Implementing eHealth literacy interventions in diverse communities: Challenges and opportunities...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan.
Purpose eHealth literacy interventions can significantly increase eHealth literacy among older adults1,2. However, implementing interventions in communities with diverse social, economic, racial, and ethnic populations can create challenges. We designed an interactive, web-based multimedia tutorial...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 305 - 306 |
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