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Master of Public Health

A personalized approach to deliver health care information to diabetic patients in community care clinics.

AUTHORS

Koonce TY , Giuse NB , Kusnoor SV , Hurley S , Ye F , . Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA. 2015 7 1; 103(3). 123-30

ABSTRACT

The study’s purpose was to test the generalizability of an individualized information prescription model, which has been previously validated for educating patients about hypertension in emergency department and community health center settings. Study investigators assessed the effects of educational materials targeted to health literacy levels and learning styles on patients’ diabetes knowledge in a community clinic setting.

The study’s purpose was to test the generalizability of an individualized information prescription model, which has been previously validated for educating patients about hypertension in emergency department and community health center settings. Study investigators assessed the effects of educational materials targeted to health literacy levels and learning styles on patients’ diabetes knowledge in a community clinic setting.

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