Partnering with an Area Hospital to Provide Senior Consumer Health Information

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作者
Wallace, Richard L. [1 ]
Woodward, Nakia J. [1 ]
Willett, Judy [2 ]
机构
[1] East Tennessee State Univ, Quillen Coll Med Lib, Box 70693, Johnson City, TN 37614 USA
[2] Laughlin Mem Hosp, Greeneville, TN 37745 USA
关键词
Consumer health; MedlinePlus (R); Nintendo Wii (R); seniors;
D O I
10.1080/15398285.2011.623573
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The purpose of this project was to provide better consumer health information and services to a patient population of a hospital-based nursing home. Nintendo Wii (R) devices were purchased to improve physical activity of patients in the nursing home. All nurses were trained to use MedlinePlus (R). MedlinePlus materials were added to the consumer health library in the hospital, and DVD players were purchased for watching consumer health videos. The capacity of the nursing home and hospital to deliver consumer health information to patients and their families has been improved. This project was a great way to introduce a health care system to the services and products of the National Library of Medicine and empower the staff to better provide consumer health information.
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页码:330 / 337
页数:8
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