Cody Goessl|Paul A. Estabrooks|Wen You|Denise H. Britigan|Armando DeAlba|Fabio A. Almeida
Effectiveness of DVD vs. group-initiated diabetes prevention on information uptake for high &amp; low health literacy participants
University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center|Virginia Tech|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center
study evaluates effectiveness technology versus inperson groupinitiated diabetes prevention enhance comprehension learning objectives patients differing health literacy hlevidencebased content either dvd n 217 inperson group class n 225 initiate intervention teachback call used assess comprehension reinforce learning objectives chisquared used determine differences conditions dvd vs class hl levels high n 361 vs low n 81 regression analyses used examine relationshipsdvd participants performed significantly better across teach back questions 154 25 v 148 26 p 001 demonstrated comprehension fewer teachback rounds 19 07 v 21 07 p 001 answered questions correctly first try 42 16 v 34 18 p 001 models hl levels modality hl level statistically significant p 001 favoring dvdinitiating diabetes prevention program use dvd appears superior option inperson class sessions teachback teachtogoal strategies enables participants high low health literacy levels receive confirm mastery diabetes prevention objectivesa teachback call may improve information uptake increasing likelihood health behavior uptake