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. 2000 Jan-Feb;16(1):21-30.
doi: 10.1016/s8755-7223(00)80008-3.

An educational intervention for advance directives

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An educational intervention for advance directives

C P Murphy et al. J Prof Nurs. 2000 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

In spite of the passage of the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1991, research indicates that providing information alone has not brought about a significant increase in the completion rates of advance directive (AD) documents. The purpose of this pilot study was to design, implement, and evaluate an interactive multimedia CD-ROM educational program on AD. Study subjects consisted of 31 volunteer elderly men and women in a senior citizens center. An interactive multimedia CD-ROM program was developed in phase I of the study. Subjects were administered on-line pretests and posttests. The effectiveness of the CD-ROM intervention was measured by AD attitude and knowledge changes. A program satisfaction scale was used, and an observer rated the subjects' use of the computer program. Subjects had a statistically significant change in posttest knowledge scores and a high degree of satisfaction and ease in using the computer program. The use of an interactive multimedia CD-ROM program with a touch-sensitive monitor to operate a computer-based AD program for senior citizens shows future promise.

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