Judith Aponte|Kathleen M. Nokes
Electronic health literacy of older Hispanics with diabetes
Hunter College|Bellevue Hospital Center|Hunter College|Bellevue Hospital Center
although internet increases availability diabetesrelated health information health care consumers need different skills order obtain interpret evaluate information ehealth literacy scale eheals originally developed assess consumers perceived skills using information technology health objective study explore experiences older hispanics type 2 diabetes using internet diabetes management study conducted usa among convenience sample older hispanics type 2 diabetes n 20 attended senior center east harlem new york city participants first completed eheals demographic diabetesrelated smart phone use form either english spanish participated focus group descriptive statistics univariate exploratory analysis conducted determine differences electronic health literacy based age gender addition qualitative data focus groups analyzed significant differences found based age f 076 p 066 ttest found significant differences based gender 267 df 18 p 0015 qualitative data analysis five themes identified focus group responses although participants access internet using technology access diabetesrelated health information given small sample size study spanish version instrument needs used larger sample psychometric testing