Meg Wise|Jeong Yeob Han|Bret Shaw|Fiona McTavish|David H. Gustafson
Effects of using online narrative and didactic information on healthcare participation for breast cancer patients
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative|University of Wisconsin–Madison|Quality Enhancement Research Initiative|University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin–Madison|Quality Enhancement Research Initiative|University of Wisconsin–Madison|Quality Enhancement Research Initiative|University of Wisconsin–Madison
determine effects online narrative didactic information breast cancer patients healthcare participation interaction effects race sample 353 breast cancer patients 111 african americans using ehealth program narratives audiovisual text didactic information text measures healthcare participation scale 0 4 months online information use analyses hierarchical regression narrative 0123 p 001 didactic 0104 p 005 information use independent positive effects healthcare participation effects significantly greater african americans findings consistent advance prior research online learning processes outcomes breast cancer patients 1 benefits accrue using variety online learning tools 2 african americans use benefit online narrative didactic information caucasians ehealth programs provide didactic narrative informationespecially african americans might consider making greater use interactive audiovisual formats patients increasingly use web cancer information clinicians provide lists web high quality resources provide narrative didactic information