida Quality Aging Registry were African American (17%); Afro Caribbean (7.8%); Hispanic (10.7%); and European American (63.7%). The education mean was 15, indicating that the majority of participants had an education level equivalent to completing high school. The mean health literacy score was 3.88, demonstrating that the majority of the participants had moderate levels of health literacy. The mean technology use score was 7.5 on a scale of one through ten, indicating that the majority of the participants had a moderate level of technology use. Analysis of variance, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis was used to explore the variables that may influence health literacy.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005855
Format
Document (PDF)
Swimming Upstream: Summary of Findings from The Writing Hour Micro-autoethnography
Title
Swimming Upstream: Summary of Findings from The Writing Hour Micro-autoethnography.
Creator
Kamin, Fran, Felsher, Rivka A., Brittain, Kristin, Graduate College, Swann, Elizabeth G., Bryan, Valerie
Abstract/Description
This qualitative, micro-autoethnographic study explored the perceptions of four female doctoral students at FAU that made up the founding and consistent membership of a self-created, self-directed, and self-sustaining blendedlearning cohort focused on doctoral dissertation completion. The participants also served as co-researchers of this study that investigated their motivation to persist through their doctoral programs in educational leadership with a focus on the dissertation phase. This...
Show moreThis qualitative, micro-autoethnographic study explored the perceptions of four female doctoral students at FAU that made up the founding and consistent membership of a self-created, self-directed, and self-sustaining blendedlearning cohort focused on doctoral dissertation completion. The participants also served as co-researchers of this study that investigated their motivation to persist through their doctoral programs in educational leadership with a focus on the dissertation phase. This study utilized group and individual interviews, spontaneous drawing, document review, and the SDLRS instrument to collect and analyze data on the group’s formation, development, challenges, culture, sustaining factors, and outcomes. Findings show that while this group of doctoral students faced substantial challenges and distractions, their self-created cohort evolved through the stages of group development into a viable and supportive community of practice based on their learner motivation orientations achievement and affiliation, personal strengths, and strategies that included dependence on technology; meeting structure, time management techniques, rules, sharing, critiquing, accountability, artificial deadlines, and emotional support. This study fills a major void in the literature. While research exists that examine doctoral cohorts, graduate student retention factors, and graduate student peer mentoring, literature is sparse regarding the outcomes of self-created and self-sustaining graduate student cohorts. Given the high rate of attrition among doctoral students across disciplines in the U.S., the implications of this study include improvement of graduate student advising, suggestions for supportive restructuring of graduate study programs toward increased retention, and the creation of an empowering model for student cohort formation to be validated through further research.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005886
Format
Document (PDF)
Adult learning for healthy aging: an investigation of health literacy and technology use in older adults
Title
Adult learning for healthy aging: an investigation of health literacy and technology use in older adults.
Creator
Swann, Elizabeth G., Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
This study explored the healthy aging process by: (a) examining the selected demographics of older adults in South Florida; (b) examining technology use of older adults in South Florida; (c) examining the health literacy levels of older adults in South Florida; (d) determining whether a relationship exists between older adults living in South Florida use of technology and their health literacy levels; and (e) evaluating the effects of health literacy as it relates to technology use in older...
Show moreThis study explored the healthy aging process by: (a) examining the selected demographics of older adults in South Florida; (b) examining technology use of older adults in South Florida; (c) examining the health literacy levels of older adults in South Florida; (d) determining whether a relationship exists between older adults living in South Florida use of technology and their health literacy levels; and (e) evaluating the effects of health literacy as it relates to technology use in older adults in South Florida. Variables explored included health literacy, education, ethnicity, and technology use. The sample study included 102 older adults (age > 60) living in South Florida that had completed profiles on the South Florida Quality Aging Registry, a part of the Healthy Aging Research Initiative (HARI). The sample size represented 22.3% of the total South Florida Quality Aging Registry population. The ethnicities of the participants among the South Florida Quality Aging Registry were African American (17%); Afro Caribbean (7.8%); Hispanic (10.7%); and European American (63.7%). The education mean was 15, indicating that the majority of participants had an education level equivalent to completing high school. The mean health literacy score was 3.88, demonstrating that the majority of the participants had moderate levels of health literacy. The mean technology use score was 7.5 on a scale of one through ten, indicating that the majority of the participants had a moderate level of technology use. Analysis of variance, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis was used to explore the variables that may influence health literacy. There was a statistically significant difference among Afro Caribbean and African American, Afro Caribbean and European American, European American and Hispanic ethnicities related to their health literacy skill level (p < .01). Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference among Afro Caribbean American and European American ethnicities and technology use (p. < .01).
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004165, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004165
Subject Headings
Aging -- Psychological aspects, Aging -- Social aspects, Cognition in old age, Computers and older people, Health behavior, Internet and older people, Older people -- Health and hygiene, Technology and older people
Format
Document (PDF)