Hcs 465 Week 3
Analysis of Study on Elderly and Internet
The purpose of this paper is to further analyze the study done on elderly and the amount the Internet is used to search for information related to health. The items of discussion include data collection methods, data analysis procedures, findings of the study, and the strengths and limitations of the study.
Before the training began for the senior citizens they completed a baseline survey including the Krantz Health Opinion Survey (HOS), the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2)., the Heath Participation Survey, the Lau, Hartman, and Ware Health Value Survey (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2). After the five-week training course was completed the senior citizens then completed another baseline survey that consisted of the HOS, the MHLC, and the Lau, Hartman, and Ware Health Value Survey (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2). One year after the senior citizens completed the five-week training program surveys were mailed out to the participants that included the Lau, Hartman, and Ware Health Value Survey, the HOS, the Health Participation Survey, and an additional survey on Internet use that was composed of 10 questions (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2).
The questions asked by doing this study include whether after completing a five week training program the senior citizens will use computers more often and be more willing to utilize the Internet for information pertaining to health, whether will be an larger willingness for the participants to utilize information found through their internet searches to help maintain and manage their own personal health, whether the senior citizens will become more responsible and active when it comes to managing their personal health, and whether the senior citizens will feel as if they are more in control of their own health (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2). The data collection procedures used in the study indeed are appropriate for the questions asked as
The purpose of this paper is to further analyze the study done on elderly and the amount the Internet is used to search for information related to health. The items of discussion include data collection methods, data analysis procedures, findings of the study, and the strengths and limitations of the study.
Before the training began for the senior citizens they completed a baseline survey including the Krantz Health Opinion Survey (HOS), the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2)., the Heath Participation Survey, the Lau, Hartman, and Ware Health Value Survey (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2). After the five-week training course was completed the senior citizens then completed another baseline survey that consisted of the HOS, the MHLC, and the Lau, Hartman, and Ware Health Value Survey (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2). One year after the senior citizens completed the five-week training program surveys were mailed out to the participants that included the Lau, Hartman, and Ware Health Value Survey, the HOS, the Health Participation Survey, and an additional survey on Internet use that was composed of 10 questions (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2).
The questions asked by doing this study include whether after completing a five week training program the senior citizens will use computers more often and be more willing to utilize the Internet for information pertaining to health, whether will be an larger willingness for the participants to utilize information found through their internet searches to help maintain and manage their own personal health, whether the senior citizens will become more responsible and active when it comes to managing their personal health, and whether the senior citizens will feel as if they are more in control of their own health (Campbell & Nolfi, 2005, p. 2). The data collection procedures used in the study indeed are appropriate for the questions asked as
References: Campbell, R., & Nolfi, D. (2005). Teaching elderly adults to use the Internet to access health care information: Before-after study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 7 (2), e19. Neutons, J. J., & Rubinson, L. (2010). Research techniques for the health sciences (4th ed.). San Francisco, Ca: Benjamin Cummings.