An Assessment of Computer Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Diabetes Educators

Autor: Michael B. Donnelly, Robert M. Anderson, George E Hess
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: The Diabetes Educator. 18:40-46
ISSN: 1554-6063
0145-7217
DOI: 10.1177/014572179201800107
Popis: A questionnaire to survey attitudes, use, and knowledge of computers was sent to 816 randomly selected members of AADE to determine the degree to which currently available computer resources are used in diabetes education and to investigate the need for future computing resources designed to support diabetes education. Analysis of the data showed that even diabetes educators who use computers infrequently have a generally favorable attitude toward them. Highest use of computers is in noneducational applications, mostly for word processing and record keeping. Most respondents believe that computers have yet to make a major contribution to the teaching and learning process in diabetes education, and few felt adequately prepared for creative use or development of computer applications. Increasing the role of computers in support of patient education will require encouragement and demonstrations of computer efficacy from health care institutions and professional organizations.
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