Nicole Meyers|Alexander F. Glick|Alan L. Mendelsohn|Ruth M. Parker|Lee Sanders|Michael S. Wolf|Stacy Cooper Bailey|Benard P. Dreyer|Jessica J. Velazquez|H. Shonna Yin
Parents’ Use of Technologies for Health Management: A Health Literacy Perspective
Bellevue Hospital Center|Bellevue Hospital Center|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Emory University|Stanford University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Bellevue Hospital Center|Bellevue Hospital Center|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University
objective parent use technology manage child health issues potential improve access health outcomes studies examined parent health literacy affects usage internet cell phone technologies health management methods crosssectional analysis data collected part randomized controlled experiment 3 urban pediatric clinics english spanishspeaking parents n 858 children 8 years answered questions regarding use preferences related internet cell phone technologies parent health literacy measured using newest vital sign results majority parents high internet 702 cell phone 851 users multiple times day total 751 limited health literacy 321 low 430 marginal parents higher health literacy levels greater internet cell phone use adequate vs low adjusted odds ratio aor 17 confidence interval 1225 likely use health management aor 15 confidence interval 1218 higher health literacy levels likely use internet provider communication adequate vs marginal vs low 250 vs 180 vs 120 p 001 healthrelated cell phone apps 406 vs 297 vs 164 p 001 overall preference using technology provider communication high 70 differ health literacy although internet cell phone apps preferred higher literacy parents differences seen texting conclusions health literacyassociated disparities parent use internet cell phone technologies exist parents desire use technologies provider communication overall high differ health literacy